I was most previously in Fukuoka in 2018  to attend a hydrogen conference, when Kyushu University paid expenses for me to give the invited lecture.    I also asked if they could take me to a fugu restaurant.   Here are two fugu testicles.  Note:  each is bigger than a lemon wedge.  And the fish is not much larger than a grapefruit.  I also took a  tour of Fukuoka   with colleagues from the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute. So yesterday we first had an excellent breakfast in the Ritz Carlton Club Lounge. Then, off to Ohori Park, which was only one subway stop away. Met by my Blue-bar Pigeon. Started kind of gloomy, for the weather was threatening and it was cold. I was watching this black duck of some kind, who now and then dived underwater.  Finally, he caught a fish that was several inches long, and had difficulty swallowing it. Other sights. Two foxes and Fall Colors. A nice outing and some good walking,  Back to our Club Lounge, where I am cranking out this blog. Dinner was with a

  A frenchie wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving, which is not celebrated in Japan with a turkey meal.  However, more and more families do get together to express some thanks.  With Japanese food.  However,  Kentucky Fried Chicken has become a Christmas tradition here . In 1970 Takeshi Okawara opened the first KFC outlet in Nagoya. In his fourth year, he launched a Kentucky for Christmas (KFC) campaign. My Old Kentucky Home  complemented party barrels of chicken in gatherings, This practice has so much taken over that unless you advance order KFC days ahead of time, you will be left in the lurch. Looks like I'll now need to fit-in a KFC meal before I leave Japan. Our Japan train trip has shifted from lazy and disappointing to wow.  Part of the reason has to do with the two Sheraton hotels in Hiroshima and Kagoshima, which are excellent.  We also are eating a lot better because of these hotel breakfast and executive club.  Plus we actually had an outing, a fabulous one to the Hiroshima