Japan – Between the Stars and the Sea

Funerals everywhere.

You can’t go far in Tokyo without coming across temples, shrines, and cemeteries. This one was in Shinjuku. It’s hard not to think about death,

This was in a display window. I can’t quite remember the context, but it includes Japanese armor.

It’s exhausting.

Typhoons don’t usually have a lot of power by the time they hit Tokyo. Usually they’re just strong enough to make commuting annoying. And they

So when I’m feeling flush, and want to cheer myself up, I go crazy. Japan does have potato chips. They have plain, chicken consume, and

Lunch specials give me life. Beef is expensive in Japan. Most of it is imported from Australia. (Pork often seems to come from Canada? That

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