Diary: Picking up rice
One day in late October, we were invited by a relative to pick up a bag of freshly-harvested rice for […]
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Japan Life/Travel, Personal Musings
Japan Life/Travel, Notes to Future Self
Japanese Imperial Enthronement: primer / musings
Japanese Imperial Enthronement Primer < Emperor Naruhito (era name: Reiwa) formally took the position May 1st in a brief ceremony
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Japan Life/Travel, Tactical Wandering
Japanese Culture and Language Primer
A few notes and tips and phrases compiled for guests coming to wedding but likely useful for most anyone coming
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Japan Life/Travel, Personal Musings
Diary: Okayama Regular Life, spring-ish / ramen, friends, singing, coffees, shrine, farm, graves etc.
After all the friends came and went from the wedding festivities in April (including a hospital stay by one intrepid
Japan Travel Ephemera Scrapbook / Shinkonryoko Ramble
On our Shinkonryoko (honeymoon) travel, we rambled around Japan via various trains, occasional rental car, trams, busses and a coach
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Japan Life/Travel, Transport Rolls
Rolling Elsewhere: Joetsu to Tokamachi, Niigata, Japan (ambient, excerpts)
Scenes out the window on a train ride from Joetsu to Tokamachi in Niigata, Japan, including stops at various stations.
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Japan Life/Travel, Transport Rolls
Rolling Elsewhere – Thunderbird Limited Express Train, Japan (excerpts)
Just rolling ambient views looking out window at countryside and stations in-situ while aboard the Thunderbird Limited Express train –
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Japan Life/Travel, Personal Musings
Diary: Musings towards Uno + Smugglers book, provided Pyjamas, and Vancouver history
As it goes… I’m riding the Uno Bus heading to Uno to stay at Uno Port Inn near where magical
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Field Notes, Japan Life/Travel, Libraries / Museums / Archives
Museum Exhibit: Kobayashi Issa (haiku master), museum and grave in Shinano, Nagano
In May 2019, Ryoko and I wandered around Japan on a shinkonryoko (honeymoon) with the aims of riding various trains,
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Messages (poems, guestbooks, stamps etc) / Shinkonryoko Ramble
Along our shinkonryoko (honeymoon) travel, there were many chances to sign guestbooks, write notes for folks, as well as fill
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Japan Life/Travel, Personal Musings
Visiting Friends / Shinkonryoko Ramble
One of our objectives on the honeymoon ramble was to visit and pay respectful greetings to various friends including bringing
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Japan Life/Travel, Personal Musings
A lot to tell you about… / Shinkonryoko Ramble
A lot of things to tell about… We’re rolling slow, visiting tiny museums and riding various trains. Also have ordered
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Field Notes, Japan Life/Travel, Personal Musings
In my natural habitat… / Shinkonryoko Ramble (Blanket cafe, Kanazawa)
Still-life of scrapbook assembly at a kisaten cafe (with coffee and snacks), Toyama i think.
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Field Notes, Japan Life/Travel, Personal Musings
Picnic at edge of the known world / Shinkonryoko Ramble
Picnic at edge of the known world, with natural table flowers For record: (near) Goshikigahama BeachShinbo, Noto, Hosu District, Ishikawa927-0609,
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Japan Life/Travel, Parties + Events + Invites
Japan: Tips for KIX / Kansai Airport (from #DRO420 kekkonshiki)
Tips for KIX / Kansai Airport A few handy annotations for pals coming to wedding about what to do when
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