Multi-talented Cook |
Vegan Feijoada |
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This is Sano Yutaka, the multi-talented ownder and cook of Raku Cafe, a small and really nice 100% vegan cafe located near Tanimachi 9-chome station, in Osaka. Just come over, order some food and start a conversation, before you notice he will be grabbing his guitar and you will be singing bossa-nova together.
You can check Raku Cafe's homepage, or visit his blog.
Uploaded on Dec. 8, 2009
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This picture was taken in the end of September of 2009 on our first week of our vegan diet. For the feijoada, instead of pork we used shiitake.
Uploaded on Dec. 5, 2009
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Gateway Arch Close-up |
St. Louis from the Arch |
Gateway Arch |
Closer look into the amazing Gateway Arch, iconic monument of the city of St. Louis. The colossal structure with its shiny stainless steel skin stands 192m tall and 192m wide being the tallest monument of the US. Designed in 1947 by Eero Saarinen and Hannskarl Bandel and build between 1963 and 1965 this is the tallest habitable structure in the state of Missouri.
More about the arch here.
Uploaded on Nov. 21, 2009
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View of St. Louis as seen from the observation deck located at the top of the Gateway Arch, 192m above the ground. To the right one can partially see one leg of the arch. Designed in 1947 by Eero Saarinen and Hannskarl Bandel and build between 1963 and 1965 this is the tallest habitable structure in the state of Missouri.
More about the arch here.
Uploaded on Nov. 20, 2009
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Behold the amazing Gateway Arch, iconic monument of the city of St. Louis. The colossal structure with its shiny stainless steel skin stands 192m tall and 192m wide being the tallest monument of the US. Designed in 1947 by Eero Saarinen and Hannskarl Bandel and build between 1963 and 1965 this is the tallest habitable structure in the state of Missouri.
More about the arch here.
Uploaded on Nov. 19, 2009
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Kiener Plaza |
Old Courthouse |
Prof. Fetter In Osaka |
This is a very famous postcard view of St. Louis, from Kiener Plaza. This shows the statue "The Runner" by sculptor William Zorach between two fountains, and on the background the Old Courthouse and the Gateway Arch. The water was colored with red color for supporting the Cardinals -- a professional baseball team based in St. Louis.
Uploaded on Nov. 17, 2009
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Interior of the rotunda of the Old St. Louis County Courthouse. This used to be the tallest building in St. Louis from 1864 to 1894 and now is part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial.
More about the Old Courthouse here
Uploaded on Nov. 16, 2009
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Prof. Fetter was my supervisor during my master course in Electrical Engineering at URGS, Brazil. He came Japan for a symposium and found some time to visit us in Osaka. This picture was taken at Dotonbori, Shinsaibashi.
Uploaded on Nov. 15, 2009
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Kita-no-anaba Shige Ramen |
Self-Portrait |
Dad on the top of the bridge |
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This is me, by myself.
Uploaded on Nov. 9, 2009
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This is my dad on the top of the tower of the Akashi-Kaikyō Bridge, 298m above sea level.
More about the bridge in this Wikipedia article.
Uploaded on Nov. 2, 2009
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Bridge Top Panorama |
Bridge Top |
Bridge Bottom |
Another picture taken 298m above sea level, from the top of the tower of the Akashi-Kaikyō Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge.
In this panorama you have a wider view of the inland sea with Awaji Island right in front.
More about the bridge in this Wikipedia article.
Uploaded on Sept. 9, 2009
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Picture taken 298m above sea level, from the top of the tower of the Akashi-Kaikyō Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge. More about the bridge in this Wikipedia article.
Uploaded on Sept. 3, 2009
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Picture of the bottom of the Akashi-Kaikyō Bridge is the world's longest suspension bridge. More about the bridge in this Wikipedia article.
Uploaded on Aug. 25, 2009
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Akashi Kaikyo Bridge |
More Experiments w/ Crickets & Robots |
Kinkakuji |
Located in Japan and finished in 1998, the Akashi-Kaikyō Bridge is the world's longest suspension bridge (length of the center span is 1,991 metres). It connects Kobe to Awaji Island. More about the bridge in this Wikipedia article.
Uploaded on Aug. 21, 2009
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This is me again doing some batch of trials interacting the micro robots with some crickets. Picture taken in the laboratory of professor Hitoshi Aonuma in Hokkaido University.
Uploaded on Aug. 20, 2009
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This is the Kinkakuji, a Zen Buddhist temple whose upper two floors are coated with gold-leaf, located in Kyoto, Japan. More about the temple here.
Uploaded on Aug. 16, 2009
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