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Microblogging everyday Kyoto
After arriving in Kyoto I considered how I should journal daily life here. For the month of May I experimented with the indie Micro.blog service, posting pics, videos, and short updates at everydaykyoto.micro.blog. The service is pretty straightforward, with a simple…
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Michiko
On the Nordic Asia podcast this week Dr Satoko Naito interviewed Dr Kanako Kuramitsu about her research on an unseen population: children of consensual relationships between Japanese fathers and Chinese mothers in the war years. The emphasis on the word โconsensualโ…
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Walking down Shijล, above the crowd is the sound of practice: they are getting ready for Gion Matsuri at the Naginata-hoko! 🔊
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Sun setting on Nijo castle
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Sunday morning. I hear the calling of Buddhist monks on alms round as they walk down the narrow street in front of my house. I give some dana. I had always lived in apartments in Kyoto, so never had this experience…
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Obsidian vs Logseq
After using Logseq for a solid week, I thought I would capture some observations if anyone else is considering the app, or Obsidian, which is my main tool for thought. I started using Obsidian at the end of 2020, switching from…
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After 2 years of covid and travel-induced delays, we finally interred my mother-in-law’s ashes at Otani-byo ☸️ cemetery, where the family grave is, in a ็ด้ชจ (nลkotsu) ceremony. I don’t have photos of the proceedings, but I can share pics of…
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44 years old today. Took the kids to see the terracotta warrior exhibition at the Kyoto City Kyocera Art Museum
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Ruminating on belonging in a Kyoto coffeeshop
The past two weeks in Kyoto have been pretty hectic. I have yet to meet anyone other than family, for obvious reasons. With the kids not in school, we have been going on walks around the neighbourhood so I can get…
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Look what arrived today! 📚 Kyoto: An Urban History of Japanโs Premodern Capital by @matthew_stavros Been on my list for a while, so as soon as I found out we were relocating back to Kyoto I ordered it so I can…
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