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Replying to @chadkoh
There she is!
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Good morning from Ise! 🌅 This is where the shrine of Amaterasu the Sun Goddess is located. We will be paying our respects at her shrine this afternoon. Turns out the Prime Minister of Japan will there too. #sunrise #nofilter
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I have seen so many of these cashless payment services during this trip (last one was 2 years ago). I have no idea which one I should be using… if any… https://twitter.com/gen/status/1212971134607474688
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Replying to @chadkoh
The line goes way out onto Oike
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Replying to @chadkoh
Here is the line out of shrine all the way down to Oike
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Stopped by the “Money Shrine” (look at that gold torii ⛩) to pay respects for the new year, but couldn’t go in because of the MASSIVE line!
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In this pond is a Dragon King. In 824 Kūkai called upon the dragon here to make it rain and relieve Kyoto of a long drought. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zennyo_Ry%C5%AB%C5%8D#Shinsen’en
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Replying to @chadkoh
The lighting is also straight out of 19th C Vienna: at the top of the wall every two or so feet is a sconce with a faux gas light. Between each light is a frame-and-webbing shelf for you to put your … I dunno, your bag of pirate booty or your Latin Gutenberg Bible? 🤷🏼♂️
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Replying to @chadkoh
I am not tall, but I feel the need to duck in this tiny space. Just up the stairs is Shijo-Teramachi: a very busy and heavily trafficked area of Kyoto. A million tourists pass above our heads as we take a quiet break in this cozy, velvet and wooden womb.
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Replying to @chadkoh
Some light jazz piano is playing and the master is chatting with the older customer at the bar as she makes the coffee in the distinct style described in Merry’s book.
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Replying to @chadkoh
There are two other customers here. Luckily nobody is smoking, but there are ashtrays on the tables and the musty smell of cigarettes is infused in the wood panels and dark carpet.
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Replying to @chadkoh
There is one booth, 3 very small (and low tables) and a bench with 3 more tables. The wooden bar in the corner seats 5 more. Altogether seating for 18. Each seat is upholstered in a dark aquamarine velvet.
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Replying to @chadkoh
There is a sign prohibiting photos, so I will have to describe it: you walk down stairs into a dark wood-panelled room maybe 12x12. It feels kind of like stepping in the the captains cabin on a pirate ship.
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While in Kyoto I am popping in at a few cafés featured in the book I have been reading lately. I am in Otafuku (which I have probably walked past a million times in the past 20 years) which actually has a small poster of Merry’s book above the bar! https://twitter.com/meijiat150/status/1048352372999651329
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RT @oihamza: Product designers making popcorn
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Replying to @howtojapanese
ダブダブダブ right?
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Good morning from the suburbs of Kyoto 🌅
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Replying to @Aceface4ever
We got in to Haneda last night, and went to 初詣 with Chris! Now we are off to Kyoto for all the family things. We will take a quick side trip to Kyushu.
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Replying to @Aceface4ever
Yup! Just on a Shink to Kyoto. おめでとうございます！We are here just for a week. Short trip.
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Happy new year from Tokyo Station! Only 205 days until the 2020 Olympics
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Wheels up! 🇨🇦 🛫 🇯🇵
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I am off to Japan tomorrow, and I don’t think I will finish any books (tho I might see a film on the plane… unlikely to be a 5-star) — so I thought I would post this now. https://twitter.com/chadkoh/status/1211337761074171904
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RT @renefris: Scariest movie I’ve ever seen https://twitter.com/Ad_Inifinitum/status/1210652504968585217/video/1
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The best of 2019 http://chadkohalyk.com/2019/12/29/the-best-of-2019/
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Replying to @dmoren and @kbenesh
Haha! The Prequels were all about trade negotiations and the Mando is about Imperial supply chains! Thanks Dan & Kat 👏 👏 👏
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RT @shinjisumaru: 古墳時代あたり～太平洋戦争までの合戦、紛争、事変なんかを２分弱に圧縮した動画作ってみたら、応仁の乱あたりから大変なことになった。
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Replying to @JessMarinDavis and @GreatDismal
Wow I am doing a reread of The Peripheral in prep for The Agency release next month. I was extra motivated after reading this profile last week: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/12/16/how-william-gibson-keeps-his-science-fiction-real
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I am Chad. Festive spirit of the summer. I will bring you the gift of stuff. Believe in me because you have to. https://twitter.com/HollyGoDarkly/status/1210032508961619968
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RT @BrentToderian: Still probably the best #ChristmasEve tradition I’ve ever heard. Iceland definitely does #Christmas well. Did you get an…
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RT @Pinboard: Here is Ye Olde Katakana, the Japanese syllabary written to resemble Gothic miniscule. (https://feitclub.tumblr.com/post/82867586989/its-a-katakana-font-named-%E3%82%B4%E3%82%A6%E3%83%A9-designed-to) https://t.co…
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Merry Xmas ya’ll!
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Replying to @BooksOnAsia
Wow! Didn’t realize you had a podcast. Would love to subscribe but it isn’t coming up in PocketCasts directory. Can you share the RSS feed?
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Replying to @dambaras and @meijiat150
😁I thought that might be your answer! Excellent. Will pick up. Cheers!
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@dambaras I just listened to your interview with @meijiat150 and am wondering where I can learn more about Andō Sakan. Is there a book or article you recommend?
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RT @Johnny_suputama: In case you needed further evidence of just how amazing Japan’s train infrastructure is, the red regions indicate acce…
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RT @michaelharriot: Thread: 50 years ago, on Dec. 4, 1969, Chicago cops killed 21-year-old Black Panther, Fred Hampton
Hampton’s death was…
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RT @VikiLovesFACS: At conferences, I use Inigo Montoya’s guide to Networking Success (Yes, really. Otherwise I always forget to say my name…
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Population growth of Japan’s biggest cities. Weird to think that there was a point Osaka was bigger than Tokyo! Also, that my Kyoto was near the top back then. https://twitter.com/mugitaro_comics/status/1202604135851290631
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Omg #初雪
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Inspirational https://twitter.com/VerbatimHKG/status/1201173929437483008
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RT @BeWaterHKG: Kudos to Dr. Kwong Po-yin for fending off #HongKongPolice. https://t.co/DOeFTGFgF0
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Replying to @chadkoh
It was never about the tech… that was just a means
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As someone who was steeped in this during my youth, and having gone through a number of political transitions, the following line from the piece really stood out: “The cyberpunks have *become* the corporate overlords” https://t.co/vkjOV9U22j
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Branded Gingerbread House Day (selected by kids) #xmas #StarWars
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Omg! Daughter called me into the kitchen because the milk had gone bad. When I opened the fridge
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RT @RexChapman: My man is blind.
THIS is the Twitter content I’m here for…💪😍🔥😏🔥💪
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Replying to @PhilipMichaels
Tell them there are not enough barrettes. Gotta do the hair and the mani pedi too my brother! 🤜 🤛 #girldadlife
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👀 OMGOMGOMGOMG! https://twitter.com/JapanIntercult/status/1200201929088851969
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Autumn sunset from #office #flickr #okanagan https://flic.kr/p/2hSizMF
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We had a successful meeting today @okcolab with guest speaker @DaveBest99 in light of the upcoming British Columbia #accessibility legislation and what we can do as designers and business owners. Only 1 day left for feedback: https://engage.gov.bc.ca/accessibility/ https://twitter.com/culturemate/status/1197946164890476546
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