In honor of Obon (Buddhist custom honoring the spirits of ancestors…usually observed in mid-July or mid-August, depending on where you are in Japan), I decided I should finally dig up an old post I attempted to put up here a year ago. Last summer, I was browsing Uniqlo’s website and got excited when I saw they started selling Japanese Yukata (cotton casual kimonos) on their U.S. site. I briefly thought about buying one but…money. Plus, I really have no occasion…
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Gileseyboy is in Osaka at the moment, and it reminded me of a hidden gem near my old apartment in Sakai. He says it’s his favorite restaurant in the world. I can’t blame him.…
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Attempting to revisit some old photos now that I’ve downloaded some more tutorials on using Lightroom. Change is not always easy…still haven’t decided whether it’s better than Photoshop. These were taken in May 2013.…
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Before I left Japan, I had the chance to visit my 94-year-old grandpa a few times at his nursing home. During one visit, he said to me, “I have Grandma’s love letters still. They’re…
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In my final days in Japan, Osaka kind of became home base for me while I gradually prepped to leave the country. I moved all my luggage from Hamamatsu to Osaka, spent a few…
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The English language is chic. Let’s face it–if you don’t own a piece of clothing with random phrases of the language, you’ve just got no sense of style. Clothing is probably where I find…
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I’ve been in Japan for almost a year now, and in that time, I’ve gathered quite a collection (or ‘correction’…) of Engrish. With my deportation date getting closer, I thought I’d start unloading them…
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I survived Mt. Fuji….! As a person of Japanese descent, I felt it was my obligation to make the pilgrimage to the top of Japan’s highest mountain. Not really–I just wanted bragging rights, and…
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4th of July in Japan didn’t mean I wasn’t able to get my fill of fireworks. I lit some Japanese sparklers in honor of good ol’ America, and there happened to be a fireworks…
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Getting tired of just taking scenery shots. I’m itching to start taking portraits again. There’s a street in the center of Hamamatsu that’s lined with red walls. I’ve always wanted to do some kind…