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“I knew that it was cruel to be so optimistic, but, in my solitude, I couldn't resist the urge and spent entire days basking in idiotic fantasies, sometimes verging on prayer.”
―
Mieko Kawakami,
Heaven
―
Mieko Kawakami,
Heaven
A quote from Heaven
A few gems scattered across Tokyo. We found time to stop by these free locations to appreciate some design and architecture. It’s a nice way to slow down and catch a break from the busyness that is shibuya. I know the last recc is a little random, but this one is a personal favourite- work by architect Miles Pennington in collab with the University... See more
instagram.comIn the same way that red is used in fast-food restaurants to discourage guests from settling any longer than is necessary to consume their food, the colors of a tearoom instill a guest with an unusual degree of calmness and serenity.
Andrew Juniper • Wabi Sabi: The Japanese Art of Impermanence
And as I gazed at the image I’d done, the next color leaped up at me. Orange. Not just a simple orange, but a flaming orange, a color that had both a strong vitality and also a premonition of decay. Like a fruit slowly rotting away. Creating this color was much more of a challenge than the green. It wasn’t simply a color, but had to be connected
... See moreHaruki Murakami • Killing Commendatore: A novel
feel lonely, we need other people.
Fumitake Koga • The Courage To Be Disliked: How to free yourself, change your life and achieve real happiness
This obsession with the immediate “unburdening” of a thing you created is common in non-Japanese contexts, but I posit: The Japanese way is the correct way. Be an adult. Own your garbage. Garbage responsibility is something we’ve long since abdicated not only to faceless cans on street corners (or just all over the street, as seems to be the case... See more
Craig Mod • Garbage
City of Tokyo, for example, had such a negative reputation among engineers