A very Utsunomiya Thanksgiving to all

Tower Records Japan is selling the original press of D'Angelo's Black Messiah for 5,000 yen, about $35

This might be the first time I've ever encountered a square watermelon in the wild!

I found it in Utsunomiya's Tobu Department Store. Square watermelons are a famous example of conspicuous gift giving in Japan. This one retails for about $110 USD.

*Create a map of Japan with each prefecture labeled in English

Some things weren't designed to age but they still do so gracefully

Chuzenjiko on a foggy day

A glimpse of tranquility

I stopped to enjoy these ginkgo trees in the middle of a slow jog yesterday

I'm a fan of university cafeterias in Japan

I'm living in Japan, and I just voted by email in Olympia, WA!

Wishing everyone a nerve-wracking US general election!!!

my wife explained that my ichiro jersey is informal by japanese office standards

Harris leapt ahead of Trump in the betting markets. That means he will start feeling even more pressure to debate her

Think this last Sunday might have been the last warm day for a while. Thankfully, we didn't waste it inside and got to lounge around Igashira park

Lots of persimmons 柿 from Nara. There's even a persimmon museum!

This iron fry pan is one of my favorite in the kitchen. Our go to for years and still going strong. We like it way more than nonstick or cast iron.

Ebm iron 24cm

Came across this huge guy today who hopes to grow into a hawk moth someday

"The beast in question is the larval form of Impatiens hawk moth (Theretra oldenlandiae), known locally as sesujisuzume (背筋雀), literally “striped back sparrow”."

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