patrick m.May 18

Another great dry noodle festival @ Komazawa Koen.

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David B. May 17

I see a lot of people mentioning that it's 30 degrees in Tokyo today, for the first time of the year... Oh poor things... Meanwhile I'm enjoying my 29 degrees for the first time of the year... Much more bearable...

#Japan #LifeInJapan #ClimateDiary #ClimateHeatingIsGoingToKillUsAll

David B. May 10

Empire Strikes Back is currently on Japanese TV (it's almost over). I just watched the "I am your father" scene and... Darth Vader's delivery was shit. He speaks way too fast, his words have no time to make an impact. I was half-expecting Luke to ask him to repeat because he couldn't hear well...

#LifeInJapan #StarWars

David in SetouchiMay 8
It's this time of the year again when pollen is visible to the naked eye above the surface of the Seto Inland Sea.

#Japan #LifeInJapan #SetoInlandSea #Spring #pollen #seascape
patrick m.May 8

Tired of having my bike fall over anytime I covered it for a rain storm. So I did something about it.

#LifeInJapan 🇯🇵

patrick m.May 7
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David B. Apr 30

So... My university has decided to have a "new" mascot (I didn't know we already had one, I guess this sort of K with eyes that shows up from time to time here and there?).

Anyone at the uni can submit entries... Hmmm.... 🤔

#Japan #LifeInJapan

David B. HimselfApr 20
A thing that many people don't want to see and admit is that Japan is in fact quite ugly... glitched.earth/ugly-japan/ #Japan #LifeInJapan #Urbanism

Ugly Japan
Ugly Japan

A little while ago, I read Dogs and Demons by Alex Kerr, whom you’ve probably heard of if you have any interest in Japan. If you haven't, you should. He's one of the most important Japanologists alive today. I’m not going to review the book here (I may

Glitched Earth
David B. Apr 20

A thing that many people don't want to see and admit is that Japan is in fact quite ugly...

https://glitched.earth/ugly-japan/

#Japan #LifeInJapan #Urbanism

Ugly Japan

A little while ago, I read Dogs and Demons by Alex Kerr, whom you’ve probably heard of if you have any interest in Japan. If you haven't, you should. He's one of the most important Japanologists alive today. I’m not going to review the book here (I may

Glitched Earth
David B. HimselfApr 12
Cherry blossoms are almost over this year, so it's already time for a retrospective of the 2026 edition davidbilla.net/cherry-bloss... #Japan #LifeInJapan #Spring #CherryBlossoms

Cherry Blossoms (2026 edition)
Cherry Blossoms (2026 edition)

One might argue that this post is off-topic, but I respectfully disagree. 1. This takes place in Japan. 2. Although the definition of art has been and will continue to be the subject of lengthy discussions, one could argue that nature is art. After all, this idea behind the Teshima

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