Fujisan peeking above the clouds

i miss you peach water

for some reason there was this spidey guy near my dorm unit...

maybe it was fate..?

the riverbank I crossed on my walk to the station

the crosswalk I sometimes ran into my professor on

downtown hirakata

let's go check out that daiso!

needle felting is a fun hobby..!

let's check out that tsutaya bookstore now

paripi koumei was poppin at this time..

onimai !!

my first sunset in hirakata

takoyaki from osaka is so good. the pigeons also agree!

it blows my mind how much secondhand treasures are here. thrifting became my new passion

she was literally like $2!! such a steal.. I had to, she's so cute

so surreal.. yes we're in a village vanguard

"bartholomew"

can you see them?

checking out kawaramachi for the first time

strawberry matcha dorayaki

there's a round 1 here! let's go play for a bit

this was my first time seeing the printer for project diva arcade!

let's explore the jungle that is donquijote now

now we're off to kiddy land

this is lowkey the cutest melody ever..

Yasaka shrine.

I took a walk around to the park behind it, and there was a couple going at it in broad daylight on top of a hill

erm

some omikuji fortunes tied up to ward off bad luck

let's take a night visit to fushimi inari taisha now

It was so nice that there were barely any people at this time. It was both peaceful and a little spooky at the same time.

there's a little cryptid in the bottom left

a few more little cryptids

I think I'll forever regret not playing this gachapon

today, we're going to Nipponbashi. It's a recommended stop for otaku in Osaka!

this is the interior of a k-books, which is another secondhand otaku goods store

these hololive goods are signed by the members!

we're going to take a peek in this animate - a popular chain that sells anime goods!

the outside of a super potato - a retro games store

napo napo napolitan!

kakigori at a summer fireworks festival!

yakisoba. it tasted a little sweaty

ichigo ame

it was super crowded and very hot at this matsuri

I had to find a spot to sit down in the grass/dirt, and tried to avoid the large bugs that wanted my snacks..

it's a hibiscus

a rainy day in ninenzaka and sannenzaka

kyoto's ancient streets

below are a few pics from a day trip to Nara, the city with a lot of roaming deer

I visited Nara before the Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan anime was released. I wonder if the park became more busy after that trend started..?

There were a lot of schools taking trips to Nara on the day I went. I specifically remember one student that ran into me at top speed, because I guess he was excited about the deer and didn't see me.

I remember buying this ice cream cone from an older woman working in the park.

That night, I went to a fireworks festival in Hirakata. Most of my experience was trying to navigate through this massive crowd.

I fear it was the most congested I had ever felt; all of our bodies were forcibly squished together.

I ended up having to watch the fireworks mid-walk home, but it was still a great view, honestly.

I walked over 10 miles that day.

The next day, a typhoon hit.

This place (Pomme no Ki) is supposed to have pretty good omurice.

It was satisfying, but I usually liked the runny omurice with demi-glace on top from a cafe right next to the school better.

Luckily for me, a collaboration between Vocaloid and Can Do (a 100 yen store) started.

The theme appeared to be a pastel pajama party.

I bought a few stickers and keychains from this collection.

My next day trip was to Takatsuki.

It was there that I tried the shine muscat grapes, which my criminal justice teacher absolutely raved about.

Delicious, delicious mont blanc...

Spicy, oily mazesoba...

This is a lighter with Yohane on it, which I thought was kind of funny.

My favorite mazesoba place, Roman.

It's right outside the school gates.

before they cancelled his ass

some cool statues below! each location has their own.

some yokai watch stickers for good measure.

a quick stop to Nakano broadway, where they sell a lot of vintage and second-hand goods.

sadly, I don't have a lot of pictures of those, but I do have this picture of that super tall rainbow ice cream you can get here that went viral like ten years ago.

let's head over to Harajuku now, the center of kawaii!

probably the coolest pic I have from Harajuku - this is the Moshi Moshi Box clock made by Sebastian Masuda. It was once a landmark for Harajuku kids, but sadly it was taken down in 2019. The last time it was displayed in public as of writing was during his Yes, Kawaii is Art" exhibition exhibition in Los Angeles (2024).

the infamous crepes.

I probably won't go back to a maid cafe ever again, but...at least I got the cutest crepe ever!

now, some misc photos:

this was around the time Love Live (particularly sunshine) was EVERYWHERE. Lucky for me ~

you know my ass was scream singing bokura wa ima no naka de

this pic goes hard