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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? →

Just between you and me, you can give this month’s post a pass. Unless you care deeply about toys, next month will be more interesting. 私達の間柄から、正直、今月のポストを　スキップしたほうがいいかもしれません。玩具に興味がなかったら来月のほうが面白いと思います。 A Golden Investment Opportunity You’d think that my 100th post to this blog would be special. You’d think, perhaps, a retrospective over the last 8 years. You’d think, perhaps,… Continue reading January 2023 – An Expensive Toy →

For the first time in three years I made it home for Christmas. It was a nice trip, but you can read about the worst flight I’ve ever taken in this month’s post. クリスマスにアメリカに三年ぶりに初めて帰りました。旅行は良かったけれど最悪だった飛行便については今月のポストで読めます。 Christmas 2022 My trip home was filled with hanging out with Mom, Christmas day with my family, and way too many… Continue reading December 2022 – Home for Christmas →