we'll always have shonan

the special vibe

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the best views of fuji san when it's clear

the otaku moments

the food.

and in comparison fewer tourists if you avoid the Budha and big temples you almost have the place for yourself and the japanese..

neki desu 

 

trying to find beauty

amongst the tack.some of the beautiful old stores in kyoto have gone.now it's a myriad of tacky stores selling cheap stuff from china to accomodate the prevailing trend of lots of stuff, buy now and throw away later.

kyoto which was subdued elegance, serene beauty has also  fallen into the tourist trap.even some of the once cool stores are making concessions.

it's a relief temples and architecture

withstand the hecatomb

it's a good thing getas don't look comfortable.

just becuse of that they have been spared

.

i remember in 2018 a friend wanted some 

gachapon toys and they were not to be

 found anywhere.

had to wait until tokyo and akihabara, their 

natural environment, to find gachapon.

now they are all over. note the tourist with a

paper cup inside the store. the japanese diet has been affected by tourist flux and you are beginning to see fat people, somethingtrhat was  reserved for sumo wrestlers.

yes it is that bad. they are running ads like this all over kyoto. it breaks my heart.

neki desu

 

tadaima

back from my self imposed marathon aka the i didn't go to trip.more of  that over the week. i'll be posting some photos and commenting on how much japan has changed from the last time i visited in 2018. 

ou should never go back to the places where you have been happy is truer that ever. the masess invading every space in kyoto. photo proof of ninnenzaka wall to wall people.impossible to access kyomizudera. so i didn't even try. kyoto is ruined with thousands of people who don't really care, they just want a selfie to prove they were there. and they want to eat kobe beef.

honing my skills trying to find unspoilt, beautiful, quiet places.

neki desu