Poor adventurer! What happened? Oh, you wanted to impress Yellow-Hime and tried to ride a bicycle? and now you have one broken arm, and some bruises on your head and another arm! Hope you get well soon! かわいそうな冒険者。何があったの？ …

Energy saving Tako Family! Wearing warm clothes, using hot water bottles and staying together in one room, they are a model 'setsuden' family! Winter has only started. Hope they can get over the cold period safely! 節電タコ家族！ 暖かい服…

干し芋を一つどうぞ。あれ、後ろの仮設はもう寒さ対策終わったみたいね。Please, have a dried sweet potatoe! Oh, what's that? It looks as if the winter preparations on the prefabs are finished!

Finally the two quarrelsome fellows made up! Remember? On Friday (Nov. 18th) Yellow-hime and the adventurer suddenly accused each other of taking or not taking leaves... the leaves didn't turn up but one of the Santa-takos offered to give …

The Tako are having a good time in Ishinomaki at Peace Boat. So much fun that only 4 have not left. The rest have found new homes:) タコちゃんたちは石巻でピースボートに参加。 みんな新しい家族を見つけ、残っているのは４匹だけになっちゃいまし…

柿食べたーい。タコちゃんよしえさんちの柿狙ってますよ！ Kakis!!! How delicious! - Help! This Takochan is aiming at Yoshie Sans dried Kakis!!

タコちゃん母さん達がお楽しみ会を開きました。ケーキを 食べてお茶飲みして、日頃の反省会。 タコちゃん作りの励みになりました。 The Takochan Mothers are having a cake party! Talking about the Takochans past and future, they will create even gre…

タコちゃんの気に入り。ホット豆乳。甘くて暖まります。

No photos from Kyoto today. The Takos are quarrelling over the leaves the adventurer was holding on Nov 15 and have disappeared now... who took then? (maybe nobody, he simply lost them...) 京都から今日は写真なしです。タコたちは喧嘩ばかり。…

窓から見える紅葉もきれい。秋も終わりに近づいています。

Vielen, vielen Dank an alle Studentinnen der Kyoto Joshidai, die heute den Koharagi Takochans begegnet sind! Besoonderer Dank geht an die neuen Muetter der Takochans!!! Danke, Danke, Danke!

This is Yellow-Hime (Yellow Princess) and she was grumbling all day... What's wrong? She hesitates: Well, you have been writing about this strange guy you call 'adventurer'such a lot and about me? I can be seen in 2 photos very large and y…

Good morning! All the Takochans in their new homes happy and fine? Here, we are still somewhat tired and with a slight muscle ache, but okay! And many memories of yesterday are flashing back! The splendid morning sun pouring over the Chion…

What a day!! Sunny, not too cold! Ideal for takoing at Chionji Handicraft market!! There were soooo many people and we are all tired (including all the Takochans who were suspended all day long...) Details follow tomorrow. Good night every…

小原木の里は秋から冬に向かっています。仮設住宅の軒先に干し柿を 吊るしています。あれ?干しタコがいる。。。

Everybody line up! Now we will chose who of you will be allowed to go to Chionji tomorrow! Give your best! Nice pose, happy smile! Hey, what's this! You there, in the last row! Fourth one from the left! Aren't you a Santatako?? Your turn i…

タコちゃんが青森に旅行に行きました。金魚の張り子とはいチーズ！[:W300]

Newly arrived from Kesennuma! The Thunder Sisters Takoband! A wide variety of instruments assures a well blended, sort of harmonious sound.... the melodies remind us of the deep endless ocean.... A rare and unforgettable experience for eve…

What a warm happy family! So Mama-Tako was in fact n o t neglecting her little ones! Well done! Have a nice weekend, the five of you!!! なんて幸せそうな暖かい家族！ 結局ママタコはちゃんとちびタコたちの 面倒を見てましたね。よくやった！ よい…

Events coming up: Nov. 12 and 13: Takoparty at Ritsumeikan University Student festival!! Yeah, lets tako! Many new Babytakos have arrived! Nov. 15: Prestentation of TeamSake at Kyoto Gaidai. 13:20-14:50 Room 141. Everybody is welcome! Nov.…

Guess where i found the little ones! All gathered around a warm water bottle! Yes, it's getting colder.... Does that mean Mama-Tako's mufflers for the little ones are not finished yet?! At least the little ones found a way how to stay warm…

After Mama-Tako read Meg sans comment yesterday, she doubled her knitting speed and as you can see, Papa-Tako muffler is finished! The two love birds in partner look?! Looks good on them... Let's just hope they won't forget their little on…

賀茂神社のイベントでお嫁に来たタコたち。仲間が増えてうれしそう。

Not quite enough yet it seems: the muffler for Papa-Tako! Mama-Tako is trying to check the length of the muffler - good thing she hasn't taken out the needles yet.... a few more stiches and it's done!! Good luck!!完成まで、あと少し！！！ …

受験勉強を応援しているタコちゃん。オクトパスだから縁起がいいな。[:W300]

What a surprise! When i got up this morning Mama-Tako was already up too - knitting mufflers!!! She said one is for Papa-Tako and the other 3 are for the Chibi-Takos.... how i envy her! Four jobs at the same time! I wonder when she'll fini…

It's getting colder... that's why Mama-Tako was wearing a muffler overnight. She is happily saying: 'Good morning! Hope, you all have a nice day today!' だんだん寒くなってきました...そのため ママタコはマフラーをつけて寝るように なりました…

Gestern habe ich gelernt, wie man Sterne an die Blogeintraege macht... also: gelbe Sterne kann man verteilen, so viele man will, von den gruenen hat man nur eine bestimmte Anzahl im Monat, die sind also irgendwie wertvoller. Nun soll es Le…

Today it's raining.... nevertheless 10 Takoladies found a new home!Thank you very much O San!!! I am sure they'll be very happy with you and/or your friends! On the right hand side their mother is taking a nap - maybe dreaming of the great…

Bei uns in Japan war gestern Feiertag und deshalb auch die groesseren Feste ueberall. Gestern hatten nun auch die Takokuenstlerinnen ihren ersten oeffentlichen Auftritt auf heimischem Boden (bei einem Schrein, in der Naehr ihres frueheren …