I’m pretty happy with today’s Inktober drawing “Angular“. I didn’t think I could pull it off and I did. This represents a real landscape and a real work of art. It’s Three Squares Vertical Diagonal by George Rickey and you can find it on the island of […]
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Spoilers: A life-changing experience it was not, but it was interesting and worth it for other reasons. I guess I need to start this article by telling you what Precure is exactly. So, Precure is a Japanese anime that celebrates its 15th birthday this year and that’s extremely popular in Japan […]
One thing I like about being a dad in Japan and the tons of improbable toys that one can find here. Sometimes, they’re a bit too over-the-top, but at other times, they’re really imaginative and fun. For example, Tomica, the main manufacturers of small toy cars (the Japanese equivalent […]
The things you find in Japan… I understand the customer’s side of Engrish (I even asked some people to confirm): they just don’t care about what’s written. They don’t even bother trying to know what that means. It’s the manufacturer’s side that confuses me a bit. I assume […]
A few somewhat old pics of the Kinkaku-ji, also known as the Temple of the Golden Pavilion, in Kyoto, Japan. Fun fact: while it’s world-famous (and a UNESCO World Heritage site), did you know that it’s not its real name? It’s actually called Rokuon-ji (that is, the Deer Garden Temple). […]
Just some traditional Thai umbrellas… In case you’re wondering, no I didn’t go to Thailand, this was in Japan, as a part of the Setouchi Triennale 2016.
No, I’m not forgetting about this blog. It’s just that, like every three years, all the fun is happening somewhere else, namely Japan, and as such, I’m using all of my blogging time for Setouchi Explorer. What is happening, you may be wondering? The Setouchi Triennale 2016! One of […]