2020-11-01_17-25

There is no mistake. At Muchang and Chikurin place we are still in 1970 or so :-) Which suits me perfectly! @yawara_ya is one of my...

2020/10/29, 6.47km run, Lunch run and a few snapshots of retired shops (maybe the 1st one still operating). There are a lot like this in Obi, it is at the same time charming and a bit sad. It must have been a busy area in the 50’s to 70’s.

Lunch run and a few snapshots of retired shops (maybe the 1st one still operating). There are a lot like this in Obi, it is at the same time charming and a bit sad. It must have been a busy area in the 50’s to 70’s.

2020-10-27_19-32

Almost forget the of my weekly Showa record. I can’t believe it is already a week passed. Anyway, this week a semi-experimental album by...

2020/10/26, 11.1km ride, shot ride to pick my k-van...

shot ride to pick my k-van...

2020-10-25_12-12

We have a visitor this morning! Check @canae_nakayama post to see it if it made it to the wall, I was out of storage 😅 Also if you are...

2020/10/24, 6.12km run, splendid weather. even warm in fact with just a cool breeze. really a perfect time to run or just be outside.

splendid weather. even warm in fact with just a cool breeze. really a perfect time to run or just be outside.

2020-10-23_21-59

Today I introduce you to a place to have a great burger or quesadillas. This is @cafesavoten149 ! It just re-opened recently. A cosy and...

2020-10-22_15-19

A glorious piece of technology on my desk today, the @sony Hi-MD MZ-RH10. Maybe the best portable MD machine. I acquired it in 2005...

2020-10-20_14-54

Let’s start this weekly serie: Showa Record Day. Starting with the Gods among us, aka Led Zeppelin or as written in Japanese...

2020-10-18_20-46

I must apologize to this plant that for some reasons I had abandoned for almost a year and left for dead outside for a while too. A month...

2020/10/16, 4.37km run, Managed to squeeze a short jog during lunchtime. Picture : do you think the owner of this snack is trolling us?

Managed to squeeze a short jog during lunchtime. Picture : do you think the owner of this snack is trolling us?

2020-10-16_17-57

Not a Showa era thing but an Heisei one, a vestige of the bubble era in Japan (around 1985) is the expression Hanakin (花金、flower friday...

2020-10-15_10-59

Good morning! How’s your week so far? Morning light in our typical showa style livingroom. おはようございます! 今週はこれまでどうですか? 朝日の光はいいね。 ...

2020-10-13_11-14

I have been using my standing desk for about a month now. I thought in fact I would hate it and give up soon but it turns out I don’t...

2020-10-10_21-54

I don’t know what is or was this house in Obi but each time I pass it I am thinking it would be a perfect fit for the Addams family if...

2020-10-09_20-51

I have a weak spot for ... old wooden Japanese boxes. But I also don’t want to own too many things. So I have this one for many years...

2020-10-07_14-15

We have Koi fishes in the streets of Obi and I think that is pretty cool!

2020-10-06_18-10

Typical showa era style living corner. Not empty for long I am feeling though... This is our only room with tatami, the owner put some...

2020-10-05_20-26

When we moved in, we inherited the audio system from the previous owner. Otherwise it was going to be put it in the trash! I will detail...

2020-10-05_12-44

Until now I was using my iPhone as a webcam as I am using a macmini. But each time I needed to connect the phone and the macmini during a...

2020-10-04_21-27

Can you guess what this object is ? A piece of early Showa I think. Hard to imagine using it nowadays....