Japan – Lighthouse Memories

Amazing Miniature Sculptures by Takanori Aiba

March 28, 2013artist, Japanese, lighthouse, litehouse, scuptureArchitecture, Art, Hobbies, Japan, Lighthouse Models, Lighthouses, Models, Photos, SouvenirsretlkprLeave a Comment

I am going to keep this short, but I had to find time to post this. Only a week until I move so not much time for anything right now. Please see the large photo below of a lighthouse sculpture by Japanese artist Takanori Aiba. It is fantastic! The comments (indented below) are from the […]

Mise Tales Eighteen

December 20, 2012Bed & Breakfast, Cape San Blas, Clare Island, construction, Florida, game, Hawaii, Ireland, lighthouse, litehouse, Mac, Makapu'u Lightouse, Minecraft, PC, refurbishedAdvertisement, Art, Bed & Breakfast, Books, Earthquake, Environment, Foreign, History, Information, Japan, Lighthouses, Maine, Movies, Paintings, Real Estate, Reprint, Stories, Travel, Tsunami, VideosretlkprLeave a Comment

For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. Build a Redstone Lighthouse in Minecraft This article may be a bit outside the scope of this website, but then maybe not. Everybody loves a lighthouse, whether it is on the sea, in your garden or in your computer as is this […]

Mise Tales Seventeen

November 30, 2012book, Charles Samuel | Adams, covers, DreamWorks, Festival of Lighthouses, Fukushima, Japan, lighthouse, litehouse, magazine, Maine, movie, museum, novel, ornaments, pewter, Stedman, The New YorkerAdvertisement, Art, Books, Earthquake, Environment, Foreign, History, Information, Japan, Lighthouses, Maine, Movies, Ornaments, Paintings, Stories, Travel, Tsunami, VideosretlkprLeave a Comment

For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. Power supply resumes at Unoosaki lighthouse in Soma2 November 2012The Unoosaki lighthouse in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, has resumed full operations after power was restored 19 months after the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami. As a result, the lighthouse is now fully able […]

Mise Tales Fifteen

November 8, 2012BC, ghost, India, India Pale ale, IPA, Japan, lighthouse, litehouse, miscellaneous, mise, movie, musical, restoration, Sakai, snowglobe, St. Augustine, The Fog, USA, Victoria, videoAdvertisement, Anti-Automation, Asia, Automation, Foreign, History, India, Information, Japan, Light, Lighthouses, Snowglobe, Travel, USA, VideosretlkprLeave a Comment

For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. Some of these stories and articles are a bit late for Halloween, but better late than never, especially when lighthouses are a year-round topic! The Fog – Best Scary Movie Starring Point Reyes Lighthouse You may have heard of this John Carpenter […]

Reprint – Our Ocean Backyard – Invasion from the Sea

July 31, 2012Gary | Griggs, lighthouse, litehouse, marine debris, marine life, organismsAsia, Beachcombing, Environment, Fisheries and Oceans, Fishing, Foreign, Government, Information, Japan, Lighthouses, On The Job, Reprint, TsunamiretlkprLeave a Comment

As a lighthouse keeper, we watched every Winter and Spring for “Asian” debris to wash ashore around our lighthouse. Mainly we were interested in the glass fishing floats, but we came across hundreds of items every year, and this was in the years 1977 – 2001. Every piece of this debris was usually coated with […]

Reprint – The Great Pacific Garbage Reality

June 3, 2012beachcombing, debris, garbage, garbage patch, humans, Japanese, lighthouse, litehouse, tsunami, Usha Lee | McFarlingAsia, Beachcombing, Earthquake, Environment, First Nations, Fisheries and Oceans, Fishing, Foreign, Glass Balls, History, Incidents, Information, Japan, Lighthouses, News, On The Job, Recreation, Reprint, Shipwrecks, TsunamiretlkprLeave a Comment

May 27, 2012 – copied from the LA Times The great Pacific garbage reality. It’s not tsunami debris we should fear; it’s the trash clogging our oceans – Usha Lee McFarling I received permission today to reprint this article written by Usha Lee McFarling supporting the theory expressed in my story Japanese Debris On The BC Coast – […]

The Lighthouse as a Sovereignty Symbol

April 19, 2012Canada, China, disputes, EEZ, Japan, lighthouse, litehouse, Machias Island, Philippines, sovereignty, Territorial waters, territoryAnti-Automation, Canada, Fishing, Foreign, Government, History, Information, Japan, Lighthouses, Military, Philippines, Ships & Shippingretlkpr1 Comment

In the early days of exploration a flag of ownership was placed upon new-found-lands to claim ownership, even though on the other side of the island, or bay there may have been another flag from a different country. One problem with a flag – it doesn’t last very long. But build a lighthouse and claim […]

Spot the lighthouse?

October 3, 2011aquarium, Japan, lighthouse, litehouse, model, videoJapan, Lighthouses, Models, Travel, VideosretlkprLeave a Comment

I came across this website today with an impressive aquarium, with guess what inside? A lighthouse! A unique and beautiful exhibit from Taiwan. – from the Korean NTD Television website: Taiwanan Unveils World’s Longest Aquarium 2011-10-01 07:44 An impressive 33-metre-long aquarium went on display in Taipei, Taiwan on Friday at the opening ceremony of an […]

What Is It?

August 26, 2011furnishing, household, Japan, lamp, lighthouse, litehouse, modelAdvertisement, Information, Japan, Models, Souvenirs, Uncategorizedretlkpr2 Comments

OK, what is it? Check out this Youtube page to see it in action! From the webpage, it says: It’s not a lamp in the shape of an evil toad. It’s a lamp that mimics the behavior of todais, a.k.a. Japanese lighthouses. Prior to today, I thought that todai meant all you can eat sushi. The Evul Todai […]

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