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Mika Tanaka

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Coffee addict chasing sunrise temple views ⛩️ Three years, 42 prefectures, one very full passport. I collect train station stamps and strong opinions about regional ramen.

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The Nohara family characters (from right to left): Shinnosuke, Misae, Hiroshi, Himawari, and Shiro the dog, from the Crayon Shin-chan anime, sitting around a kotatsu table. © Bandai Namco Experience Inc.

The Nohara family characters (from right to left): Shinnosuke, Misae, Hiroshi, Himawari, and Shiro the dog, from the Crayon Shin-chan anime, sitting around a kotatsu table. © Bandai Namco Experience Inc.

A kotatsu table with a coffee pot, a tray, and two mugs in the middle of the room. © Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd.

A kotatsu table with a coffee pot, a tray, and two mugs in the middle of the room. © Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd.

An outdoor kotatsu with a green blanket and a wooden table. © Alpen Outdoors

An outdoor kotatsu with a green blanket and a wooden table. © Alpen Outdoors

A kotatsu with six people lying around it, surrounded by fluffy pillows. © Senshukai Co., Ltd. / Belle Maison

A kotatsu with six people lying around it, surrounded by fluffy pillows. © Senshukai Co., Ltd. / Belle Maison

A kotatsu is a mostly low wooden table with a heater fixed underneath and a thick blanket draped over the frame. People sit on the floor, slide their legs under the table, and trap warm air inside. The blanket does most of the work, keeping the heat in so the whole body warms up, not just the feet.

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I kinda want to go there 😀

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Today in Yokohama

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Gotta save some money on food while driving a Ferrari 😁

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A disheveled, exhausted man stands at a convenience store counter.

A disheveled, exhausted man stands at a convenience store counter.

A makeshift homeless shelter surrounded by clutter in a snowy Tokyo park.

A makeshift homeless shelter surrounded by clutter in a snowy Tokyo park.

An abandoned newborn crying among crumpled newspapers.

An abandoned newborn crying among crumpled newspapers.

Hana and a bartender share a conversation at a dimly lit bar in Tokyo Godfathers.

Hana and a bartender share a conversation at a dimly lit bar in Tokyo Godfathers.

Tokyo Godfathers (2003) is Satoshi Kon's most accessible film and an underrated Christmas classic. Three homeless people in Tokyo find an abandoned baby on Christmas Eve and search for its parents. A heartfelt story about found family, redemption, and holiday miracles.

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Gotta lvoe Hiroshige's art!

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I want the left one, but switch the ice creams!

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Kawaii Japan

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Fish

Fish

Fish Market

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Pan-fried bite-sized tetsunabe gyoza are especially crunchy and garlicky at Mugen Gyoza ("Unlimited Dumplings"). They also serve excellent sui-gyoza and taki-gyoza, two more local specialties, for a full-on Fukuoka dumpling experience. #fukuoka #gyoza #japantravel 🍜
tinyurl.com/b-mugengyoza

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Added you!

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Thank you 😍

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That’s really kind of you, Hinata. I just feel like your feed is a bit too focused on U.S. politics for a Japan-centered list. But I do enjoy helping others, so maybe we can create a hashtag or a dedicated feed where people can ask Japan residents about daily life. That would be really cool 😎

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You are right, i’ll add him later when he decides to post on BlueSky regularly.

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Ah yes thanks i added them.

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Made a Japan Travel, News, Language starter pack for you 🥳

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