Tag Archives: civets

Ootheca

Posted on Saturday, March 16, 2024 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. March started off cold and wet, and it was well into the second week of the month before things picked up. March is an extremely busy month for me, with the academic year winding down, I am often … Continue reading →

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Walking on the Roof

Posted on Saturday, May 30, 2020 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. The State of Emergency has officially come to an end, right along with the announcement that after a couple of weeks of zero new known cases, Kitakyushu is experiencing a second wave of infections. School is set to … Continue reading →

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Piddler on the Roof

Posted on Monday, June 10, 2019 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. This is an extremely short post (sans pictures or news articles, even.) My wife was awoken by scratching sounds from outside (we sleep on the second floor, and some of the first floor roof sits outside our bedroom … Continue reading →

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Masked Palm Civet – Newcomer, Oldcomer, or Native?

Posted on Thursday, January 23, 2014 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. We’re experiencing some of the coldest weather for years.  Snow has been forecast on a few days but hasn’t fallen to any real extent.  Instead, we’ve experienced days of single digit maximum temperatures – including at least one … Continue reading →

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Mujina and Mami – the Myth and the Mammals

Posted on Monday, November 28, 2011 by wildinjapan

On the Akasaka Road, in Tokyo, there is a slope called Kii-no-kuni-zaka,—which means the Slope of the Province of Kii. I do not know why it is called the Slope of the Province of Kii. On one side of this … Continue reading →

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