by axxxm
Japanese woman in Kimono
17/January/2024
Withered energy & overall tiredness are necessary for wearing Kimono beautifully
I am a part of 'you'
11/December/2023
I am a product of these history & culture. I am an accumulation of these memories
Same Faces: pattern recognition
11/December/2023
Attention to details makes it hard to extract common elements & recognise patters
Approaching to the end
16/November/2023
Recently memories from the early days in Krakow come back to my mind
Swim in the lake looks very Europeans
25/September/2023
Lake always brings me an impression of slightly mysterious & far away & intact
8 September 2012
8/September/2023
11th anniversary. Where was I?
Young boys & girls in the white shirt
4/September/2023
Young boys & girls in the white shirt overflowing
Skin Exposure
26/August/2023
Do I feel 'arousal' more often here than in Japan as a straight guy?
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
Another Normal Human Life
17/August/2023
I will be still dreaming of something that will destroy all mundanity & make me forget about myself
Flashbacks: 2018 & 2023
12/August/2023
Listening to one of my favourite singers, Yoshiko Sai's first album in 1975
Krakow: Alternative History
8/August/2023
Staying in Krakow feels like I'm experiencing an alternative history that could have happened
Leaving Japan
22/July/2023
One chapter in my life comes to an end
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
Travel Changes
19/March/2023
My expectation from travel seems changing
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
Mishima's calligraphy
16/March/2023
Mishima visited & stayed in Sai shrine in Nara in 1966 to do research for one of his last novels
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
Books to read after travel
18/February/2023
An autobiography by an infamous Italian seducer from 18th Century
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
Jealousy with drawing
13/February/2023
Last summer in Perast, Montenegro Saw a guy drawing a landscape
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
Uji, Kyoto
8/February/2023
3 days ago I visited Kyoto's southern town, Uji
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
About 2022
25/December/2022
This year will soon come to an end
Countries On One Continent
4/December/2022
Before coming to Tbilisi, I was in Georgia's 3rd city, Kutaisi, a very small town, for 3 days and saw a monument It said the Polish president during WW2, called Władysław Raczkiewicz, was born in this town
Things I dislike in Tbilisi, Georgia
4/December/2022
What I've been annoyed in Georgia is stray dogs and Georgian men
First impression on Tbilisi
26/November/2022
1 week passed Haven't yet composed my thoughts about this city of Tbilisi Haven't found an uniqueness of this city yet
Memory of a girl in London
9/November/2022
Remembering a girl in London
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
Bosnia, Drama, Perspective
19/September/2022
We can easily find 'a drama' in Sarajevo, with a small amount of knowledge that an elementary school history textbook tells us
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
Scars on the City, Sarajevo
9/September/2022
There is a big cemetery on the way to Yellow Bastion from Sebili It caught my attention because it looked very unusual Very unusual that such a big cemetery exists just 3min away from city's most popular touristic spot
Roses
7/September/2022
What I've been pleased in Balkans is rose
Latin Bridge, First World War and Abe
7/September/2022
Here is where Austrian crown prince and his wife were killed in 1914
Bosnia and Ukraine ― Scars of memory
4/September/2022
When seeing the Bosnian flag for the first time, I thought about Ukrainian flag Just because, this blue & yellow color combination Such a petty resemblance In my original plan, Bosnia was not on the list
Mountains in Bosnia
25/August/2022
What I'm pleased in Bosnia is being able to see mountains Mountain is always tightly related to my memory of Japan because mountains can be seen almost everywhere there
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?