izu shimoda 2006

vacation in izu shimoda

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[naganumadave]

grab any japanese boy off any street and he'll be able to tell you anything you want to know about kabuto mushi

[naganumadave]

sorry for the late reply, sailormom. yeah, it's pretty dang cold there in the winter. and well, that beatle (love the spelling, that's the band!) is called a kabuto mushi, which translates literally as a 'helmet bug'. the helmet referred to is the like of which samurai sported in the days of yore. i think a more apt translation would be 'stag beetle', the likes of which may be found elsewhere, but they seem to be quite a part of japan.

[MOMofUSsailorONKH]

Lovely, is it really cold there in the winter. We are coming in december, but i'd love to see the beach and town. wow that bug, was that a Japanese beatle?