Monthly Archives: October 2015

Inexplicable

Posted on October 3, 2015 by d4vid

To me on a cursory evaluation, at least.   I see no evidence of a bushy hair epidemic here.  Unless the clinic is just that good.   A working brick aqueduct high on a hill by a Zen temple.  Because water.  And … Continue reading →

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Wood

Posted on October 2, 2015 by d4vid

“All the shrines and temples are wood!  It’s like one of the primary differences between China and Japan.  Here they opted for wood whenever possible.  Because they could!  Wood, wood, wood,” I was thinking, as I slammed my forehead into … Continue reading →

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Tradition

Posted on October 2, 2015 by d4vid

Kyoto was the capital of Imperial Japan for over a thousand years until Emperor Meiji moved it to Edo and renamed it Tokyo.  (Try reading that in an Alec Guinness voice.  It sounds awesome.) It’s the general consensus that where … Continue reading →

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Cyberpunk

Posted on October 2, 2015 by d4vid

Fulfilling a lifelong cyberpunk dream of mine here in Kyoto:  staying in a Japanese pillbox hotel room.  Yes, that’s my tshirt on a hanger for scale.  My hair brushes against the bathroom ceiling.  Again, tshirt for scale.  The place is … Continue reading →

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Bullet II

Posted on October 2, 2015 by d4vid

Flew from Hongqiao to Haneda and then took a bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto.  The trip was a blur of graveyards.  So many. Which reminds me that if you haven’t seen Grave of the Fireflies then you should.  It’s … Continue reading →

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