№ 777. “Instruments of a Beating Heart”

№ 552. Ghibli Studio Theme Park

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Children around the world have grown up with beloved animated films from Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli. Since 1984, Studio Ghibli films have often served as an introduction to the wider world of anime and have obtained a cult following all their own.

Many Ghibli fans have already made a pilgrimage to the popular Studio Ghibli museum in Tokyo. Others eagerly anticipate the 2020 release of the first Ghibli film since the studio went on hiatus in 2014, following Miyazaki’s retirement. Fans will be thrilled to learn that the construction of a Ghibli theme park is underway that will bring the films to life.

A Studio Ghibli theme park is being built near Nagoya, Japan

The park, based on the Tokyo anime studio's films, will be in Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park near Nagoya, according to Variety, and will open in fall 2022.

 

The List

№ 490. Cast in Iron

№ 323. Hokkaido Through Square Lenses 2

More pictures, field trips and food finds....

№ 322. Hokkaido Through Square Lenses

Summer in Hokkaido. Food tripping for food lovers and a rather sleepy companion, friendly folks and fun excursions to factories and farms. Our letter today is f*x&%$# "F".

№ 286. Axe

Todai-ji Main Gate, Nara, Japan

Todai-ji Museum

№ 271. Looking for Nakata's Keystone

I'm narrating in reverse as I recall the trips to Kyoto and Nara last March. No rules. No words.

№ 270. Mt. Inarii

"Myths are like a reservoir containing every story there is." - Haruki Murakami

Old LPs & Keystones 

Here we stand: Backpack
Stuffed with metaphors;

Talismans to ward

№ 260. Osaka, Kyoto and Nara Through Square Lenses 2

More instagram shots....

№ 259. Osaka, Kyoto and Nara Through Square Lenses

7*C on average, 7 days and 7 am wake up time to rush to the subway commute.

NAIA 3, Manila, Philippines

Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong

№ 228. Jiro is a Borg

"While watching it, I found myself drawn into the mystery of this man. Are there any unrealized wishes in his life? Secret diversions? Regrets? If you find an occupation you love and spend your entire life working at it, is that enough? Standing behind his counter, Jiro notices things. Some customers are left-handed, some right-handed. That helps determine where they are seated at his counter. As he serves a perfect piece of sushi, he observes it being eaten. He knows the history of that piece of seafood. He knows his staff has recently started massaging an octopus for 45 minutes and not half an hour, for example. Does he search a customer's eyes for a signal that this change has been an improvement? Half an hour of massage was good enough to win three Michelin stars. You realize the tragedy of Jiro Ono's life is that there are not, and will never be, four stars."

Ooma in Megamall has one of the best Gyozas in town.