Memo: Generational Home in Okayama
Posted as a comment on an article about someone’s kominka (trad Japanese house) project, sharing here so don’t lose it… […]
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Japan Life/Travel
Dossier: Okayama Air Raid, 1945
+ Okayama Air Raid Overview + A delicate topic to ask people about but I finally found an English language
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Noto Fish Auction / Dave + Ryoko Shinkonryoko Ramble
The following is as documented at a small morning fish auction in Noto, Ishikawa-ken [map] (at the end of the
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Japan Life/Travel, Libraries / Museums / Archives
Japanese Cinema etc: quick hits/notes
Consider this a sloppy and not complete by any means roundup for Japanese and Japan-related cinema and other visual entertainment.
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Japan Life/Travel, Personal Musings
Diary: Off to Library + cuppa Joe / good luck, stamps, ovens & social niceties
Note: Some of this riff originally appeared in “real time” via FB social channel to the amusement of many (everyone
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Japan Life/Travel, Notes to Future Self, Tactical Wandering
Meta Notes: Japan Travel organized + upcoming *almost finished really* riffs
If you’re curious, I put together a category in my web archive for “Japan life/travel” to round up all the
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Japan Life/Travel, Personal Musings
Diary: Days go by – filled (mostly) with coffee, food and and sundry tasks
You could be forgiven for thinking that my life involves entirely eating delicious food and drinking fantastic coffee as you
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Japan Life/Travel, Notes to Future Self
Riff: Japan Imperial Era Names, a brief primer
Maybe you noticed my affinity towards dropping in Japan imperial era names in reference to “Showa this” or “Taisho that”
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Japan Life/Travel, Personal Musings
Diary: Starting off 2020 with Coffee and Classes etc.
So it goes, the festive season passes yet calendar stays busy with the usual sorts of things. Yesterday included returning
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Collections of Artifacts, Japan Life/Travel
Artifacts: Vending Machines at Uno Bus terminal in Okayama
Some (not all by any measure) vending machines at bus station (and map board) at Uno bus terminal in Okayama,
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Japan Cottage Musings, Japan Life/Travel, Personal Musings
Life Musings from a Cottage in Japan / baby, books, love, etc #video
A spontaneous life update from Okayama, Japan with annotations about incoming child, state of my health, affection for parents
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Japan Life/Travel, Personal Musings
Diary: New Year Tea Ceremony at Matsuka-sensei’s house
Studying tea ceremony… I’m not sure if studying is the right word, maybe practicing, refining or just enjoying… with a
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Japan Life/Travel, Personal Musings
Diary: New Year’s Morning + Day / Reiwa 2, Let’s Enjoy!
Well hello 2020. Let’s enjoy. Step 1 (or 2) #japanlife
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Japan Life/Travel, Personal Musings
Diary: Days Before New Year’s Eve / Lead-up Activities + Goodnight Year of the Boar
Well, the days between Christmas and New Year’s aren’t really a thing per se in Japan as Christmas is just
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Japan Life/Travel, Personal Musings
Diary: Christmas Eve, Day and Boxing in Okayama, 2019
Christmas isn’t really an “event” in Japan, more of a marketing campaign and a prelude to New Year’s Eve which
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Japan Life/Travel, Personal Musings
Diary: Christmas Forthcoming / out n about and at home in Okayama, 2019
We headed out on some errands to return the felt sheets used in the tea ceremony at assassinated Prime minster
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