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The future is the wrong place to seek happiness.

@miya_19c @SandyofCthulhu Apologies, but I have not taken these photographs and I don’t intent to hurt anybody’s feelings or invade their privacy. I was only conveying the pace with which they are able to move with their attire. It was surprising to me.

@_prashanthn @SandyofCthulhu Maiko and geiko who are not working with tourists are out on the go to and from work, so they don't like having their way blocked and their photos taken. How would you feel if your private photos were taken without your permission even though you are not a performer?

When I was in Kyoto with my friend, I kept seeing "geishas" walking around. My friend (who lives in Japan) assured me they were not real geishas, but Chinese tourists dressed up for fun. I asked him, "How can you tell?" He said, "Trust me. When you see a real geisha, you'll KNOW." Anyway went down a notorious geisha street - it was full of restaurants that featured geishas. You had to be a member to get in. And to be a member an existing member had to recommend you. So no way could I get into one of them. They had walls around the grounds so you couldn't even see in. Anyway, while we were gawking at the cool geisha establishments, a long black limousine pulled up and a geisha got out of the back seat and quickly hobbled into one of the geisha places. I was maybe 10 feet away from her. And friend let me tell you I didn't need a guidebook to tell that she was the real deal. Completely white face-paint. Amazing hairdo with sticks thrust through. Layers upon layers of gorgeous colorful kimono cloth. THAT was the geisha. I kept staring at the place after she was long gone. So that is my one story of how I saw a geisha. Sorry I was too stunned to pull out my camera and take a picture. Anyway my wife was there so ...

Thank you for sharing this. It is a wonderful photograph. 🙇🏻 I was there last year, and spent a couple of days. If you’re still there and have not already visited, please take the Enoshima Dententsu line to Enoshima island. It is a wonderful walk to the caves in the island by the ocean.

@Tokyonobo @_prashanthn Kamakura

Went to Shinjuku Gyoen Garden today to photograph the cherry blossoms, but I couldn't enter as it was by reservation only. So, I went to Central Park on the west side of Shinjuku Station. It will probably be a few more days until the blossoms are in full bloom.

The first time I visited Japan in 2018 was just after the Sakura season towards the end of April. I was hoping to glimpse a few cherry trees and I did so in Hamarikyu Goen. It was also the time I looked up the philosophy of Hanami and the Japanese interest in Cherry Blossoms via art. I came to know that this was a timeless tradition with the earliest artworks appearing as long back as the Edo Period by Kano Sanraku. The piece is titled Blossoming Cherry Trees. This year I am in Japan, in the thick of the cherry blossom season, and I’m blessed to see them.

🇯🇵🌸The Japanese people love cherry blossoms very much. This is not only because of their visual beauty, but also because of their fleeting nature — they reach full bloom about 7 to 10 days after the flowers first open, and then scatter within a short period of roughly 5 to 7 days. The Japanese affection for cherry blossoms runs very deep. In fact, records of cherry blossoms date back more than 1,200 years. This is because many Japanese people used to write about the blooming and full bloom of cherry blossoms in their diaries.

Please visit Gujohachiman. I was there last week and it is an incredible place to walk around. The train station is particularly pretty! Thanks to @wrathofgnon for inspiring me to do so.

@Tokyonobo Appreciate your kind words! I’m glad you enjoyed them. Arigato Gozaymashita. 🙇🏻

@_prashanthn Thank you for sharing these beautiful photos and video.

@wjgilmore @dhh @Shopify Which store did you see these in? Planning a trip soon, looks stunning! Thank you.

@dhh @Shopify Very cool. Reminds me of a few retro Citizen watches I saw in Tokyo store a few months ago.

Love these Casio mod watches from Ura. And I doubly love just one-click ordering with @Shopify pay 😍 urawatches.com/collections/eo…

@Tokyonobo I’m glad you liked them. Arigato Gozaymashita!

@_prashanthn Thank you so much for your comment with beautiful photos.

Kamakura City in Kanagawa Prefecture is less than an hour by train from Tokyo Sta.. It is a historical seaside town known for its ancient temples and shrines, the Great Buddha, and its beautiful coastline. It was once the political center of the samurai class in medieval Japan.

Keith Haring creating his iconic subway drawings in New York City, 1980s

@abhymurarka Thank you!! 🙏🏻

Here's Sachee's X account - the flag bearer for India bulls this weekend 🫡

@onlyfootnotes Yes, I agree. Also, analog music.

print and "radio" will come back for a new boom era

@Trinhnomics A very happy birthday to Aleks! Wishing all of you a memorable day!! 🎂 🎉 Also, that’s a wonderful view of Hong Kong!

Thomas Eakins’ The Oarsmen (The Schreiber Brothers) (1874).

It is a beautiful day to be alive! Good morning, and may God bless you…. 🤗

@abhymurarka The Quiet American by Graham Greene…

What are you reading this weekend, that is not about the war? Any good books you read recently?

This was a good fanboy moment….

Always entranced by the Syd Barrett wala Pink Floyd. The Piper At The Gates of Dawn and Saucerful Of Secrets ka mazaa kuch aur hai…

🛑To everyone bragging that "Iran is strong" and cheering the idea of closing the Strait of Hormuz by attacking oil tankers: 🛑Great plan! The regime wants to trigger a massive oil spill right in the Gulf—the very water their own coastal desalination plants depend on for fresh water. 🛑Because nothing says "smart strategy" like poisoning the source that keeps millions of Iranians from dying of thirst during one of the worst historic droughts in decades.—yet let's risk turning the Gulf into an oil-soaked disaster zone that could cripple their own water supply.