Christopher P. Hood
@hoodcp.bsky.social
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http://linktr.ee/hoodcp
Academic and author.
Research on symbols, shinkansen, the JAL123 plane crash, death studies, disaster movies - with focus on Japan.
Also author of three novels so far & writing books about Frankie Goes To Hollywood.
http://linktr.ee/hoodcp
Academic and author.
Research on symbols, shinkansen, the JAL123 plane crash, death studies, disaster movies - with focus on Japan.
Also author of three novels so far & writing books about Frankie Goes To Hollywood.
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Sumo wrestler Hitachiyama, c. 1910, a yokozuna [grand champion] from 1903-1914 who did much to popularize sumo into becoming the national sport during the Meiji and Taisho eras.
Sumo wrestler Hitachiyama, c. 1910. | Old Tokyo
"Advocates of Hitachiyama's greatness were not content to leave it at a single assertion. Recurring evaluations of the origins and continuing basis of his fame almost invariably cited three things to ...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Sumo wrestler Hitachiyama, c. 1910, a yokozuna [grand champion] from 1903-1914 who did much to popularize sumo into becoming the national sport during the Meiji and Taisho eras.
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If you see this, QTP with an anime that has an awesome theme song 🎶
#anime #promosky #animesky
#zom100 #BucketlistOfTheDead
#anime #promosky #animesky
#zom100 #BucketlistOfTheDead
November 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
If you see this, QTP with an anime that has an awesome theme song 🎶
#anime #promosky #animesky
#zom100 #BucketlistOfTheDead
#anime #promosky #animesky
#zom100 #BucketlistOfTheDead
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The (TV Series) Zom 100: Bucket List Of The Dead (Season 1) is available today on (iTunes) (US) for $9.99 Cast: Shuichiro Umeda, Zeno Robinson, Bill Millsap, Makoto Furukawa, Yûko Sasaki, Jill Remez, Abby Trott, Kate Clarke, Jamieson Price, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Xander Mobus
November 26, 2025 at 5:30 AM
The (TV Series) Zom 100: Bucket List Of The Dead (Season 1) is available today on (iTunes) (US) for $9.99 Cast: Shuichiro Umeda, Zeno Robinson, Bill Millsap, Makoto Furukawa, Yûko Sasaki, Jill Remez, Abby Trott, Kate Clarke, Jamieson Price, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Xander Mobus
After my Zom 100 meal, I took the shinkansen back to Tokyo. On it, I started & finished Vol 21 of the Zom 100 manga. I've read all 21 in the last 2 months of being in Japan.
But
The next one isn't due out until March 😢
I'll just have to get the English versions in the meantime 😂
#ゾン100 #Zom100
But
The next one isn't due out until March 😢
I'll just have to get the English versions in the meantime 😂
#ゾン100 #Zom100
November 26, 2025 at 11:45 AM
I went back to the Nagoya izakaya where Tendo's welcome party in Zom 100 is held. Not only did the manager let me sit at the same table (despite being by myself when the table seats eight), he said he could do me the same menu. So that's what I did. やったー!!
#Zom100 #ゾン100 #聖地巡礼 #ContentsTourism
#Zom100 #ゾン100 #聖地巡礼 #ContentsTourism
November 26, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I went back to the Nagoya izakaya where Tendo's welcome party in Zom 100 is held. Not only did the manager let me sit at the same table (despite being by myself when the table seats eight), he said he could do me the same menu. So that's what I did. やったー!!
#Zom100 #ゾン100 #聖地巡礼 #ContentsTourism
#Zom100 #ゾン100 #聖地巡礼 #ContentsTourism
Just finished dinner. One of the people working at the restaurant is from Sri Lanka and thought I'm Japanese. This is a good day for internationalisation in Japan in my books; view based on language and mannerisms rather than nationality or ethnicity.
November 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Just finished dinner. One of the people working at the restaurant is from Sri Lanka and thought I'm Japanese. This is a good day for internationalisation in Japan in my books; view based on language and mannerisms rather than nationality or ethnicity.
November 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Looking forward to going to Aichi University of Education (for the second time this year). Today I will be doing a lecture/talk/workshop on 'Foreign Language Learning'.
November 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Looking forward to going to Aichi University of Education (for the second time this year). Today I will be doing a lecture/talk/workshop on 'Foreign Language Learning'.
On my way to Nagoya
November 25, 2025 at 10:50 PM
On my way to Nagoya
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That new Zom 100 chapter might have done of the coolest meta tie ins I’ve ever seen.
Still so insanely underrated as a manga.
Still so insanely underrated as a manga.
a man in a green jacket stands in front of a crowd of zombies
ALT: a man in a green jacket stands in front of a crowd of zombies
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November 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
That new Zom 100 chapter might have done of the coolest meta tie ins I’ve ever seen.
Still so insanely underrated as a manga.
Still so insanely underrated as a manga.
Like I said, you can never have enough photos of Mount Fuji.
This time from Tama station on my way into central Tokyo.
#Japan #MountFuji #富士山
This time from Tama station on my way into central Tokyo.
#Japan #MountFuji #富士山
November 24, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Like I said, you can never have enough photos of Mount Fuji.
This time from Tama station on my way into central Tokyo.
#Japan #MountFuji #富士山
This time from Tama station on my way into central Tokyo.
#Japan #MountFuji #富士山
Further to my earlier post, I got back to Tokyo (the prefecture, rather than the city) early this morning to attend another REBECCA 'session'. At these sessions, singers and musicians from various copy/cover/tribute bands mix and match to play songs.
November 23, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Further to my earlier post, I got back to Tokyo (the prefecture, rather than the city) early this morning to attend another REBECCA 'session'. At these sessions, singers and musicians from various copy/cover/tribute bands mix and match to play songs.
In other music news, very excited to see Zard's greatest hits album will be released on vinyl. Shame it's coming out a few weeks after I return to the UK. Will have to pick it up on a future trip.
November 23, 2025 at 12:21 AM
In other music news, very excited to see Zard's greatest hits album will be released on vinyl. Shame it's coming out a few weeks after I return to the UK. Will have to pick it up on a future trip.
November 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
In case there are any other fans of the manga/anime/movie of Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (ゾン100〜ゾンビになるまでにしたい100のこと〜) out there, I've created a Feed -
bsky.app/profile/hood...
I'll try to keep an eye on it and make sure it includes only the relevant stuff.
#Zom100 #ゾン１００
bsky.app/profile/hood...
I'll try to keep an eye on it and make sure it includes only the relevant stuff.
#Zom100 #ゾン１００
November 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
In case there are any other fans of the manga/anime/movie of Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (ゾン100〜ゾンビになるまでにしたい100のこと〜) out there, I've created a Feed -
bsky.app/profile/hood...
I'll try to keep an eye on it and make sure it includes only the relevant stuff.
#Zom100 #ゾン１００
bsky.app/profile/hood...
I'll try to keep an eye on it and make sure it includes only the relevant stuff.
#Zom100 #ゾン１００
Got to Shin-Osaka earlier than needed this morning to give me time to wait and get a N700S series shinkansen. On the JR Tokai app they publish the details of N700S as it has better access for wheelchair users - I just want to use it as it's nicer than the N700A.
November 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Got to Shin-Osaka earlier than needed this morning to give me time to wait and get a N700S series shinkansen. On the JR Tokai app they publish the details of N700S as it has better access for wheelchair users - I just want to use it as it's nicer than the N700A.
Mount Ibuki was looking amazing this morning as I passed on the shinkansen.
One of my favourite mountains in Japan.
#Japan #MountIbuki #息吹山
One of my favourite mountains in Japan.
#Japan #MountIbuki #息吹山
November 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Mount Ibuki was looking amazing this morning as I passed on the shinkansen.
One of my favourite mountains in Japan.
#Japan #MountIbuki #息吹山
One of my favourite mountains in Japan.
#Japan #MountIbuki #息吹山
I wish JR Central would change their WiFi settings on the Tokaido Shinkansen so you don't have to sign back in every 30 minutes. Why not make it at least 3 hours so that you're covered for a Nozomi between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka?
#JRCentral #TokaidoShinkansen #JRTokai #東海道新幹線
#JRCentral #TokaidoShinkansen #JRTokai #東海道新幹線
November 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I wish JR Central would change their WiFi settings on the Tokaido Shinkansen so you don't have to sign back in every 30 minutes. Why not make it at least 3 hours so that you're covered for a Nozomi between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka?
#JRCentral #TokaidoShinkansen #JRTokai #東海道新幹線
#JRCentral #TokaidoShinkansen #JRTokai #東海道新幹線
You wait ages for a Central League Champions bus to come along, then three come at the same time.
Great to see many players close up, including my favourite - Morishita.
But organisation is poor. With players not moving, many fans left disappointed. Buses should have done a U-turn and come back.
Great to see many players close up, including my favourite - Morishita.
But organisation is poor. With players not moving, many fans left disappointed. Buses should have done a U-turn and come back.
November 22, 2025 at 3:34 AM
You wait ages for a Central League Champions bus to come along, then three come at the same time.
Great to see many players close up, including my favourite - Morishita.
But organisation is poor. With players not moving, many fans left disappointed. Buses should have done a U-turn and come back.
Great to see many players close up, including my favourite - Morishita.
But organisation is poor. With players not moving, many fans left disappointed. Buses should have done a U-turn and come back.
You wait ages for a Central League Champions bus to come along, then three come at the same time.
Great to see many players close up, including my favourite - Morishita.
But organisation is poor. With players not moving, many fans left disappointed. Buses should have done a U-turn and come back.
Great to see many players close up, including my favourite - Morishita.
But organisation is poor. With players not moving, many fans left disappointed. Buses should have done a U-turn and come back.
November 22, 2025 at 3:34 AM
You wait ages for a Central League Champions bus to come along, then three come at the same time.
Great to see many players close up, including my favourite - Morishita.
But organisation is poor. With players not moving, many fans left disappointed. Buses should have done a U-turn and come back.
Great to see many players close up, including my favourite - Morishita.
But organisation is poor. With players not moving, many fans left disappointed. Buses should have done a U-turn and come back.
Full house again.
November 21, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Full house again.
Changing things at the sumo today.
Going to use a different lens on my camera to get some different types of shots to yesterday. Been able to get some interesting ones already related to my research on symbolism l.
And before we get to Juryo, I decided to do some sketching between bouts.
Going to use a different lens on my camera to get some different types of shots to yesterday. Been able to get some interesting ones already related to my research on symbolism l.
And before we get to Juryo, I decided to do some sketching between bouts.
November 21, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Changing things at the sumo today.
Going to use a different lens on my camera to get some different types of shots to yesterday. Been able to get some interesting ones already related to my research on symbolism l.
And before we get to Juryo, I decided to do some sketching between bouts.
Going to use a different lens on my camera to get some different types of shots to yesterday. Been able to get some interesting ones already related to my research on symbolism l.
And before we get to Juryo, I decided to do some sketching between bouts.
Different day. Different view.
It'll be busy again later at the Fukuoka International Center for Day 13 of the sumo basho.
It'll be busy again later at the Fukuoka International Center for Day 13 of the sumo basho.
November 21, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Different day. Different view.
It'll be busy again later at the Fukuoka International Center for Day 13 of the sumo basho.
It'll be busy again later at the Fukuoka International Center for Day 13 of the sumo basho.
When your airline is called "The Way" but you sent your plane to Yorkshire to be painted...
#Yorkshire #TheWay #T'way
#Yorkshire #TheWay #T'way
November 21, 2025 at 1:25 AM
When your airline is called "The Way" but you sent your plane to Yorkshire to be painted...
#Yorkshire #TheWay #T'way
#Yorkshire #TheWay #T'way