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This month I have a bunch of photos from a museum exhibition on Edo era children’s art. 今月、江戸のおもちゃの特別展の写真があります。 Edo Paper Toys Late last year I spotted an advertisement at a train station for the strangely named Tobacco and Salt Museum’s exhibition of Edo era paper toys. This kind of art is the precursor to modern… Continue reading January 2024 – Edo Era Paper Toys →

I do not have much to report in December. Check out this post for a few miscellaneous photos. 12月はあまり報告できる様な事をしなかった月でした。この投稿には種々雑多な写真が数枚あります。 Christmas 2023 I spent most of my vacation home chilling with Mom catching up on movies and eating too many cookies. I spent Christmas at my sister’s house where I gratefully received many shirts and Steam… Continue reading December 2023 – Christmas 2023 →

This month is a bonanza of photos from Tokyo Design Festa and a trip to Kyoto. 今月は東京デザインフェスタと京都の旅行の写真がたくさんあります。 Tokyo Design Festa Fall 2023 Although it is still my favorite event in Japan, Tokyo Design Festa has been slowly slipping away from illustration, performance, and weirdness into clothing, accessories, and arts and crafts for many years. So… Continue reading November 2023 – Tokyo Design Festa Fall and Kyoto 2023 →

This month the Tokyo Game Show returned with full force. Come see the bright lights. 今月、東京ゲームショーは完全に復帰しました。その様子をご覧ください。 Tokyo Game Show 2023 The pandemic either canceled or severely reduced video game companies’ ability to travel to Tokyo Game Show. This year, the exhibition was back at capacity. I spent most of the show walking around with Mandy… Continue reading September 2023 – Tokyo Game Show 2023 →

This month features the post-pandemic return of my favorite festival, Koenji’s Awa Odori. There is a bonus Awa Odori festival from Shimokitazawa as well. 今月はパンデミックの後、高円寺阿波踊りという一番好きな祭の再開がありました。阿波踊りは下北沢でもう一つありました。 Mori Tower Tokyo City View Mori Tower is one of the tallest buildings in Japan. Seated in Roppongi, its observation deck has a beautiful view of Tokyo Tower. I recommend… Continue reading August 2023 – The Return of Awa Odori →

In spite of a blistering heat wave, I defied the sun, darting from shadow to shadow, to do some sightseeing. I present here the photos I managed to coax out of my overheating camera. 大変な猛暑なのにお日様に逆らって端から端まで走って観光をしました。これは過熱したカメラで撮った写真です。 Kamakura Almost exactly 20 years ago, I visited Kamakura with some of my best friends to attend a wedding. An… Continue reading July 2023 – Statues, Heights, Music, and Toys →

The storms of the rainy season and an unpleasant summer cold kept me from doing much of anything interesting this month. I managed to attend an art exhibition by one of my favorite Japanese artists, and I have a few photos from the show. 梅雨の雨と酷い風邪のせいで、今月は面白い事をあまりしませんでした。大好きな日本の芸術家の一人の展覧会を見て写真を撮りました。 Galactic Junction Natsuki Yoshida (a.k.a. The Galactic Junction) is a… Continue reading June 2023 – Function at the Junction →

May was a busy month, which means this post contains photos from my Golden Week trip to Osaka and more art than you can shake a stick at. 五月は忙しかったから、この更新はゴールデンウイークの大阪の旅行の写真と芸術の写真をたくさん含んでいます。 Osaka 2023 I took my second trip to Osaka and spent most of my time wandering around the southern part of the city. 二度目に大阪へ行って南側を訪ねました。 Dotonbori River… Continue reading May 2023 – Osaka and Art →

This month’s post is the archetypal pandemic Bradblog post; a temple, a garden, some toys, and cherry blossoms. 今月のポストはパンデミック中の典型的なBradblogのポストです。お寺や庭や玩具や桜を含めました。 Shinsei-ji Temple I had planned on visiting Osaka this month, but the rainy weather report scared me off. (Note to self: It was fine, don’t make the same mistake again.) Instead, I visited a local temple… Continue reading March 2023 – Bet This Cost Somebody a Couple Hundred Bucks →

This month I have a few photos from the dullest professional wrestling show I’ve ever attended. 今月、今まで出席したプロレスのイベントの中で一番つまらなかったいイベントの写真がいくつかあります。 Deep Knee Boredom Tokyo is home to dozens of small professional wrestling organizations, to the point where I can’t keep track even of the ones I have seen live. But I will make sure to remember the name… Continue reading February 2023 – What Are We Watching? →