Hiroshima Food Snob

Poster for Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein

The trailer had me hooked just from the stellar font choice alone. Film was atmospheric, incredible set, costume, and makeup design, along with all the attention to detail that we know and love from Guillermo Del Toro. Also Mia Goth and her insect-inspired looks were *chef’s kiss*

This little crow gives me so much joy

Partially open red rose who has already seen some shit stands before a finger painting of a rose garden.

Closeup of part of a pink rose holding onto a raindrop that is about to fall, but not before it sees and reflects the entire garden.

Orange rose drenched in rain, possibly regretting its decision to open, but it’s not like it can just go back now. Bokeh light background.

Partially open yet already wilting orange rose drenched in raindrops, trying to convince herself that the rain will only make her stronger, although right now she does not feel very strong.

Raindrops on Roses now send me your cat.

The Eagle Hunters of Kyrgyzstan In the mountains of Central Asia, a Small group of outdoorsmen are keeping an ancient tradition alive.

Wonderful article and photographs.

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Huge salad topped with apples mixed with creamy blue cheese and topped with toasty nuts

Oyster stew that felt more like a gratin with the crunchy bread bits on top; the spinach was perfection

Duck confit because how could you not? I restrained myself from gnawing on the bone but it was not easy

Tart raspberry sorbet atop chocolate terrine and a pinch of cacao nibs

Bistro Bouquet in downtown Hiroshima. Low lighting, tea light candles, atmosphere-appropriate music nailed the vibe and the food and wine were also incredible! Bit pricey (but what isn’t nowadays?) so definitely more of a treat than a regular place to go. Details in the alt!

🎠🎠

Bears closing in on Hiroshima City Human-bear interactions are on the increase in the north of Japan and sightings are being reported here in the Hiroshima region on an almost daily basis.

Bear sightings in the Hiroshima area are on the rise and are expected to increase over the coming month🐻
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Valid point, just need some ideas. Am reading more these days which I hope will help with that ☺️

That’s so awesome (and inspiring) to hear as someone who, if you also twisted their arm, would love to be an author. Best of luck!

Kingfisher perched on the edge of a stone lantern in Sumida park yesterday. Orange breast, an adorable little spotted head, long ass beak for murdering things, and a florescent blue stripe cascading down her back like a waterfall. She knows very well how loved she is.

This girl is a very special bird because she is the first kingfisher that I managed to find and track by myself. (Usually I just find and track the ojisans with massive lenses and tripods who will eventually lead me to her.) Please love her, she is the size of your thumb.

Burgundy box with gold foil cherry blossom and cherry tree illustrations on a (admittedly wrinkly) plaid pattern table runner

Apple pie in plastic packaging atop an article about the confectioner that made it against the (still wrinkly) plaid table runner

Small pile of little mochi dango on a shippō patterned small earthenware plate next to various cookies on a white plate and (sigh) wrinkly plaid table runner

Small plate loaded with rice crackers and fried nori snack bits and more rice crackers, oh my! Atop the (you guessed it!) wrinkled plaid table runner

Was given the chance to review a snack box from Sakuraco — new experience for me, but as an avid reader of Sporked.com , it felt like a great opportunity to channel my inner food reviewer!

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Tokyo Tower and part of zozoji temple reflected in a puddle with a blue sky and white clouds and some building, probably owned by the Mori family, given the ku were in. It’s ok to like it. I will forgive you.

Tokyo Skytree not lit for the night yet reflected in a puddle by a river along with a spectacular sunset, so there is no need for man-made color this time.

Who wore the puddle better?

Came to the comments for The Shining references, was not disappointed 😆 What an amazing location!

Going, going, gone.

📍Kaiyūkan Aquarium in Osaka

Had fun squealing at the penguins and in awe of the gigantic whale sharks for an afternoon. Full video below:

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Sunset over Mt Fuji last night. From Tokyo. The city is dark, the sky is spectacular. There are 2 tiny airplanes in the sky above the mountain that look like toys.

I’ll never stop being blown away…

Unfiltered photo of the pink sunset clouds this evening over Tokyo with my Fuji on the horizon. I always say this but I don’t think I’ve seen anything like it before. And it’s probably a good thing the child wasn’t with me because I kept shouting expletives about how amazing it was. Yes he made it home fine.

Me: Ok we’re gonna need to stop at Yokado on the way back so I can take a photo of the sky.

Child: No

Me: K then here’s a key try not to get kidnapped have a nice life bye.

To be fair, the sky:

Japanese Slang Review – October 2025 And it’s time for the tenth Japanese slang review of 2025 (see all prior posts here)! In these posts I deep dive into the world of Japanese terms you probably won’t see in a textbook, l…

It's time for the SPOOKY October #Japanese slang review. Click the link below to learn about:

生主
うにお願いします
ギョプる
チョリーッス
できるとできないの間に
ガチ恋距離
つよつよ
ぎりはっぴー
なめぷ
リリイベ

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The Great Pumpkin is reimagined as a 634 meter tall digital broadcasting tower with a train whizzing by its base. Or, Tokyo Skytree lit bright orange with some green at the top against a dark night sky. It takes some imagining to see a pumpkin but we can do it. Long exposure of a train passing in the right.

It’s The Great Pumpkin vibes, where the Great Pumpkin is reimagined as a 634 meter tall digital broadcasting tower with a train whizzing by its base. Happy Halloween. 🎃

Listen gaijin to a legend
that transpired long ago
Bout some people in the 90’s
putting on a costume show

Dressed as demons, trolls and monsters
Certifiably insane
Looking for a place to a party
Someone said let’s ride a train

(1/?)

Now I’m even more excited to see Frankenstein

Candid photo of pink, magenta, yellow and orange cosmos in their messy reality, impossibly in focus against a blurry green background and a grey sky.

Orange and yellow cosmos. Two in the front stand out, in focus, like an old couple posing in front of their blurry farm. Almost blue sky.

Pink and purple and yellow and orange flowers against green grass that might also be a finger painting save for the few guys on the bottom who are actually in focus.

Cosmos in all the colors plus a blurry hint of hill and sky in the background. I just fucking love these flowers so much.

cosmos > therapy

Osaka cityscape at night with glittering fairy lights on the tree-lined avenue

Crunch fried goodness that is kushi-katsu of all kinds

A wee rock hopper penguin with his left flipper out as if to say 先どうぞ

Yodoyabashi Bridge with ornate lamps now home to pigeons

📍Osaka

Spent the weekend in Osaka seeing a dear friend, making new penguin friends, and generally remembering that this city is a whole dang vibe

Title card reading Kami-Itsuhara Neighborhood Association Autumn Kagura Festival 2025 with maple leaves around the title

If you’re a fan of Hiroshima Kagura and want to see what a super local kagura performance for the autumn harvest (hōnõ kagura) looks like, check out my video from last weekend’s festival in Yuki-cho, Hiroshima 🍁🌾🦊

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The まぁいいか and まぁいいでしょう are SO PERFECT 🤣

An innocent post translating Japanese fillers into English. I cross out the English translations and write I. What I think people actually mean. まあまあ（maa maa） Well, kind-of. Not really, no ていうか （te iu ka） Or rather... /I mear….. I don't actually know what I mean とりあえず（toriaezu） For now.... Stop talking and listen to そうね （sou ne） Well... /I guess... Derp なるほどね （naruhodo ne） I see... / Makes sense. NARUHODO NE! なんだろう （nan darou） What could it be... Wait wut どうしよう （dou shiyou） What should I do...? You do it なんとなく （nantonaku） Somehow This is absolutely a thing but I'd hate to sound confident about it どういうか （douiu ka） How should I put it... You’ll never understand まあいいか （maa ii ka） Well, whatever I'm going home そうだっけ （sou da kke） Was that so..? Yeah no that never happened まあそうね （maa sou ne） Well, yeah I give up. Go ahead and just keep thinking you're right. なんかさ （nanka sa） You know, like The thing you say before everything you say まあいいでしょう (maa ii deshou) Well, that's fine... You need to calm down

Another day, another random post bitterly defaced by yours truly, who only strives to keep it real 😇

Love these new Kojien advertisments

Drawing of Dracula encased in the shape of a coffin, overlayed with bats in white ink

Portrait of a cat with 9 eyes

It’s the season 🦇 Posting some pieces from the past Month of Fear projects

An info-board summarising the difference between Twitter/X and Bluesky and the potential advantages that come with the latter. The original post is from @milesmeelezz.bsky.social . Please go support them and their amazing artwork.

I feel like I need to tap the sign cause I keep seeing people trying to "dunk" on hateful peeps on my feed.

This ISN'T TWITTER.

Please don't make it into it.