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M.K. Hobson
- Mar 19, 2020
- 2 min
A beautiful day in Hiroshima
Our first full day in Hiroshima. The weather was perfect and we won at pachinko.
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M.K. Hobson
- Mar 18, 2020
- 3 min
Sheltering in place (in Japan)
When we left for Japan, I expected we'd encounter some kind of travel disruption ... but not this.
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M.K. Hobson
- Mar 16, 2020
- 2 min
Osaka, the Chicago of Japan
I don't have any real reason for saying that, other than Osaka reminds me of Chicago.
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M.K. Hobson
- Mar 13, 2020
- 3 min
Nara and "Second-Month Service"
A rainy morning in Nara. A trip to Japanese Denny's, and musings on fire.
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M.K. Hobson
- Mar 12, 2020
- 2 min
Friday the 13th and Yatagarasu
It's Friday the 13th (here in Japan anyway) and we're going to propitiate some crow deities then head off to Nara for some repentance.
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M.K. Hobson
- Mar 10, 2020
- 2 min
Daytripping through the apocalypse
There's a real cognitive dissonance to blogging about our jaunty adventures in Japan during this time of increasing panic.
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M.K. Hobson
- Mar 8, 2020
- 4 min
Kyoto, full moon, Nora's birthday
On the inevitable exigencies of travel, the inadvisability of packing too much, and the delights of ekiben.
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M.K. Hobson
- Mar 7, 2020
- 1 min
Leaving for Kyoto
Today we are leaving on the Shinkansen for Kyoto. It's hard to believe we've already been here a week. This has been an odd trip; because...
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M.K. Hobson
- Feb 28, 2020
- 1 min
Adjusting to new time zone
Getting ready to leave for a month in Japan.
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M.K. Hobson
- Feb 7, 2020
- 1 min
The Old Portland
Drinking wine, reading a book, and sitting in David Bowie's ass-chair.
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M.K. Hobson
- Jan 31, 2020
- 1 min
It's like LiveJournal all over again.
I'm restarting my Website. I used to have a lot of content, most of it not particularly interesting. But it's a new decade, and I'm...
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