Japan – Lighthouse Memories

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 […]

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 […]

Japanese Debris On The BC Coast – Is it from the Japanese Tsunami?

December 19, 2011beachcombing, currents, drift, earthquake, garbage, glass balls, gyre, Japan, lighthouse, litehouse, ocean, tsunamiBeachcombing, Communication, Earthquake, Foreign, Glass Balls, Lighthouses, Recreation, Ships & Shipping, Tsunamiretlkpr2 Comments

The next time you go to the beach and pick up a piece up something from the sand, think of the story of how it arrived there. Is it something lost from the local town, or something that has drifted for years to arrive here just for you? Early in the 1900’s – commercial […]

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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