by axxxm
First Woman or Youngest Man
3/October/2025
The sound of her feels on the stone street. An implication of beauty
August 15
15/August/2025
Longest day in Japan's entire history
Sink Into Japan
3/August/2025
My mysterious urge
Eyes of Japanese Women
14/May/2025
Sharpness
May 8; Victory Day
9/May/2025
80th Victory Day
Every year around this time
4/May/2025
Black hair of Japanese women
Wordy Lyrics
23/April/2025
Modern Japanese pop songs
Harmonious Beauty
27/March/2025
only distance, only harmony
Black hair + White shirt
27/March/2025
Beauty of Japanese women
Unhealthy vibe ― Kusaka Yoko
25/March/2025
committed suicide in 1952
Tsubaki Drops
11/March/2025
Tsubaki drops, not fall, with ominous sound
When did I find a woman's ass?（different fashion senses: 5）
25/August/2024
Clothing is the only thing to be considered. Body, physicality are ignored
'Are you gay?'（different fashion senses: 4）
25/August/2024
Europeans' fear of being misjudged. And their absurdities
Europeans' Unconditional Trust（different fashion senses: 3）
25/August/2024
Japanese people are afraid of the nature & body. Japanese can't enjoy organic things but only processed ones
Lack of Physical Quality（different fashion senses: 2）
25/August/2024
Modern clothes are all European origin. It's not made for Japanese body
Hiding & Revealing Body（different fashion senses: 1）
25/August/2024
European fashion is very dependant on body, while Japanese fashion on clothes
Japanese people are confused. Very confused
24/June/2024
Japan is making a great success of 'brainwashing' people outside
Extraordinary
3/January/2024
A place holds memory
Here & There
2/January/2024
I still don't know what I should feel about it
I am a part of 'you'
11/December/2023
I am a product of these history & culture. I am an accumulation of these memories
Only reason that allows me to stay abroad
28/November/2023
'Whenever I want, I can go back to my home country'
Unconditional Acceptance
24/November/2023
The more I leave Japan & come back, the more I become certain 'This is the only place'
Why are we so sentimental?
14/November/2023
Because the past is so safe
Idealised Past
13/November/2023
Life becomes absolutely unacceptable, unbearable, unforgivable
Real opinions about Japan
11/November/2023
This is my first time to hear opinions about my country from a person I know
My Attachment with Japan
11/November/2023
It's uneasy to be in a place where I don't have a strong reason for my stay
I can't live abroad forever
11/November/2023
The longer I stayed abroad, the more I felt unbearable
Spiritual Vacuum & Young Polish People
30/August/2023
These polite, considerate, kind, humanly notions are one of the youth's coping mechanisms with their spiritual vacuum
Religions & Suicide Rejection
23/August/2023
Suicide as a way of establishing oneself
Churches remind me of my origin
22/August/2023
It is this sense of connection that is completely missing when I visit churches
Abe: Losing a part of my life
21/August/2023
Once the name of Abe was heard, sharp vivid pain was momentarily passing by
World War II & Summer
15/August/2023
I always have almost an emotional conviction that everything of WW2 was happening during summer
Leaving Japan
22/July/2023
One chapter in my life comes to an end
Overflowing Kawaii
21/July/2023
This entire country, Japan, is filled with these Kawaii/cute stuff everywhere
Holding the door open for others
21/July/2023
firmly believe they are the most polite & humble people in the world
Not Learning Japanese
7/July/2023
is the only way to stay sane
Japanese Woman in Summer
3/July/2023
Summer is when more attention is required regarding one's fashion
Nonchalant Suicide
26/June/2023
Japan always has a very optimistic attitude on death, particularly suicide
Brainless Japanese
27/June/2023
Japanese people can't think about anything in their head
Japan ― Humidity ― Asia
24/June/2023
Unfilled, unsatisfied, intense emotions that Japanese arts always express
Men's fear of being judged as gay（Homosexuality part 2）
3/June/2023
I can enjoy seeing good-looking Japanese boys on the street in Tokyo
Right-wing nationalist as well as gay（Homosexuality part 1）
3/June/2023
Even being gay could emphasise he is more loyal to tradition
DNA Level Bonding
27/May/2023
This undeniable feeling that this artwork & I are from the same place
Pretty Japanese boys & girls
21/May/2023
Haven't received this simple fun of seeing good-looking faces
Tokyo
15/May/2023
I'm too familiar with this inhuman environment & inhuman humans, and I'm one of them
Japan, Excessive, Contribution
13/May/2023
Menstrual pads, tampons, sanitary items for women are inside
Complicated Relationship with My Language
10/May/2023
My relationship with Japanese language is very distorted
Japanese is not a speaking-oriented language
29/April/2023
Japanese always cut off a sentence & always put a pause between each clauses
Japanese has to be spoken timidly
29/April/2023
If it's spoken confidently, like we speak English, it just doesn't sound like Japanese
Eye Contact
24/April/2023
An entire population in this country are morbidly communication phobic
Japanese people are morbid
7/May/2023
Japanese people are spoiled, weak, passive, dependent, nervous, awkward, morbid
Japanese & 'You'
18/April/2023
Several days ago I was meeting someone who was studying Japanese
Japanese Apology
17/April/2023
Unbearable mental weakness of being submissive spontaneously & avoiding all potential conflict by an apology first
Nationality & Individuality（part 3）
9/April/2023
There is a couple of risks in living abroad
Nationality & Individuality（part 2）
9/April/2023
Denying one's own country inevitably leads us to self-denial & self-hatred
Nationality & Individuality（part 1）
9/April/2023
There is a drama between nationality & individuality
Attractive Names
4/April/2023
The Tale of Genji's chapter titles all sound attractive
Visited the countryside & felt guilty
2/April/2023
Visited grandparent's place last month
Japan's history makes me dizzy
1/April/2023
These days I was often reading books about Japan's Heian period (8 - 12th Century)
Abe's place
31/March/2023
Visiting this place was actually one of the main reasons why I went to Nara
Letter and Scent
31/March/2023
This close attention to details, this sensitivity, is something the Japanese in 21th century lost
42nd Chapter: The Tale of Genji
29/March/2023
More than 1 month has passed since I started The Tale of Genji, the oldest novel
Temple & Shrine
29/March/2023
Sometimes got asked differences between temple & shrine
Sakura: Momentarily yet Eternally
28/March/2023
A bit of an unfortunate year, Sakura falling quickly
My impressions on Nara
23/March/2023
Stayed in Nara for a bit Nara is Japan's oldest capital city, before Kyoto
Short stay in Nara
19/March/2023
My stay in Nara was quite short
My most difficult relationship
19/March/2023
Talking about Japanese people means talking about myself. There is a subject I tried to avoid over the past couple of months
Rough impression on Nara
18/March/2023
Feels like Nara is represented by hills
Unity & Individuality
18/March/2023
Nara's traditional houses often have wooden vertical grid
Names contain more history
17/March/2023
Like Kyoto, many old names remain in Nara as a district name
Reasons for visiting Nara
16/March/2023
I came to Nara this time only because I wanted to walk on these wild roads
Nara, a birth place of Japan
15/March/2023
Nara is far less known city, comparing to Kyoto
Kagawa: my real hometown
15/March/2023
Leaving Kagawa
Reading Abe's memoir
28/February/2023
While talking, something unexpected comes out of our mouth
February
20/February/2023
Towards the end of February, always some reluctant feeling is built up in me
My impressions on Kyoto
18/February/2023
I had never expected that 2-week-stay in Kyoto brought me such vivid impressions
Takano Etsuko: Railway crossing
14/February/2023
This was one of the places I had to pay a visit in Kyoto
Camellia
13/February/2023
Can't predict where luck is
Kyoto, a compact city
10/February/2023
Writing a letter, knowing this letter won't be delivered
Kamo River
10/February/2023
Kamo river is undeniably one of elements that make Kyoto attractive as a city
Uji, Kyoto
8/February/2023
3 days ago I visited Kyoto's southern town, Uji
An Outsider Japan
8/February/2023
When exchanging words with local person in Kyoto, in a restaurants/cafes/shops/street, I often feel some slight embarrassment
Loneliness Foreigners Japan
7/February/2023
Over the past several years, foreigners in Japan always catch my eye
Rome & Kyoto
6/February/2023
One of the things I found nice in Kyoto is Faces I pass on the street are diverse Languages I hear on the street are diverse
Foreigners in Kyoto
5/February/2023
One of the things I found nice in Kyoto is Faces I pass on the street are diverse Languages I hear on the street are diverse
Accent
2/February/2023
Sounds much softer, tender & surely more attractive, especially when pronounced by female
Self Love
2/February/2023
When I go to other country, I always think what a horrible place Japan is
First Impression on Kyoto
1/February/2023
My random impressions on Kyoto
Why am I visiting Kyoto?
29/January/2023
I'm unsure if Kyoto is famous or not abroad, but I'll stay in Kyoto for a bit
Kyiv―Yoshiko Sai―Etsuko Takano―Kyoto
28/January/2023
During my 1st visit to Kyiv, I often listened to 1976-released-album by Yoshiko Sai
Bombarded by Garbage
22/January/2023
Exposed to completely unnecessary matters everyday
About 2022
25/December/2022
This year will soon come to an end
Foreign Japanese Women
24/December/2022
In a foreign country when having a drink with local men/guys/boys, I frequently got askedm
Abe and Me
15/November/2022
More than 4 months passed since his death, but I still think about Abe
Warsaw and Tokyo
19/October/2022
Warsaw and Tokyo My first visit to Warsaw was June in 2014 And from the very beginning, my impression about this city hasn't changed at all
Queen's death and Me
10/September/2022
Yesterday was a bit strange day My 2nd book was based on my experiences in London where I lived for 2 years I needed to finish it by 8/Sep, because this day 10 years ago, 8/Sep/2012, was the day I left Japan for the UK and my London life began
My Thoughts about Shinzo Abe 3
14/July/2022
Watching the scene of ex-prime minister Abe's private funeral So many were gathering in the temple in the central Tokyo and so many shouted their thank you & gratitude to Abe
My Thoughts about Shinzo Abe 2
9/July/2022
It's been quite surprising for me after I wrote about Japan's ex-prime minister Abe last Friday
My Thoughts about Shinzo Abe 1
8/July/2022
I got lots of DMs about Abe, like 'News about him keeps showing up' 'Who is he? Is he a good guy?' 'Very unusual to hear gun incident in Japan' etc.
Abe and Lukashenko
7/September/2020
Japan's Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, announced his resignation on 28th, August. This was very shocking news for me. Some sort
Pitfall of Living Abroad
24/December/2018
Why is living abroad exciting and so sweet?
Why does the Japanese glorify death?
10/September/2018
One of the answers is quite interesting. This answerer describes the Japanese attitude toward death very well