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100% Doraemon & Friends in Tokyo
Tokyo Dream Park, Ariake
March 27 – September 30, 2026

Pentax ME Super 50mm / Fujifilm Superia Premium 400

I wasn’t much of a Doraemon fan, but after this event, I’m officially converted. Order your tickets online and bring your good walking shoes. Tickets are sold in designated time slots each day, and they sell out quickly. This is the biggest Doraemon event of its kind in the world.

Hamarikyu Gardens, Tokyo — ancient black pines framed against the modern skyline of Shiodome, a striking meeting of traditional Japanese landscape and contemporary Tokyo.

Mamiya RB67 Professional · Mamiya-Sekor 127mm f/3.8 NB · Kentmere 100 · Orange Filter · Black & White Film

🍶 金沢美人 — Kanazawa Bijin “Kanazawa Beauty”
純米吟醸 あまくち | Junmai Ginjo · Extremely Sweet

A beautiful and unusual sake from Fukumitsuya (福光屋) in Kanazawa, Ishikawa. This is a 100% Koshihikari sake, made with the rare, specially cultivated “Kanazawa Bijin” Koshihikari rice, grown in Kanazawa since 1988 using reduced-pesticide and organic-fertilizer farming.

Fukumitsuya uses a special “kanjuku nōtō hakko” (完熟濃糖醗酵) fermentation to bring out an exceptionally concentrated sweetness. The result is a silky, rich sake with dense rice-syrup-like sweetness, gentle umami, and a soft, elegant texture.

The label's elegant woman evokes the bijin-ga (美人画) of poet and artist Takehisa Yumeji, whose connection to Kanazawa is reflected in the design. The aesthetic was also influenced by Yumeji's depiction of women, including his wife Tamae, who was from Kanazawa.

🥢 Best with: cheese, ripe fruit, desserts, teriyaki and other sweet-savory dishes. It can be enjoyed chilled, at room temperature, lightly warmed, or over ice.

Fukumitsuya | Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
金沢美人 純米吟醸 あまくち
Kanazawa Beauty · Junmai Ginjo · Extremely Sweet

Personal note: Since I was enjoying this at home I decided to use a universal wine glass, which is the norm for me. This is a rare gem, but too cloyingly sweet for me.

Korea does Western food right. I love Korean food, but every day I start to crave the flavors of home. It is widely known amongst travelers that Korea does better bagels than New York, and better croissants than Paris, and that the BBQ imported from Alabama is fantastic. If ever you need a change of pace, I highly recommend eating really good southern food if you get a chance.

The real Korean fried chicken restaurant is called BHC which originally stands for “Better & Happier Choice.”

Fehime Sultan Yalısı — Istanbul, 2007 🇹🇷

An Ottoman-era yalı along the Bosphorus, photographed five years after a devastating fire left the historic mansion in ruins. Today, the building has been restored, but this photograph captures it as I found it in 2007 — weathered, abandoned, and slowly being reclaimed by time. Is this permanently closed or under renovation?

📷 Canon PowerShot A710 IS
📍 Ortaköy, Istanbul, Turkey
🌊 Bosphorus
📅 2007

Film in B/W

Coffee on film. Pentax Spotmatic 50mm at Golden hour. I had to rest my feet from all the walking and had one negative left, so why not.

One of my favorite hot sakes for warming: Sawanotsuru “Komedake no Sake” (米だけの酒) from Sawanotsuru Brewery (沢の鶴) in Kobe’s Nada district. A straightforward, food-friendly junmai sake made from rice and rice koji, with a clean, mellow character and a nice balance of umami and dryness. Around 14.5% ABV, it’s especially enjoyable warmed to about 45°C / 113°F, where the rice-driven flavors become rounder and more savory. A great everyday sake for the dinner table. 🍶

a.k.a. Jukujomommasboy

Happy Obon, everyone! Wishing you a peaceful holiday filled with good memories, warm baths, cold beer, and time to appreciate the people who came before us.