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Full stack writing (and publishing): Welcome to Hi
by Craig ModTokyo — We’d like to welcome you to Hi: A community of writers, journalists, journalers, illustrators, photographers, travelers, poets, and musicians exploring the world, and sharing those explorations through images and text. Hi has been in private beta for the last eight months, but today we’re opening to all. We’d love for you to join: Sign up What is Hi? Hi is a writing platform with each piece be...
Craig Mod
Chris Palmieri
Luis Mendo
James Gibson
Yiling Ding
literature, Hotels, ghosts
Brando's room
by Craig ModHigashiyama ward — “Most Japanese girls giggle,” begins Capote’s 1957 profile on Marlon Brando for The New Yorker. I first came across this piece a few years ago during my Capote phase in which I was hunting down and d...
Japanese Curious, Prose, Testing
The monk in a tree
by Craig ModTokyo — There’s a monk in that tree, I swear. Can you see him? It’s a bit tough. But trust me, he’s there. Bald, in robes. No harness. No helmet. Just a monk in a tree with a sword, cutting branches in my...
expats, Travel, writing
Notes on The Other
by Craig ModNarita — What right do I claim? None. No family, no blood ties, no citizenship. Friends, yes, but nothing legal. A visa, up for renewal yet again. Nothing binding. Nothing strict. And so you come. You, too, w...
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Art, opening, show
My opening was full of VIPS
by Luis Mendo in Shibuya-ku -
Goodbye
Writing the last moment
by Craig Mod in Tsuruoka-shi -
The second hill
by Craig Mod in Tsuruoka-shi -
Goodbye, Today's office
A temple with a view
by Craig Mod in Tsuruoka-shi -
Goodbye
Goodbye Hi
by ankel ishikawa in Meguro-ku -
japan, Travel, pilgrimage
The Gate
by Jack Cheng in Setagaya-ku -
Swan. Pond.
by William Percy in Mito-shi -
January 1st 1990. My brother, Tom is in blue.
by William Percy in Mito-shi -
谢谢你 hi.co
by William Chen in Shinjuku-ku -
Loss, Life, Love
damn impermanence.
by Elizabeth Mueller in Sakyō-ku -
the Internet, JUXTAPOSE, written after meeting an idol
So i was figuring out a way to convince myself that there is nothing left on the internet.
by fox hewlett in Itabashi-ku -
science fiction, Fantasy
Super Nova
by Lone Wolf in Kōtō-ku -
I am a beautiful dog.
by wolf darkowsky in Shinjuku-ku -
Invisible city
From here I can see the invisible city.
by wolf darkowsky in Setagaya-ku -
Pachikō, Forgotten Sibling of Japan's Most Famous Dog
by Brian Scott Peterson in Shinjuku-ku -
Temples, pilgrimage
What walking through a pitch black tunnel taught me about humanity.
by Elizabeth Mueller in Tosa-shi -
Publishing
Archives archives archives
by Craig Mod in Shibuya-ku -
Life
I'm doing better and will be fine
by Shu Kuge in Nakano-ku -
commute, Work-Life Balance, Coffee Shop Thoughts
Life in Tourtour.
by Luis Mendo in Shibuya-ku -
Character Studies
His arms and legs are frail.
by Lester X in Hakata-ku -
Character Studies
She has also become sensitized to the way people pronounced her name.
by Lester X in Hakata-ku -
tokyo, models
The Tokyo model, 1:1000
by Craig Mod in Shibuya-ku -
Love
Love
by Nara Ki in Taitō-ku -
Conversations
Kaoru
by Nara Ki in Kanagawa-ku -
meditation, zen
Sesshin
by :DD L in Obama-shi -
japan, Matsumoto, Suited for Travel
Note to self: platform wedges are not the best for trekking around a city. Or through a castle.
by Erin Justice in Matsumoto-shi -
japan, tokyo, stranger in a Strange Land
"Do you want me to take your picture?"
by Erin Justice in Chiyoda -
Outdoor Online, Cardanchi, Design
Notes on Living Outside Cultural Norms. Markers.
by James Gibson in Ikeda -
Café views, Beer
The beerman sleeps
by Craig Mod in Kamakura-shi -
Outdoor Online, time
Notes on Living Outside Cultural Norms. Reset the mind.
by James Gibson in Tateyama-machi -
Outdoor Online, time, Food
Notes on Living Outside Cultural Norms. Save for a sunny day.
by James Gibson in Otsu -
japan, shrine, Culture
Torii gates at Fushimi Inari Shrine (伏見稲荷大社, Fushimi Inari-Taisha)
by Nishad TR in Fushimi-ku -
japan, mountain, sunset
Sunset from 金峰山小屋
by Nishad TR in Kōfu-shi -
Cyberpunk, manga
Tokyo Police Cataclysm Divison.
by Laurian Gridinoc in Setagaya-ku -
Architecture
Thinking inside the box, a very special box.
by Laurian Gridinoc in Minato-ku -
japan, photography
Walking around Kamakura I saw this girl sitting on top of a building enjoying the afternoon.
by Markus in Kamakura-shi -
Character Studies, Chance encounters
Today she wore a light and airy kimono. Her hair black like the bristles of a fine brush.
by Lester X in Yokohama -
Imagination, scribbling
When I unchain my imagination, letting it roam like an absent-minded grandmother, fingers roaming over undusted tables...
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Kyoto, japanese garden
Garden of Kohojo in Cion-in
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Onsens, landscapes, mountains
Naked and Outside
by Dan Weinberg in Kijimadaira-mura
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Art, opening, show
My opening was full of VIPS
in Shibuya-ku, Japan -
Goodbye
Writing the last moment
in Tsuruoka-shi, Japan -
Goodbye, Today's office
A temple with a view
in Tsuruoka-shi, Japan -
summer
The impermanence of mint-choco ice
in Minato-ku, Japan -
The second hill
in Tsuruoka-shi, Japan -
summer
If not now, then when?
in Shinano-machi, Japan -
谢谢你 hi.co
in Shinjuku-ku, Japan -
japan, Travel, pilgrimage
The Gate
in Setagaya-ku, Japan -
Swan. Pond.
in Mito-shi, Japan -
Loss, Life, Love
damn impermanence.
in Sakyō-ku, Japan -
the Internet, JUXTAPOSE, written after meeting an idol
So i was figuring out a way to convince myself that there is nothing left on the internet.
in Itabashi-ku, Japan -
science fiction, Fantasy
Super Nova
in Kōtō-ku, Japan -
every tokyo memory
Last mitaka godson dinner
in Mitaka-shi, Japan -
every tokyo memory
The best tree
in Taitō-ku, Japan -
Invisible city
From here I can see the invisible city.
in Setagaya-ku, Japan -
Fuji
in Shinjuku-ku, Japan -
every tokyo memory
Rakkyo!
in Shinjuku-ku, Japan -
every tokyo memory
Studios
in Shinjuku-ku, Japan -
every tokyo memory
A first Starbuck's
in Shinjuku-ku, Japan -
every tokyo memory
Coffee, jazz, and blackouts
in Shinjuku-ku, Japan -
every tokyo memory
The vox people
in Shinjuku-ku, Japan -
every tokyo memory
Somewhere up this building
in Shinjuku-ku, Japan -
every tokyo memory
Banks from past decades
in Toshima-ku, Japan -
Bullying, #Hi.CO
Project Anti-Bullying
in Nishi-ku, Japan -
Pachikō, Forgotten Sibling of Japan's Most Famous Dog
in Shinjuku-ku, Japan -
Walking home in the rainy season, she stands backlit by our local Daiei store. "You're hot," she sings in English, "I said you're hot."
in Musashino-shi, Japan -
中国国内上网真不容易要翻（fan）墙（wall），不然就是大局域网，好怀恋那是的谷歌地图，在没有多少地图以前真的好好用（那时百度和高德还没出生），即使现在还是想用谷歌的地图，国外的网盘也不错
in Nagawa-machi, Japan -
今天第一天来，听说这里要关闭了，我喜欢看科技新闻有喜欢的人一起吗
in Nagawa-machi, Japan -
Coal mine navigator
in Setagaya-ku, Japan -
commute, Work-Life Balance, Coffee Shop Thoughts
Life in Tourtour.
in Shibuya-ku, Japan -
I want a big, heaping, steamy, satisfying scoop of poop to throw at all my haters:p
in Chūō-ku, Japan -
Temples, pilgrimage
What walking through a pitch black tunnel taught me about humanity.
in Tosa-shi, Japan -
Best in Tokyo
in Minato-ku, Japan -
Life
I'm doing better and will be fine
in Nakano-ku, Japan -
A favorite danchi
in Nakatsugawa-shi, Japan -
A favorite danchi
in Nakatsugawa-shi, Japan -
Walks and their trees
in Nakatsugawa-shi, Japan -
Walks and trees
in Nakatsugawa-shi, Japan -
Pizza and trains and Mt. Ontake
in Kiso-machi, Japan -
Character Studies
His arms and legs are frail.
in Hakata-ku, Japan -
Character Studies
She has also become sensitized to the way people pronounced her name.
in Hakata-ku, Japan -
Coffee break
in Totsukawa-mura, Japan -
Hello tiny shrine
in Tanabe-shi, Japan -
SEA Ibaraki Japan
in Takahagi-shi, Japan -
Back on the Kumano
in Tanabe-shi, Japan -
Archive chatter
in Minato-ku, Japan -
Point of declaration, summer 2010
in Minato-ku, Japan -
tokyo, models
The Tokyo model, 1:1000
in Shibuya-ku, Japan -
Ufo libraries
in Chūō-ku, Japan -
Mochi time
in Minato-ku, Japan -
Blessed earth
in Shibuya-ku, Japan -
Conversations
Kaoru
in Kanagawa-ku, Japan -
walks, 88 Temple Pilgramage, 88 temples
Top of lady body mountain
in Sanuki-shi, Japan -
walks, 88 temples, 88 Temple Pilgramage
Morning chants
in Matsuyama-shi, Japan -
walks, 88 Temple Pilgramage, 88 temples
Pilgrimage hamlets
in Minami-chō, Japan -
88 temples, 88 Temple Pilgramage, walks
Shikoku big skies
in Itano-chō, Japan -
Holy Places, history
The wishing tree
in Shibuya-ku, Japan -
I am a beautiful dog.
in Shinjuku-ku, Japan -
So... I have recently joined Hi and I quite like it. I have seen the active writers- the most prominent one is probably Disgust the emotion :)
in Itabashi-ku, Japan -
moon
That waning gibbous
in Setagaya-ku, Japan
