2025-04

Moments

Kisaragi Station – A Japanese Urban Legend Born Online

“I might just be imagining things...But may I say something?Something feels off. I've been riding this private railway train, and things aren’t right.”
Moments

The Garbage Truck – Just an Ordinary Tuesday and Friday

It’s said that the world produces over 55 million tons of waste every single day.Japan alone accounts for 110,000 tons of it.Naturally, all that garbage has to be collected and processed by someone.
Encounters

Exploring the Arcade at Dawn – A Cat, a Bike, and a Blue Cap

There’s a well-worn phrase often used in media—sometimes cleverly, sometimes lazily—that divides the world into two kinds of things. You’ve likely heard a version of it before.Something like, "There are two kinds of bread in this world: bread that’s made with care, and bread that isn’t."
Echoes

A Morning Visit to a Shrine – Where Silence Speaks

Japanese people visit shrines at New Year to pray for peace and health, celebrate Christmas with cake and fried chicken, and hold Buddhist funerals when someone passes away. In other words, they somehow blend Shinto, Christianity, and Buddhism into their lifestyle without much conflict.
Corners

Night Picnic in Yoyogi Park – Quiet, Strange, and Beautiful

Die Welt ist tief – und tiefer als der Tag gedacht hat.“The world is deep—and deeper than the day had ever thought.”– Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra