I took the Asama Shinkansen from Tokyo to Nagano and a bus to Yamanouchi-machi, a hot spring town in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, famous for its bathing snow monkeys. The train ride was just over an...
Hot Spring Town Yamanouchi in Nagano
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Hot Spring Town Yamanouchi in Nagano
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Shinrin-Yoku Means Bathing in the Forest Atmosphere
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In Japan, we practice something called forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku. Shinrin in Japanese means “forest,” and yoku means “bath.” So shinrin-yoku means bathing in the forest atmosphere or taking in...
Music: Nordic Noir 3 by Klas Johan Wahl & Anders Niska
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Listening to Nordic Noir 3 by Klas Johan Wahl & Anders Niska on Apple Music. Great cinematic Nordic Noir soundtrack collection for the Fall afternoon and evening enjoyment. Widescreen strings and...
Series on the Iconic Capsule Tower in Tokyo
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Fantastic series of photographs taken over a long period documenting Nakagin Capsule Tower which is no longer there. As suggested in the comments, I hope there is a photobook in the works to preserve...
Kanazawa’s Illusory Swimming Pool
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In one of the museum’s courtyards, there is a swimming pool framed by a limestone deck. In a way, it’s the last thing you would expect in places like that. Nevertheless, I dived in to explore...
On the tram in Hiroshima
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Someone told me to see the city slowly moving in front of my eyes. And I did it, I took a tram for a long time and watched the city pass in front of my eyes. I watched the people boarding...
Fat Geisha Re-Imagined by AI Image Generator DALL-E
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DALL·E 2 is a new AI system that can create realistic images and art from a description in natural language. It’s available to everyone as of today, so I had to get myself re-imagined by the AI...
Getting Paid to Do Nothing in Tokyo
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Meet Shoji Morimoto who runs a rental service where clients can hire him to do nothing literally. Brilliant! Most people hire him to hang out together in public places like restaurants or shopping...
Japan: Breakfast in Fukuoka
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Love stopping at Matsuya for a quick bite to eat, they have a good selection of breakfast items. I enjoy their tofu especially.
House Built of Cork, Concrete, and Aluminum
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If we were to buy or build a new house again in the future, this would be an ideal model for our new home. Absolutely love everything about it… especially the large sliding windows and open concept...
