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京都駅から見る京都タワー
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Being Japanese American (4th generation) this was honestly such a special experience for me. My great grandparents came from the Hiroshima area in the early 1900’s. My grandparents faced racism and had many family members interned in the camps during ww2, and my grandfather fought on the US side in the 442nd infantry. They didn’t teach their kids Japanese in an attempt to assimilate. I grew up with alot of the culture (food, temple, etc) but never really had a huge grasp on it. I finally got to visit Japan with my wife and two daughters and have been back for a couple days. Honestly fell in love and miss it already. I encourage any Asian Americans who havent, to visit the place of their ancestors. It was amazing.

Photo by Sung Jin Cho

Kanji overload! And very limited English on the terminal.

It was somewhat rare, but I did run into this situation a few times as a tourist dumb enough to venture outside of the regular tourist areas.

I think this is when I was still buying paper tickets and hadn't discovered how to use the IC cards yet. I'm pretty sure I overpaid and hoped for the best, or got ready to do fare adjustment on the other side.

Today IC card + Google Maps is such a game changer

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.

My first time at Tonogayato Garden, I really loved the aesthetics.

芸術家岡本太郎氏デザイン、
1970年大阪万博のテーマ館の象徴の高さ70メートル芸術的建造物。