Come to my Otakon panel! Or don’t. (Edited)
Edited 8/3/21: I have made the difficult decision not to attend Otakon 2021 or give my panel there. I apologize for breaking this commitment after being fortunate enough to have…
The enthusiastic Ladybeard, or how fandom is different in Japan
Me with Reika Saiki and Ladybeard of Deadlift Lolita. I’ve barely done any significant writing in 2018, but that changed last week when I posted A Sunday With Ladybeard, A…
Why I decided to root for the Hanshin Tigers
John and I in our Tigers jerseys. 1) Everybody loves an underdog When I mentioned in Japanese class that I was thinking about attending a Hanshin Tigers game during my…
That time I rented a villa in Kyoto
View from the second floor. I didn’t do everything right on my trip to Japan. I, for example, accidentally took myself and my friends on a 20-kilometer march around Shinjuku.…
Animals I met in Japan
Snowy Owl, Akihabara, Tokyo This was one of the Owl No Mori cafe. He had a sign next to him that said he didn’t like to be touched, but photos…