Rich
@richardsmart.bsky.social
Lifer in Japan. Here to talk and record random thoughts. Opinions and all that stuff are my own and whatever the equivalent is of a retweet is not an endorsement.
There’s also a new hotel in the area, as well as groundwork started in another.
November 15, 2025 at 5:43 AM
There’s also a new hotel in the area, as well as groundwork started in another.
The food hall and souvenir place near the Ishikawa cho entrance to Chinatown has been replaced by a three-stores of nothing but gacha machines.
November 15, 2025 at 4:03 AM
The food hall and souvenir place near the Ishikawa cho entrance to Chinatown has been replaced by a three-stores of nothing but gacha machines.
New Japanese book dropped on the AI bubble.
November 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
New Japanese book dropped on the AI bubble.
The Colonel and crisps. United at last.
November 5, 2025 at 9:13 AM
The Colonel and crisps. United at last.
Got to see the Oasis gig in Tokyo last night. I’m not a big fan, but it was impossible to avoid getting caught up in the love the crowd had for the band.
October 26, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Got to see the Oasis gig in Tokyo last night. I’m not a big fan, but it was impossible to avoid getting caught up in the love the crowd had for the band.
There is a line of hundreds waiting for the Tokyo Station popup shop for the Osaka Expo this morning.
October 23, 2025 at 12:01 AM
There is a line of hundreds waiting for the Tokyo Station popup shop for the Osaka Expo this morning.
It reached the shelves
October 21, 2025 at 8:26 AM
It reached the shelves
We bought a reasonably priced Minecraft birthday balloon set. I think I spotted the reason it was going cheap.
October 20, 2025 at 11:04 AM
We bought a reasonably priced Minecraft birthday balloon set. I think I spotted the reason it was going cheap.
I though this Doraemon collaboration with Converse Chuck Taylor’s was great
October 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I though this Doraemon collaboration with Converse Chuck Taylor’s was great
Here is my dog shouting at an Alpacca.
October 12, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Here is my dog shouting at an Alpacca.
I started going to the gym at 6, then walking my dog after. My dog does not like this new routine.
October 9, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I started going to the gym at 6, then walking my dog after. My dog does not like this new routine.
I just found out from my son’s comic that the thing on the Karaage-kun pack is a fairy, not a chicken.
September 23, 2025 at 4:59 AM
I just found out from my son’s comic that the thing on the Karaage-kun pack is a fairy, not a chicken.
Seven Eleven has addressed the concerns of those who felt traditional Japanese sweets didn’t taste enough like Colgate. Worry no more.
August 18, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Seven Eleven has addressed the concerns of those who felt traditional Japanese sweets didn’t taste enough like Colgate. Worry no more.
I just spotted this in a train station. “Don’t pee here.” It’s in the corner of a corridor beside a few shops.
August 16, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I just spotted this in a train station. “Don’t pee here.” It’s in the corner of a corridor beside a few shops.
My son is playing a beetle battle game. The English is lovely.
August 7, 2025 at 5:05 AM
My son is playing a beetle battle game. The English is lovely.
I’m promised this is the last one.
August 2, 2025 at 10:42 AM
I’m promised this is the last one.
These taste like a combination of cheap crisps and Coco Ichiban so they get a thumbs up from me. Found in Daiso.
August 1, 2025 at 11:10 PM
These taste like a combination of cheap crisps and Coco Ichiban so they get a thumbs up from me. Found in Daiso.
They grow up so fast.
August 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
They grow up so fast.
Another weekend, another matsuri. Please make it stop.
August 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Another weekend, another matsuri. Please make it stop.