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Another real Akita Bijin-Ayumi: September 25th, 2009By Malcolm Ernst; Hi, Everyone! It’s me Akie, your favorite Akita Bijin! Today I have another treat for you! We at Akita Bijin Inc. interviewed this welcomed addition to Akita; I want to tell you about my new friend Ayumi. She’s a lovely person and I had a lot of fun talking about all things » Continue Reading; CommentsView Comments

Lookin’ good at the beach with my bijin friends: August 22nd, 2009By Malcolm Ernst; Hey, how’s your summer going? Up here in Akita where I live, we are having an unseasonably cool summer…Not that I’m complaining mind you, but it does cut back on my days at the beach! And I love the beach! Akita has some really nice sandy beaches along the central and » Continue Reading; CommentsView Comments

Hip, hip away- It is Kanto time in Akita: August 3rd, 2009By Malcolm Ernst; Wow! Its Kanto Festival time up here in Akita now and everyone is soooo excited including yours truly. I mean, some people live for these four days of Kanto. We’ve have been practicing since mid-June for all this fun and excitement. So, let me tell you a little about Kanto. In the Tohoku region of northern » Continue Reading; CommentsView Comments

Singing in The Rain: July 24th, 2009By Malcolm Ernst; Hi everyone! It’s me, Akie, a very wet and soggy Akita Bijin, up here in a very wet and soggy Akita prefecture. As you know, the rainy season is probably over or nearly so in most parts of the country but not up here in Akita. We are right ’smack dab’ in the middle of » Continue Reading; CommentsView Comments

Fuki leaf and…The Garden of Eden?: June 22nd, 2009By Malcolm Ernst; Hi, Gang! It’s me again. Do you like my new outfit? It was very inexpensive to make. You can pick one up from your local fuki farmer. Just kidding of course! I’m hiding behind a gigantic fuki leaf. There is an old folk song here in Akita that says, “In my » Continue Reading; CommentsView Comments

Frogs, Mud and Rice Planting: June 3rd, 2009By Malcolm Ernst; Konnichi wa from Akita! It’s me your Akita Bijin, Akie, up-here in one of the best rice producing prefectures in all of Japan! So, no need for me to be telling you what time of year this is for us in good ole Akita…’Yep! You guessed it!’ Its rice-planting season, so » Continue Reading; CommentsView Comments

Kakunodate – A Taste of the samurai spirit of an unchanged Japan: May 26th, 2009By Malcolm Ernst; Hello there…. I bet you didn’t recognize me. It’s me Akie, your favorite Akita Bijin, and I’m coming to you from the ever-popular Samurai District in Kakunodate Akita, an old castle outpost town dating back to 1620. As Spring carries on to Summer, which will carry on to Fall, I’ll show you what lies under all » Continue Reading; CommentsView Comments

Meeting a REAL Akita Bijin: May 13th, 2009By Malcolm Ernst; Hey, Everyone! Did you have a great Golden Week? I sure did and the weather here in Akita was just gorgeous! And speaking of gorgeous, I want you to meet a Real-Live Akita Bijin in this blog entry! Now, you guys all know that I am not a real person, don’t you? You know, I am just » Continue Reading; CommentsView Comments

Snowing Cherry Blossoms: May 1st, 2009By Malcolm Ernst; Hello everyone!!! Spring has sprung now that the Cherry Blossoms have come into full bloom, making Akita all the more beautiful than it already is. I mean, I really LOVE this time of the year because there is this wonderful thing called hanami, a gathering of friends for some really good times. And best of » Continue Reading; CommentsView Comments

Spring Has Sprung in Akita: April 15th, 2009By Malcolm Ernst; Hello everyone! It’s me, Akie. Sure hope you are all feeling great, very genki. You know, spring is here, and there is nowhere else in the whole world I’d rather want to be than here in Akita. Wow, I can’t believe when we first met I was still all wrapped up in my warm winter clothes…Actually » Continue Reading; CommentsView Comments