Wabi-sabi: very difficult.
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justdream
September 26 /
Kyoto
“Kinkaku-ji: not wabi-sabi. Ginkaku-ji: wabi-sabi.” -Wise Japanese man
September 21 /
Kyoto
Nowhere is the Japanese aesthetic of wabi-sabi more evident than in Kyoto.
September 21 /
Tokyo
I formed an expectation that Tokyo would be a strange place before arriving, but was surprised by something I found truly weird: in one of the largest, most densely-populated metropolises in the world there are no trashcans, and no trash.
September 18 /
Tokyo
There are many reasons Shimokitazawa is the coolest neighbourhood in the world, but foremost is not having to lock your bike.
September 18 /
Kinosaki
A brief vacation from my travels.
September 17 /
Koyasan
Water is round in a round receptacle, and square in a square one.
September 12 /
Tokyo
Destruction of life in war is tragic; destruction of culture is a calamity.
September 9 /
Tokyo
Few words capture the character of Tokyo better than ‘contrast’.