My aunt insisted quietly that we visit my grandfather's future grave, which they'd promptly prepared after his heart attack last month.
April 30th, 2013, 2pm
It was 18°C with few clouds. There was moderate breeze.
I understand in its slightly macabre way that it’s comforting to know where one will go next, and it’s certainly gratifying to prepare for it yourself. Until it’s time and for a long time after, these stone statues will cheerfully standby at the entrance of the temple.
Other moments in Tokyo
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Conversations, World Affairs, Culture
"I'm from Libya," he said. I don't know what to say. It's as if he'd told me he'd just come from his father's funeral.
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The first specialty coffee shop in Ikebukuro and Junkudo (bookstore) resonate.
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film, edit
Editing is interpreting.
in Tokyo, Japan -
The Riddle of Steel.
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Commutes, Cities, Underground
The man stands motionless in a crush of white-shirted salarymen, as they swarm past him, toward the single escalator.
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Reve, japan, Centre commercial piscine
Rêve de centre commercial-piscine
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Urban Nature, birds
Sparrow Noise
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City walks
Birthday walk home
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Dead Letter, Addiction
"Dear Cigarettes"
in Tokyo, Japan