Juliann of KintsugiStyle
@thesickchick.bsky.social
Fiber and mixed media artist, craft instructor, and Japanese pop culture & folk arts facilitator. This is my personal account. Multiple disabilities and chronic illnesses. 🏴☠️🇬🇧🇺🇸🇮🇹🇯🇵
Lock up your gachapon, I’m headed back in 2.5 weeks. I’ll be there just short of two months this year. Not enough but I didn’t think I’d be able to go at all in 2025.
August 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Lock up your gachapon, I’m headed back in 2.5 weeks. I’ll be there just short of two months this year. Not enough but I didn’t think I’d be able to go at all in 2025.
Scenario: You’re a child in a room with adults. One of the adults is talking about a subject and notices you’re very interested. They ask you a question and you’re excited to answer. But before you open your mouth your mom tells at you to stop bothering the adults. Your soul dies a little more.
August 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Scenario: You’re a child in a room with adults. One of the adults is talking about a subject and notices you’re very interested. They ask you a question and you’re excited to answer. But before you open your mouth your mom tells at you to stop bothering the adults. Your soul dies a little more.
Shinkansen rushing above the JR Yurakucho station in Tokyo, Japan
August 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Shinkansen rushing above the JR Yurakucho station in Tokyo, Japan
They’re on to us, @nomaddragon7.bsky.social
May 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
They’re on to us, @nomaddragon7.bsky.social
Anyone in #ATX interested in #Japan? I’m hosting two free #JapanTravel seminars soon!
Tips for Japan Travel
Join us on May 3 2:30-4pm at APL Will Hampton Branch in Oak Hill (5125 Convict Hill Road) or May 10 2:30-4 pm at APL University Hills Branch (4721 Loyola Lane).
Tips for Japan Travel
Join us on May 3 2:30-4pm at APL Will Hampton Branch in Oak Hill (5125 Convict Hill Road) or May 10 2:30-4 pm at APL University Hills Branch (4721 Loyola Lane).
April 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Anyone in #ATX interested in #Japan? I’m hosting two free #JapanTravel seminars soon!
Tips for Japan Travel
Join us on May 3 2:30-4pm at APL Will Hampton Branch in Oak Hill (5125 Convict Hill Road) or May 10 2:30-4 pm at APL University Hills Branch (4721 Loyola Lane).
Tips for Japan Travel
Join us on May 3 2:30-4pm at APL Will Hampton Branch in Oak Hill (5125 Convict Hill Road) or May 10 2:30-4 pm at APL University Hills Branch (4721 Loyola Lane).
Trump wanting a birthday parade shows he wants to be Queen Elizabeth II, Vance making crass “peasant” comments reveals he wants to be Prince Phillip.
April 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Trump wanting a birthday parade shows he wants to be Queen Elizabeth II, Vance making crass “peasant” comments reveals he wants to be Prince Phillip.
I’m predicting we’ll have “no tariff Tuesdays”. Never mind what day it is now.
April 10, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I’m predicting we’ll have “no tariff Tuesdays”. Never mind what day it is now.
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A poster in Kyoto about manners.
It is interesting to see which manner points have had Chinese translations added to them (things like speaking noisily in public and littering).
It is interesting to see which manner points have had Chinese translations added to them (things like speaking noisily in public and littering).
March 26, 2025 at 7:11 AM
A poster in Kyoto about manners.
It is interesting to see which manner points have had Chinese translations added to them (things like speaking noisily in public and littering).
It is interesting to see which manner points have had Chinese translations added to them (things like speaking noisily in public and littering).
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Ororon 8, a giant robot made from 8 local mascots joined together like Voltron. promotes the Fukagawa-Rumoi Expressway in Hokkaido, Japan.
March 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Ororon 8, a giant robot made from 8 local mascots joined together like Voltron. promotes the Fukagawa-Rumoi Expressway in Hokkaido, Japan.
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This could be a Lawson store from the Edo period. 😀
It's located in Minaka Odawara, a commercial complex in Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
It's located in Minaka Odawara, a commercial complex in Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
March 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
This could be a Lawson store from the Edo period. 😀
It's located in Minaka Odawara, a commercial complex in Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
It's located in Minaka Odawara, a commercial complex in Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
March 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I don’t think I’ve seen flights to Japan this cheap in well over a decade. $840 for JAL economy RT flights to Oita in October. It’s criminal to not go this autumn!
(That’s for my husband’s flights, only $50 more than my Sept-Nov Tokyo tickets 😮 and NOT using the free domestic flight scheme.)
(That’s for my husband’s flights, only $50 more than my Sept-Nov Tokyo tickets 😮 and NOT using the free domestic flight scheme.)
March 10, 2025 at 4:52 AM
I don’t think I’ve seen flights to Japan this cheap in well over a decade. $840 for JAL economy RT flights to Oita in October. It’s criminal to not go this autumn!
(That’s for my husband’s flights, only $50 more than my Sept-Nov Tokyo tickets 😮 and NOT using the free domestic flight scheme.)
(That’s for my husband’s flights, only $50 more than my Sept-Nov Tokyo tickets 😮 and NOT using the free domestic flight scheme.)
Ok I think it’s never going to stop surprising me that for a 4/5 week stay, Tokyo continues to be one of the cheapest options. Other places just don’t have the short stay rental opportunities (or at least in English). So looks like Tokyo, again, in between work in Osaka & Oita.
So I have things to do in Japan in mid September and late October. My colleague is going twice to hit those but personally I’d prefer to stay in Japan in between. But to make that feasible I’d need *cheap* accommodation in between as budget is tight this year. Anyone have recommendations?
March 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Ok I think it’s never going to stop surprising me that for a 4/5 week stay, Tokyo continues to be one of the cheapest options. Other places just don’t have the short stay rental opportunities (or at least in English). So looks like Tokyo, again, in between work in Osaka & Oita.
So I have things to do in Japan in mid September and late October. My colleague is going twice to hit those but personally I’d prefer to stay in Japan in between. But to make that feasible I’d need *cheap* accommodation in between as budget is tight this year. Anyone have recommendations?
March 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
So I have things to do in Japan in mid September and late October. My colleague is going twice to hit those but personally I’d prefer to stay in Japan in between. But to make that feasible I’d need *cheap* accommodation in between as budget is tight this year. Anyone have recommendations?
My brain loves to just randomly remind me of useless facts from the past. The punch recipe from our high school’s national honor society inductions is the current one floating rent free in my head.
March 6, 2025 at 4:59 AM
My brain loves to just randomly remind me of useless facts from the past. The punch recipe from our high school’s national honor society inductions is the current one floating rent free in my head.
Gotta love the time of year where it’s $600/month for my essential medications until I meet my $3000 deductible. Used to be certain medications were excluded from that but no more. 😓
February 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Gotta love the time of year where it’s $600/month for my essential medications until I meet my $3000 deductible. Used to be certain medications were excluded from that but no more. 😓
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Great chat this morning with the fabulous Ally Hongo who's originally from Bulgaria but has lived, worked & studied here in Japan since high school Ally is director of the annual #japantravelawards doing great work to create sustainable tourism industry across Japan www.youtube.com/live/VoZJJXf...
A Positive View of Japan Travel - talking with Ally Hongo of Shiitake Creative | Japan Travel Awards
YouTube video by Seek Sustainable Japan | JJWalsh
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February 19, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Great chat this morning with the fabulous Ally Hongo who's originally from Bulgaria but has lived, worked & studied here in Japan since high school Ally is director of the annual #japantravelawards doing great work to create sustainable tourism industry across Japan www.youtube.com/live/VoZJJXf...
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Hyogo pref. assemblyman Masayama admits he gave classified materials from the committee investigating wrongdoing of governor Saito to troller-YouTuber Tachibana.
Masayama says he won’t step down as politician but will leave his post at committee.
www.asahi.com/articles/AST...
Masayama says he won’t step down as politician but will leave his post at committee.
www.asahi.com/articles/AST...
維新・増山県議「立花氏に音声データを渡した」 非公開の百条委尋問：朝日新聞
兵庫県の斎藤元彦知事らが内部告発された問題で、県議会調査特別委員会（百条委員会）の委員を務める増山誠県議（維新の会）は19日のインターネット番組で、昨年10月に非公開で行われた百条委の証人尋問の音声…
www.asahi.com
February 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Hyogo pref. assemblyman Masayama admits he gave classified materials from the committee investigating wrongdoing of governor Saito to troller-YouTuber Tachibana.
Masayama says he won’t step down as politician but will leave his post at committee.
www.asahi.com/articles/AST...
Masayama says he won’t step down as politician but will leave his post at committee.
www.asahi.com/articles/AST...
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It's done! Just sent the manuscript of Fairies: A History to my publisher - hitting in 2026! 🧚♀️🪄📚
February 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
It's done! Just sent the manuscript of Fairies: A History to my publisher - hitting in 2026! 🧚♀️🪄📚
Carrot weather app says it’s 20. Accuweather says it’s 30. House thermostat says it’s 24.
We’ve officially broken science down here in Texas. Autocorrect changed Accuweather to Achy weather and it’s not wrong!! Owowow. And I have a pain doc appointment in 45 minutes.
We’ve officially broken science down here in Texas. Autocorrect changed Accuweather to Achy weather and it’s not wrong!! Owowow. And I have a pain doc appointment in 45 minutes.
February 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Carrot weather app says it’s 20. Accuweather says it’s 30. House thermostat says it’s 24.
We’ve officially broken science down here in Texas. Autocorrect changed Accuweather to Achy weather and it’s not wrong!! Owowow. And I have a pain doc appointment in 45 minutes.
We’ve officially broken science down here in Texas. Autocorrect changed Accuweather to Achy weather and it’s not wrong!! Owowow. And I have a pain doc appointment in 45 minutes.
When you have such a reputation in your city that people just leave their bags of unwanted Japanese fiber art books on your doorstep then inform you afterwards 😂
They’re not wrong. Although now I have a few duplicates of shibori books because I already owned some of them. Time to dump on another!
They’re not wrong. Although now I have a few duplicates of shibori books because I already owned some of them. Time to dump on another!
February 16, 2025 at 11:01 PM
When you have such a reputation in your city that people just leave their bags of unwanted Japanese fiber art books on your doorstep then inform you afterwards 😂
They’re not wrong. Although now I have a few duplicates of shibori books because I already owned some of them. Time to dump on another!
They’re not wrong. Although now I have a few duplicates of shibori books because I already owned some of them. Time to dump on another!
Ahh the “I’m not going to be in Japan for Sakura” blues are hitting hard. It’s always when the Starbucks collection drops that I really feel the FOMO 😭 (Even though I never buy the Starbucks stuff, it’s just the official marker that Sakura merch and goodies are out.)
February 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Ahh the “I’m not going to be in Japan for Sakura” blues are hitting hard. It’s always when the Starbucks collection drops that I really feel the FOMO 😭 (Even though I never buy the Starbucks stuff, it’s just the official marker that Sakura merch and goodies are out.)
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If you’ve already started calling it the Gulf of America instead of the Gulf of Mexico, you should have no trouble with someone’s preferred name and pronouns.
February 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
If you’ve already started calling it the Gulf of America instead of the Gulf of Mexico, you should have no trouble with someone’s preferred name and pronouns.
@nomaddragon7.bsky.social So I just found out that Daiso now has a dupe for the I Dew Care dry shampoo. It’s marketed for bangs called Plus Eau Reset Powder. Seems to be 200 yen.
February 9, 2025 at 1:13 AM
@nomaddragon7.bsky.social So I just found out that Daiso now has a dupe for the I Dew Care dry shampoo. It’s marketed for bangs called Plus Eau Reset Powder. Seems to be 200 yen.
For those of you celebrating tomorrow, here are some Super Bowls (Art Aquarium, Ginza, Tokyo)
February 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
For those of you celebrating tomorrow, here are some Super Bowls (Art Aquarium, Ginza, Tokyo)