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Travel writing about places near and far, mixing on-site photography with scholarly reflection
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What I’m reading,
Winter 2026:

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And Harajuku Too

September 28, 2023
Tags: tokyo, Japan, clothing, street scene, youth, city

Paying to Hang Out

September 28, 2023
Tags: tokyo, people, street scene, friendship, costume, clothing

Candy Nostalgia

September 27, 2023
Tags: tokyo, food, memory, business

Finding City Guides

September 27, 2023
Tags: tokyo, city, guide, street scene, translation, Internet, travel

The Maxed-out Aesthetic

September 26, 2023
Tags: tokyo, Japan, aesthetic, design, signs, street scene, people

Triumph of Godzilla

September 26, 2023
Tags: tokyo, statue, photography, city, people, monster

Subway on TikTok

September 26, 2023
Tags: tokyo, TikTok, Internet, memes, map, design

Tokyo Subway

September 25, 2023
Tags: tokyo, public transportation, people, city, Japan, screens

Collecting Capsule Toys

September 21, 2023
Tags: tokyo, Japan, toys, collection, business, vending machine

Reading the Corporate Context

September 21, 2023
Tags: Japan, tokyo, corporations, people, globalization

Beginner's Mind

September 19, 2023
Tags: tokyo, Japan, travel, wisconsin, imagination, technology

The Busiest Pedestrian Crossing

September 19, 2023
Tags: tokyo, Japan, tourism, people

Dressing the Pilgrim Part

September 18, 2023
Tags: pilgrimage, Japan, religion, clothing

Following Kukai

September 18, 2023
Tags: Japan, pilgrimage, travel, statue

The Hands of a Pilgrim

September 16, 2023
Tags: Japan, pilgrimage, travel, modernity, buddhism, statue, body
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