ジョシュアJun 30, 2025

Ok, tail end of my trip so we get to photo dump now.

Started off in Saitama at Belluna Dome for the 2 Aqours final concerts 「永久stage」. Nothing really special about the dome itself, but there were some interesting things off to the side.

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More banner artwork. I'm gonna miss these girls. 10 years...
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Some nighttime shots that my phone really struggled with. The stupid plastic lens protectors I have on there keep getting fogged up and obscuring things.
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I ended up heading west again to Osaka (to meet with a friend) and Kyoto (to sight-see). Kind of light on pictures from there though. Fuji looked ominous as hell with clouds both above and below. While I was there, obviously I went to the Final Fantasy Eorzea collab cafe at Pasela.
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I decided against going to the World Expo - the weather didn't help, but it also didn't seem very interesting more generally. So I went back up to Kyoto to Arashiyama. The weather was kind of bad in the morning but the cloud cover made for super interesting contrasts.
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"Monkey park??? I'M SOLD"

Unfortunately it was a surprise mountain climb and holy shit I'm so glad it was actually overcast the day I went out there. I would have literally died.

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~25 minutes later from the top. Monkeys! Also, nice views of Kyoto proper from Iwatayama.
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On the way out of the park...
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Then walking toward the bamboo grove (afaict, what Arashiyama is known for?).
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Ok, while the bamboo grove is smaller than I expected it was _very_ pretty. And yeah, I saw the damaged/vandalized bamboo too...
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On the way out, the sun was FINALLY showing up and I was literally soaked in sweat. I think I'm going to stick to winter trips from now on lol.
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And then the last thing for this trip - a baseball game at Tokyo Dome. Yomiuri Giants vs Yokohama BayStars. It was a relatively uneventful game until the Giants blew it open late in the game.
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And that's it! Relatively low-event trip but it was a good one.

Unrelated, @jerry - I hope my monthly Patreon donations cover photo dumps like this. I feel bad each and every time! :(

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