{"id":879,"date":"2019-11-30T13:27:31","date_gmt":"2019-11-30T13:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?p=879"},"modified":"2019-11-30T13:27:35","modified_gmt":"2019-11-30T13:27:35","slug":"october-2019-hallowinds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/2019\/11\/october-2019-hallowinds\/","title":{"rendered":"October 2019 &#8211; Hallowinds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An unpleasant cold made the first half of October pretty dull. But then there was a huge typhoon followed by Halloween to liven things up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u5acc\u306a\u5bd2\u3055\u3000\u3067\uff11\uff10\u6708\u306e\u524d\u534a\u306f\u9762\u767d\u304f\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3067\u3059\u3002\u3000\u3067\u3082\u5de8\u5927\u306a\u53f0\u98a8\u3068\u30cf\u30ed\u30a6\u30a3\u30fc\u30f3\u304c\u6d3b\u6c17\u3065\u304b\u305b\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Typhoon Hagibis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to a cold, I had been staying close to my apartment for the first two weeks of the month. But then along came Typhoon Hagibis.  Generally speaking, typhoons don&#8217;t make it to Tokyo at their full force. I have experienced several big ones and, other than heavy rains, they were not a big deal. Hagibis, however, was not only one of the largest storms in the last five decades, it also hit Tokyo directly.  We had plenty of warning, which meant I had to fight a huge crowd at the eletronics store&#8217;s &#8220;disaster goods&#8221; area to arm myself with a flashlight and radio.  The shelves of the convenient stores and grocery stores were picked clean by the night of the storm, the 12th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u98a8\u90aa\u3092\u3072\u3044\u3066\u3044\u3066\u6708\u306e\u4e0a\u65ec\u306f\u30a2\u30d1\u30fc\u30c8\u304b\u3089\u51fa\u4e0d\u7cbe\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3000\u3067\u3082Hagibis\u3068\u3044\u3046\u53f0\u98a8\u306f\u6765\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3000\u305f\u3044\u3066\u3044\u4ed6\u306e\u53f0\u98a8\u306f\u6771\u4eac\u307e\u3067\u3000\u5168\u52e2\u529b\u3067\u306f\u7740\u304d\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\u4e09\u3001\u56db\u56de\u3000\u4f53\u9a13\u3057\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001\u571f\u7802\u964d\u308a\u4ee5\u5916\u554f\u984c\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3000\u3067\u3082Hagibis\u306f\u4e94\u5341\u5e74\u9593\u306b\u4e00\u756a\u5927\u304d\u3044\u3060\u3051\u3067\u306a\u304f\u3001\u6771\u4eac\u306b\u76f4\u6483\u3092\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3000\u8b66\u544a\u304c\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u3042\u3063\u305f\u304b\u3089\u30e9\u30b8\u30aa\u3068\u61d0\u4e2d\u96fb\u706f\u3092\u8cb7\u3046\u305f\u3081\u306b\u96fb\u6c17\u5c4b\u306e\u707d\u5bb3\u30b0\u30c3\u30ba\u306e\u30b3\u30fc\u30ca\u30fc\u3067\u6226\u3044\u3092\u3057\u306a\u304f\u3066\u306f\u3044\u3051\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002 \u53f0\u98a8\u304c\u7740\u3044\u305f\u5341\u4e8c\u65e5\u306e\u591c\u307e\u3067\u306b\u30b3\u30f3\u30d3\u30cb\u3068\u30b9\u30fc\u30d1\u30fc\u306e\u68da\u306f\u7a7a\u3063\u307d\u306b\u306a\u308a\u865a\u3057\u304f\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The storm arrived and brought with it howling winds and 24 hours of heavy rain. Very early in the storm, my apartment building shook surprisingly violently for a few moments. I thought &#8220;If my place is shaking this much from the wind, I am in real trouble.&#8221; Luckily, it was just an earthquake! After that, I was completely fine. Well, except that my apartment&#8217;s wi-fi went out for 3 days. That was truly awful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u53f0\u98a8\u3067\u4e00\u65e5\u4e2d\u571f\u7802\u964d\u308a\u306b\u306a\u308a\u5f37\u3044\u98a8\u304c\u5439\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u53f0\u98a8\u304c\u6765\u3066\u3059\u3050\u306b\u79c1\u306e\u30a2\u30d1\u30fc\u30c8\u306f\u5c11\u3057\u306e\u9593\u3001\u9a5a\u304f\u307b\u3069\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u63fa\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u300c\u98a8\u306a\u306e\u306b\u3053\u3093\u306a\u306b\u63fa\u308c\u3066\u5927\u5909\u306a\u3053\u3068\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\uff01\u300d\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u5e78\u904b\u306a\u3053\u3068\u306b\u5730\u9707\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3000\u305d\u306e\u5f8c\u306f\u5927\u4e08\u592b\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3000\u3067\u3082\u30a2\u30d1\u30fc\u30c8\u306e\u30ef\u30a4\u30d5\u30a1\u30a4\u304c\u4e09\u65e5\u9593\u6d88\u3048\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3000\u672c\u5f53\u306b\u3072\u3069\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The storm also shut down the trains for a couple days. The following Sunday&#8217;s weather was beautiful, so I spent some time walking around Nakano and visited a couple of shrines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u53f0\u98a8\u3060\u304b\u3089\u4e8c\u3001\u4e09\u65e5\u9593\u3001\u96fb\u8eca\u3082\u6b62\u307e\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3000\u53f0\u98a8\u306e\u5f8c\u306e\u65e5\u66dc\u65e5\u306e\u5929\u6c17\u306f\u7d20\u6674\u3089\u3057\u304b\u3063\u305f\u304b\u3089\u4e2d\u91ce\u3067\u6563\u6b69\u3057\u3066\u795e\u793e\u3092\uff12\u3064\u8a2a\u306d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tenrikyo-shrine-nakano-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tenrikyo-shrine-nakano-02-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"914\" 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href=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/araitenjinkitano-shrine-nakano-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/araitenjinkitano-shrine-nakano-11-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"885\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/araitenjinkitano-shrine-nakano-11.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/araitenjinkitano-shrine-nakano-11\/\" class=\"wp-image-885\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/araitenjinkitano-shrine-nakano-11-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/araitenjinkitano-shrine-nakano-11-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/araitenjinkitano-shrine-nakano-11-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/araitenjinkitano-shrine-nakano-11-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/araitenjinkitano-shrine-nakano-11.jpg 1328w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>Typhoon Cichla Temensis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>No! I&#8217;m kidding. Cichla Temensis is not a typhoon, it is band in which my former student and current language exchange partner, <a href=\"https:\/\/ameblo.jp\/kazuming\">Kazumi Suzuki<\/a>, plays flute.  I went to the Silver Elephant in Kichijouji to see their show and snap some photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3044\u3044\u3048\uff01\u3000\u5197\u8ac7\u3060\u3088\uff01\u3000\u30ad\u30af\u30e9\u30c6\u30e1\u30f3\u30b7\u30b9\u306f\u53f0\u98a8\u3058\u3083\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<a href=\"https:\/\/ameblo.jp\/kazuming\">\u3059\u305a\u304d\u304b\u305a\u307f\u3055\u3093<\/a>\u3068\u3044\u3046\u524d\u306e\u751f\u5f92\u3067\u4eca\u306e\u8a00\u8a9e\u4ea4\u63db\u306e\u76f8\u624b\u304c\u30d5\u30eb\u30fc\u30c8\u3092\u5439\u3044\u3066\u3044\u308b\u30d0\u30f3\u30c9\u3067\u3059\u3002\u3000\u30b7\u30e7\u30fc\u3092\u898b\u306b\u3001\u64ae\u5f71\u3092\u3057\u306b\u5409\u7965\u5bfa\u306e\u30b7\u30eb\u30d0\u30fc\u30a8\u30ec\u30d5\u30a1\u30f3\u30c8\u306b\u884c\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/kikuratemenshisu-concert-04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/kikuratemenshisu-concert-04-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"893\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/kikuratemenshisu-concert-04.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/kikuratemenshisu-concert-04\/\" class=\"wp-image-893\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/kikuratemenshisu-concert-04-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/kikuratemenshisu-concert-04-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/kikuratemenshisu-concert-04-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/kikuratemenshisu-concert-04-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/kikuratemenshisu-concert-04.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/kikuratemenshisu-concert-40.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/kikuratemenshisu-concert-40-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"895\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/kikuratemenshisu-concert-40.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/kikuratemenshisu-concert-40\/\" class=\"wp-image-895\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/kikuratemenshisu-concert-40-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/kikuratemenshisu-concert-40-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/kikuratemenshisu-concert-40-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/kikuratemenshisu-concert-40-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/kikuratemenshisu-concert-40.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/kikuratemenshisu-concert-31.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/kikuratemenshisu-concert-31-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"894\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/kikuratemenshisu-concert-31.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/kikuratemenshisu-concert-31\/\" class=\"wp-image-894\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/kikuratemenshisu-concert-31-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/kikuratemenshisu-concert-31-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/kikuratemenshisu-concert-31-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/kikuratemenshisu-concert-31-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/kikuratemenshisu-concert-31.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>Ikebukuro Halloween Festival 2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When I started living in Japan, Halloween was a barely acknowledged holiday. Because it is a western event, we always had Halloween parties at our language school. But outside of work, I saw little evidence of the day. But by the end of my first stay, the holiday was really catching on. While I was gone, more and more events sprung up, and an unorganized party in the streets of Shibuya became so popular that the normally placid people of Tokyo turned over a car in 2018! One of my goals this year was to see some of these celebrations that grew up while I was gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u65e5\u672c\u306b\u306f\u3058\u3081\u3066\u5f15\u3063\u8d8a\u3057\u305f\u6642\u30cf\u30ed\u30a6\u30a3\u30fc\u30f3\u3092\u3042\u307e\u308a\u795d\u3044\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002\u897f\u6d0b\u306e\u30a4\u30d9\u30f3\u30c8\u3060\u304b\u3089\u79c1\u306e\u82f1\u4f1a\u8a71\u5b66\u6821\u3067\u3044\u3064\u3082\u30cf\u30ed\u30a6\u30a3\u30fc\u30f3\u306e\u30d1\u30fc\u30c6\u30a3\u30fc\u3092\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3000\u4ed5\u4e8b\u4ee5\u5916\u30cf\u30ed\u30a6\u30a3\u30fc\u30f3\u306e\u7269\u3092\u3042\u307e\u308a\u898b\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3000\u3067\u3082\u30a2\u30e1\u30ea\u30ab\u306b\u623b\u308b\u9803\u307e\u3067\u306b\u30cf\u30ed\u30a6\u30a3\u30fc\u30f3\u306f\u4eba\u6c17\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3000\u79c1\u304c\u30a2\u30e1\u30ea\u30ab\u306b\u623b\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u9593\u3001\u30cf\u30ed\u30a6\u30a3\u30fc\u30f3\u306e\u30a4\u30d9\u30f3\u30c8\u304c\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u81a8\u3089\u307f\u3001\u6e0b\u8c37\u306e\u9053\u306e\u307e\u3068\u307e\u308a\u306e\u306a\u3044\u30d1\u30fc\u30c6\u30a3\u30fc\u3067\u306f\u3001\uff12\uff10\uff11\uff18\u5e74\u306b\u306f\u3044\u3064\u3082\u6e29\u548c\u306a\u65e5\u672c\u4eba\u304c\u8eca\u3092\u53cd\u8ee2\u3059\u308b\u307b\u3069\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff01\u4eca\u5e74\u306e\u79c1\u306e\u76ee\u7684\u306e\u4e2d\u306b\u306f\u305d\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u30a4\u30d9\u30f3\u30c8\u3092\u898b\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3082\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first event, the Ikebukuro Halloween Festival, was a disappointment. I attended the very first Ikebukuro Halloween Festival just before I left in 2015 and it was a great time with tons of cosplayers at several different locations in the city and a parade to boot. This time I felt like I was at a high-school dance where everyone wore store-bought costumes and sat around talking. It was not very creative or inspiring. But any day spent wandering around Tokyo is a good day, and I managed a couple of cool photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u6c60\u888b\u306e\u30cf\u30ed\u30a6\u30a3\u30fc\u30f3\u306e\u796d\u308a\u3068\u3044\u3046\u521d\u3081\u306e\u30a4\u30d9\u30f3\u30c8\u304c\u601d\u308f\u3057\u304f\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3067\u3059\u3002\u3000\uff12\uff10\uff11\uff15\u5e74\u306b\u30a2\u30e1\u30ea\u30ab\u306b\u623b\u308b\u524d\u3001\u6700\u521d\u306e\u6c60\u888b\u306e\u30cf\u30ed\u30a6\u30a3\u30fc\u30f3\u306e\u796d\u308a\u3092\u898b\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3042\u3063\u3066\u3001\u3000\u8272\u3005\u306a\u6240\u3067\u30b3\u30b9\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\u30e4\u30fc\u304c\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u3044\u3066\u30d1\u30ec\u30fc\u30c9\u3082\u3042\u308a\u697d\u3057\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3067\u3059\u3002\u4eca\u56de\u306f\u3001\u7686\u304c\u5e97\u3067\u8cb7\u3063\u305f\u30b3\u30b9\u30c1\u30e5\u30fc\u30e0\u3092\u7740\u3066\u5ea7\u3063\u3066\u8a71\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u9ad8\u6821\u306e\u30d1\u30fc\u30c6\u30a3\u30fc\u306e\u611f\u3058\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3000\u30af\u30ea\u30a8\u30a4\u30c6\u30a3\u30d6\u3058\u3083\u306a\u304f\u3066\u9762\u767d\u304f\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3067\u3059\u3002\u3067\u3082\u6771\u4eac\u3092\u3076\u3089\u3064\u304f\u4e8b\u306f\u826f\u3044\u6642\u9593\u306b\u306a\u308a\u304b\u3063\u3053\u3044\u3044\u5199\u771f\u3082\u64ae\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure 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src=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ikebukuro-halloween-2019-16-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"889\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ikebukuro-halloween-2019-16.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/ikebukuro-halloween-2019-16\/\" class=\"wp-image-889\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ikebukuro-halloween-2019-16-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ikebukuro-halloween-2019-16-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ikebukuro-halloween-2019-16-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ikebukuro-halloween-2019-16-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ikebukuro-halloween-2019-16.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ikebukuro-halloween-2019-15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ikebukuro-halloween-2019-15-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"888\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ikebukuro-halloween-2019-15.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/ikebukuro-halloween-2019-15\/\" class=\"wp-image-888\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ikebukuro-halloween-2019-15-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ikebukuro-halloween-2019-15-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ikebukuro-halloween-2019-15-100x150.jpg 100w, 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http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ikebukuro-halloween-2019-12-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ikebukuro-halloween-2019-12-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ikebukuro-halloween-2019-12-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ikebukuro-halloween-2019-12.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ikebukuro-halloween-2019-09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ikebukuro-halloween-2019-09-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"886\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ikebukuro-halloween-2019-09.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/ikebukuro-halloween-2019-09\/\" class=\"wp-image-886\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ikebukuro-halloween-2019-09-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ikebukuro-halloween-2019-09-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ikebukuro-halloween-2019-09-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ikebukuro-halloween-2019-09-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ikebukuro-halloween-2019-09.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>Koenji Fest 2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The day after the Ikebukuro event, I went to the much more fun Koenji Fest in my neighboring town. Unlike the summer Awaodori Festival, which is tightly themed around a traditional dance and music, Koenji Fest is a mish-mash of whatever entertains the organizers, I guess.  I saw a marching band, a rock band, a jazz combo, a kids&#8217; area with big-head, costumed mascots, and a bunch of pro-wrestling. It was a lot of goofy fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u6c60\u888b\u306e\u30cf\u30ed\u30a6\u30a3\u30fc\u30f3\u306e\u796d\u308a\u306e\uff11\u65e5\u5f8c\u3001\u96a3\u306e\u753a\u306e\u3082\u3063\u3068\u697d\u3057\u3044\u9ad8\u5186\u5bfa\u30d5\u30a7\u30b9\u306b\u884c\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u4f1d\u7d71\u7684\u306a\u8e0a\u308a\u3068\u97f3\u697d\u306e\u8272\u304c\u6fc3\u3044\u590f\u306e\u963f\u6ce2\u8e0a\u308a\u306e\u796d\u308a\u3068\u306f\u9055\u3063\u3066\u3001\u9ad8\u5186\u5bfa\u30d5\u30a7\u30b9\u306f\u4f01\u753b\u8005\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u9762\u767d\u3044\u4e8b\u306e\u30b3\u30f3\u30dc\u3060\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u3000\u30de\u30fc\u30c1\u30f3\u30b0\u30d0\u30f3\u30c9\u3068\u30ed\u30c3\u30af\u30d0\u30f3\u30c9\u3068\u30b8\u30e3\u30ba\u30d0\u30f3\u30c9\u3068\u5927\u304d\u3044\u982d\u306e\u30de\u30b9\u30b3\u30c3\u30c8\u304c\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u3044\u308b\u5b50\u4f9b\u306e\u5834\u6240\u3068\u30d7\u30ed\u30ec\u30b9\u3092\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u898b\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u98a8\u5909\u308f\u308a\u3067\u697d\u3057\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure 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http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/koenji-fes-2019-08-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/koenji-fes-2019-08-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/koenji-fes-2019-08-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/koenji-fes-2019-08.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/koenji-fes-2019-07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/koenji-fes-2019-07-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"897\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/koenji-fes-2019-07.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/koenji-fes-2019-07\/\" class=\"wp-image-897\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/koenji-fes-2019-07-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/koenji-fes-2019-07-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/koenji-fes-2019-07-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/koenji-fes-2019-07-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/koenji-fes-2019-07.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>Tokyo Design Festa Gallery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Late in the month I went to my favorite gallery in Harajuku for overlapping exhibitions of two of my favorite Japanese artists. One woman produces a comic called &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/galactic_vol2\">Galaxy Junction<\/a>&#8221; which features stark, surreal drawings of schoolgirls. I was thrilled to see that she had translated one volume into English. I had tried to translate it myself years ago but failed.  The other exhibition is by my acquaintance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kafumizawa\/\">Kumi Fukazawa<\/a>, a self-portrait photographer. I loved this shot of her in a sink, apparently drinking dish soap. (Turns out it was actually just a sweet syrup.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u6708\u306e\u4e0b\u65ec\u306b\u3001\u5927\u597d\u304d\u306a\u65e5\u672c\u4eba\u82b8\u8853\u5bb62\u4eba\u306e\u5c55\u89a7\u4f1a\u3092\u539f\u5bbf\u306e\u4e00\u756a\u597d\u304d\u306a\u30ae\u30e3\u30e9\u30ea\u30fc\u306b\u898b\u306b\u884c\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3000\uff11\u4eba\u76ee\u306e\u5973\u306e\u4eba\u306f\u30b7\u30e5\u30fc\u30eb\u3067\u30af\u30fc\u30eb\u306a\u5973\u5b50\u5b66\u751f\u306e\u7d75\u306e\u300c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/galactic_vol2\">Galaxy Junction<\/a>\u300d\u3068\u3044\u3046\u6f2b\u753b\u3092\u63cf\u3044\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u3000\u5f7c\u5973\u304c\uff11\u518a\u76ee\u3092\u82f1\u8a9e\u3078\u7ffb\u8a33\u3067\u304d\u305f\u306e\u3067\u30ef\u30af\u30ef\u30af\u3057\u306a\u304c\u3089\u898b\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u79c1\u3082\u7ffb\u8a33\u3092\u8a66\u3057\u305f\u3051\u308c\u3069\u5931\u6557\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3000\uff12\u4eba\u76ee\u306e\u5973\u306e\u4eba\u306f\u30bb\u30eb\u30d5\u30dd\u30fc\u30c8\u30ec\u30fc\u30c8\u3092\u64ae\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kafumizawa\/\">\u3075\u304b\u3056\u308f\u304f\u307f\u3055\u3093<\/a>\u3068\u3044\u3046\u77e5\u308a\u5408\u3044\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002\u6db2\u4f53\u77f3\u9e78\u3092\u98f2\u3080\u305d\u3046\u3067\u30b7\u30f3\u30af\u3067\u5ea7\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u5199\u771f\u304c\u5927\u597d\u304d\u3067\u3059\u3002\uff08\u5b9f\u306f\u7518\u3044\u30b7\u30ed\u30c3\u30d7\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002\uff09<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Tokyo-Design-Festa-Photo-Exhibition-Kumi-Fukazawa-03-kumi-fukazawa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Tokyo-Design-Festa-Photo-Exhibition-Kumi-Fukazawa-03-kumi-fukazawa-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"915\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Tokyo-Design-Festa-Photo-Exhibition-Kumi-Fukazawa-03-kumi-fukazawa.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/tokyo-design-festa-photo-exhibition-kumi-fukazawa-03-kumi-fukazawa\/\" class=\"wp-image-915\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Tokyo-Design-Festa-Photo-Exhibition-Kumi-Fukazawa-03-kumi-fukazawa-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Tokyo-Design-Festa-Photo-Exhibition-Kumi-Fukazawa-03-kumi-fukazawa-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Tokyo-Design-Festa-Photo-Exhibition-Kumi-Fukazawa-03-kumi-fukazawa-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Tokyo-Design-Festa-Photo-Exhibition-Kumi-Fukazawa-03-kumi-fukazawa-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Tokyo-Design-Festa-Photo-Exhibition-Kumi-Fukazawa-03-kumi-fukazawa.jpg 1328w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>Shibuya Halloween 2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Last, but not least, I went to Shibuya to see the Halloween celebration. Organized by no one and with no actual planning, people begin showing up to the already crowded Hachkiko exit of the Shibuya train station and then hang out all night.  It was a weekday night, so I could only stay a few hours, but early in the evening, the crowd was astonishing large! Any place within about 100 yards of the station was packed like a rush hour train and the throng did not thin out until you were several blocks from ground zero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u6700\u5f8c\u306b\u6e0b\u8c37\u306e\u30cf\u30ed\u30a6\u30a3\u30fc\u30f3\u306e\u30a4\u30d9\u30f3\u30c8\u3092\u898b\u306b\u884c\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3000\u8ab0\u3068\u3082\u4f01\u753b\u304c\u306a\u304f\u3066\u4e88\u5b9a\u304c\u306a\u3044\u4eba\u306f\u3082\u3046\u6df7\u3093\u3067\u3044\u308b\u6e0b\u8c37\u99c5\u306e\u30cf\u30c1\u516c\u53e3\u306b\u884c\u3063\u3066\u3066\u3064\u3084\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002\u3000\u5e73\u65e5\u3060\u3063\u305f\u304b\u3089\u30cb\u3001\u4e09\u6642\u9593\u3044\u3063\u305f\u3051\u3069\u3001\u591c\u65e9\u304f\u3067\u3082\u3059\u3054\u304f\u6df7\u3093\u3067\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3000\u99c5\u304b\u3089\uff11\uff10\uff10\u30e1\u30fc\u30c8\u30eb\u304f\u3089\u3044\u306e\u3069\u3053\u3067\u3082\u30e9\u30c3\u30b7\u30e5\u30a2\u30ef\u30fc\u306e\u96fb\u8eca\u307f\u305f\u3044\u306b\u6df7\u3093\u3067\u3044\u3066\u3001\u99c5\u304b\u3089\u9060\u3044\u5834\u6240\u3067\u3082\u4eba\u6df7\u307f\u304c\u9014\u7d76\u3048\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The police were out in force. Afraid of a repeat of last year, the city temporarily outlawed drinking on the streets and the police brought dozens of buses for detainees, which were more for intimidation than actual use, I think. Officers with megaphones were stationed on every street corner yelling at people to keep moving.  Thus, this was a party that never stopped walking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u8b66\u5bdf\u304c\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3000\u53bb\u5e74\u306e\u7e70\u308a\u8fd4\u3057\u304c\u6016\u304b\u3063\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3001\u753a\u306f\u4e00\u5ea6\u3001\u9053\u3067\u304a\u9152\u3092\u98f2\u3080\u306e\u3092\u7981\u6b62\u3057\u3066\u3001\u8b66\u5bdf\u306f\u5b9f\u969b\u306b\u4f7f\u7528\u3059\u308b\u3088\u308a\u306f\u307e\u308b\u3067\u8105\u3057\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u56da\u4eba\u30d0\u30b9\u3092\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u51fa\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u8b66\u5bdf\u306f\u5168\u90e8\u306e\u4ea4\u5dee\u70b9\u306b\u7acb\u3063\u3066\u3001\u62e1\u58f0\u5668\u3067\u300c\u6b62\u307e\u3089\u306a\u3044\u3067\uff01\u3000\u6b69\u3044\u3066\uff01\u300d\u3068\u547c\u3073\u304b\u3051\u7d9a\u3051\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3000\u3060\u304b\u3089\u3053\u308c\u306f\u6b69\u3044\u3066\u6b62\u307e\u3089\u306a\u3044\u30d1\u30fc\u30c6\u30a3\u30fc\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I saw a good amount of costumes (and a ton of foreigners taking photos of said costumes) and everyone seemed to be in very good spirits. 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http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/shibuya-halloween-2019-05-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/shibuya-halloween-2019-05-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/shibuya-halloween-2019-05-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/shibuya-halloween-2019-05.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>Brad&#8217;s Gaming Drought<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All of the water coming from the sky and from my nose kept me from gaming much this month.  I only got in a game of Dominion, the original deck-builder, at work along with my regular D&amp;D game online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u4eca\u6708\u306f\u7a7a\u304b\u3089\u6c34\u304c\u964d\u3063\u3066\u304d\u3066\u3001\u9f3b\u6c34\u3082\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u51fa\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u304c\u3042\u307e\u308a\u3067\u304d\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3000\u3088\u304f\u3084\u308b\u30aa\u30f3\u30e9\u30a4\u30f3\u306eD&amp;D\u3068\u3044\u3046\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u4ee5\u5916\u3001\u4ed5\u4e8b\u3067\u5143\u7956\u30c7\u30c3\u30ad\u30d3\u30eb\u30c0\u30fc\u306e\u300cDominion\u300d\u3068\u3044\u3046\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u3057\u304b\u3057\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An unpleasant cold made the first half of October pretty dull. But then there was a huge typhoon followed by Halloween to liven things up. \u5acc\u306a\u5bd2\u3055\u3000\u3067\uff11\uff10\u6708\u306e\u524d\u534a\u306f\u9762\u767d\u304f\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3067\u3059\u3002\u3000\u3067\u3082\u5de8\u5927\u306a\u53f0\u98a8\u3068\u30cf\u30ed\u30a6\u30a3\u30fc\u30f3\u304c\u6d3b\u6c17\u3065\u304b\u305b\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002 Typhoon Hagibis Due to a cold, I had been staying close to my apartment for the first two weeks of the month. But then along came Typhoon Hagibis. Generally&hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/2019\/11\/october-2019-hallowinds\/\" class=\"read-more\" title=\"October 2019 &#8211; Hallowinds\"><span>Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text sr-only\">October 2019 &#8211; Hallowinds<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/879"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=879"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/879\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":918,"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/879\/revisions\/918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}