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Tokyo tourist

Going home in just a few days seems so surreal to me, and i still have a friggin cold, but other than that, things are pretty great! Last night was the opening party for the new Inkrat (same guys, new location) and today the sun came back. I spent the day chasing a pair of …

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23/4, before going up mount Misen

Ok, this is the last of the Miyajima posts this time around… wait, i am totally lie-telling right now, cause i have a bunch of iPhone pictures i’m probably gonna end up posting too, but it is the last analog post about Miyajima… i think. It’s been raining for, like three days straight, and this …

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23/4, Miyajima continued

So, Miyajima isn’t just Mount Misen, although it’s definitely the most memorable of my experiences there. So to continue where i left off, or somewhere in the general area… As we were walking down the mountain, we started to realize that we’d taken the wrong path down.  There was a temple we wanted to see, …

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Up on a mountain

Gah, i am so friggin tired today! Tokyo-tired, not to be confused with tired of Tokyo, which i never am, ever. We just came back from farewell dinner for our current roommate, Jacob, who’s leaving us tomorrow morning, and as always we had tons of good food and great company. I really am way too …

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Shinjuku and Kōenji 15/4 2012

I’m starting to think that my purpose in Japan, like Allan’s purpose is tattooing, is to help old Japanese men to practice their English. It happens a lot, anyway, but i don’t mind. On Sunday i went to the Hanazono Jinja flea market, and bought nothing. I don’t think i’ve ever bought anything at that …

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Shibuya 12/4 2012

From our day off Thursday last week, described in a little more detail here. I love walking in Tokyo, but after this day, i realized that i need better walking shoes. Or, just walking shoes, as the boots i’m wearing now don’t even count. Cute van on Cat Street  Crow in Yoyogi Koen  Enjoying the …

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A walk in Kōenji (part 2)

Pictures from my awesome Wednesday afternoon in the hood. Read about it here, if you haven’t already! Near our first Kōenji home, where we stayed 8 years ago A closer look Totoro! Coming down the stairs in our building, where i mostly take the elevator, i met this guy… i don’t know which of us …

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Hanami

We had such a fantastic day off yesterday, and my Wednesday was really, really good too, so i mostly just wanna write about that and post my stupid iPhone pictures. However, i got a film back last night, and obviously that wins. Hopefully i’ll have time to do a bit of writing and catching up …

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I wish i could send you a postcard

The weather is grey and dreary looking today, and it sounds super windy too, and i am using that as an excuse to stay in and blog and drink coffee (Hata found decaf Nescafé at the supermarket last night… yay!), at least until Allan gets off from work. Yesterday i finally met my friend Crystal’s …

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