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Just Brad | 770 Posts
Time traveler and intergalactic secret agent for hire. Serious inquiries only.
Time traveler and intergalactic secret agent for hire. Serious inquiries only.
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Kubuki-za
Kubuki-za
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Checked out some kubuki theatre this afternoon. Didn’t understand a word, sadly, but it was beautiful. #japan [read more...]
Monday the 17th of November, 2025, dinnertime.
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Hamarikyu Gardens, etc.
Hamarikyu Gardens, etc.
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Both my SLR and sketchbook got a workout at Hamarikyu Gardens …so if you’re tracking this feed live you’ll need to wait until later when I download the best shots. We’re hanging out here at Monday lunchtime in #japan (Sunday evening back home) in a queue for kubuki theatre performance in about half an hour. Definitely no photos of that, tho! [read more...]
Monday the 17th of November, 2025, about lunch.
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Akihabara
Akihabara
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This shopping street full of huge electronics and #popculture stuff was an absolute zoo, and they had even closed down the main road for all the people. #japan #panoramic [read more...]
Saturday the 15th of November, 2025,
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Imperial Palace
Imperial Palace
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Okay, one more panoramic of the Imperial Palace gardens. #japan [read more...]
Saturday the 15th of November, 2025,
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Imperial Palace
Imperial Palace
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So lovely here it deserves another #panoramic shout out, even tho it didn’t do the Imperial Palace gardens justice. #japan in #autumn [read more...]
Saturday the 15th of November, 2025,
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Tokyo Imperial Palace
Tokyo Imperial Palace
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In the gardens of the imperial palace tokyo #japan #panoramic [read more...]
Saturday the 15th of November, 2025,
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Tokyo
Tokyo
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Our third day in Tokyo was definitely tough on my poor feet, but we did get a lot of opportunity to practice some basic politeness using today’s #japan word of the day:
ありがとうございます
or arigatoo gozaimasu (the u on the end is silent) which means a kind of polite and formal thank you, and a phrase that you often hear and say when interacting with services and vendors. A sincere nod of the head or light bow has been getting us lots of smiles, too.
ありがとうございます
or arigatoo gozaimasu (the u on the end is silent) which means a kind of polite and formal thank you, and a phrase that you often hear and say when interacting with services and vendors. A sincere nod of the head or light bow has been getting us lots of smiles, too.
Saturday the 15th of November, 2025,
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Team Borderless
Team Borderless
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We got tickets to a big digital art installation called Team Borderless which delights and awes and left us feeling more than a bit spinny from all the moving lights and mirrors. [read more...]
Saturday the 15th of November, 2025, late evening.
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Tokyo
Tokyo
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We made some serious progress on foot through the streets of Tokyo today. #japan is gonna owe me some new shoes and some fresh knees when we’re done here. [read more...]
Saturday the 15th of November, 2025, late evening.
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Futakotamagawa
Futakotamagawa
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A real #running adventure this morning as I took the train to Futakotamagawa #parkrun in #japan [read more...]
Friday the 14th of November, 2025,
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Shibuya
Shibuya
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A video recap of day two, tho I’m not really prioritizing video on this trip, so it’s just snippets of the most eye catching bits.
Your #japan phrase of the day is:
私もつま
or watshi mo tsuma which means “my wife” as in “I am travelling with my wife” or “my wife lost her usb charging cable on the plane and i had to buy her a new one at the convenience store at 6 am yesterday morning.” [read more...]
Your #japan phrase of the day is:
私もつま
or watshi mo tsuma which means “my wife” as in “I am travelling with my wife” or “my wife lost her usb charging cable on the plane and i had to buy her a new one at the convenience store at 6 am yesterday morning.” [read more...]
Friday the 14th of November, 2025,
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Shinjuku
Shinjuku
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We took the train a couple klicks north to another big hub area with hopping nightlife. We checked out the streets, the food and the #japan views. [read more...]
Friday the 14th of November, 2025, dinnertime.
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