MicroBioAspiring scientist, artist, engineer.Webhttp://rodrigoguerra.comBioBrazilian engineer working as a researcher and taking his PhD on cognitive developmental robotics in Osaka University, Japan. Likes drawing, taking photos and more recently also writing.
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![]() Pounding mochiOne FaveMr. Hisashi Yamada, owner of the Banmai restaurant and the Yasainohiroba market, pounding mochi in a sort of mochitsuki ceremony. |
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![]() Improvised ChopsticksIn this picture Mr. Hisashi Yamada, owner of the Banmai restaurant and the Yasainohiroba market, drinks his miso soup using his improvised chopsticks. |
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![]() Yamada san brings the riceIn this picture Mr. Hisashi Yamada, owner of the Banmai restaurant and the Yasainohiroba market, brings the cooked rice for the preparation of mochi. |
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![]() Kyoto Imperial Palace GardensThis photo was taken inside the gardens of Kyoto's Imperial Palace (Kyōto Gosho). More about the Imperial Palace here. |
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![]() Multi-talented CookThis is Sano Yutaka, the multi-talented ownder and cook of Raku Cafe, a small and really nice 100% vegan cafe located near Tanimachi 9-chome station, in Osaka. Just come over, order some food and start a conversation, before you notice he will be grabbing his guitar and you will be singing bossa-nova together.
You can check Raku Cafe's homepage, or visit his blog. |
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![]() Vegan FeijoadaThis picture was taken in the end of September of 2009 on our first week of our vegan diet. For the feijoada, instead of pork we used shiitake. |
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![]() Gateway Arch Close-upOne FaveCloser look into the amazing Gateway Arch, iconic monument of the city of St. Louis. The colossal structure with its shiny stainless steel skin stands 192m tall and 192m wide being the tallest monument of the US. Designed in 1947 by Eero Saarinen and Hannskarl Bandel and build between 1963 and 1965 this is the tallest habitable structure in the state of Missouri.
More about the arch here. |
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![]() St. Louis from the ArchView of St. Louis as seen from the observation deck located at the top of the Gateway Arch, 192m above the ground. To the right one can partially see one leg of the arch. Designed in 1947 by Eero Saarinen and Hannskarl Bandel and build between 1963 and 1965 this is the tallest habitable structure in the state of Missouri.
More about the arch here. |
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![]() Gateway ArchOne FaveBehold the amazing Gateway Arch, iconic monument of the city of St. Louis. The colossal structure with its shiny stainless steel skin stands 192m tall and 192m wide being the tallest monument of the US. Designed in 1947 by Eero Saarinen and Hannskarl Bandel and build between 1963 and 1965 this is the tallest habitable structure in the state of Missouri.
More about the arch here.
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![]() Kiener PlazaThis is a very famous postcard view of St. Louis, from Kiener Plaza. This shows the statue "The Runner" by sculptor William Zorach between two fountains, and on the background the Old Courthouse and the Gateway Arch. The water was colored with red color for supporting the Cardinals -- a professional baseball team based in St. Louis. |
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![]() Old Courthouse2 FavesInterior of the rotunda of the Old St. Louis County Courthouse. This used to be the tallest building in St. Louis from 1864 to 1894 and now is part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial.
More about the Old Courthouse here |
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![]() Prof. Fetter In OsakaProf. Fetter was my supervisor during my master course in Electrical Engineering at URGS, Brazil. He came Japan for a symposium and found some time to visit us in Osaka. This picture was taken at Dotonbori, Shinsaibashi. |
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![]() Kita-no-anaba Shige RamenThis is the entrance of a well known ramen place in Sapporo, called Kita-no-anaba. Anaba means "an excellent place not many people know about", and kita-no means "from the north".
Here are some links (in Japanese):
http://www12.tok2.com/home2/airtax04/g-shige.htm
http://www.sappororamen.in/shouhin/shige/index.html
http://www.shigelamen.com/shige01.htm |
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![]() Dad on the top of the bridgeThis is my dad on the top of the tower of the Akashi-Kaikyō Bridge, 298m above sea level.
More about the bridge in this Wikipedia article. |
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![]() Bridge Top PanoramaOne FaveAnother picture taken 298m above sea level, from the top of the tower of the Akashi-Kaikyō Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge.
In this panorama you have a wider view of the inland sea with Awaji Island right in front.
More about the bridge in this Wikipedia article. |
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![]() Bridge Top3 FavesPicture taken 298m above sea level, from the top of the tower of the Akashi-Kaikyō Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge. More about the bridge in this Wikipedia article. |
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![]() Bridge BottomPicture of the bottom of the Akashi-Kaikyō Bridge is the world's longest suspension bridge. More about the bridge in this Wikipedia article. |
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![]() Akashi Kaikyo BridgeOne FaveLocated in Japan and finished in 1998, the Akashi-Kaikyō Bridge is the world's longest suspension bridge (length of the center span is 1,991 metres). It connects Kobe to Awaji Island. More about the bridge in this Wikipedia article. |





















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