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March 7

A gyudon bowl with rare beef and various other delicious ingredients.

kyushu fest in osaka. this was made by my friend Aoi, a Kumamoto native. sublime.

Looking down at a city side street in central Osaka from the 3rd floor. Neon signage and a very haphazard wiring job on a power pole are visible.

February 17

A tiny dish of lamb chops (well, a lamb chop, in tiny pieces) with spices and a bed of pesto.

still alive. still eatin’ good.

January 7

A bowl of ramen stacked with chashu and tempura
Main tower of Kumamoto Castle, set against a perfect blue sky in mid-afternoon winter

First domestic destination of 2025: Kyushu! This is the main tower of Kumamoto Castle, and I gotta say, this feels like peak castle to me. It suffered massive damage in an earthquake in 2016, but engineers have pulled off an incredible restoration, and the whole tour experience is the best I’ve seen. (The rest of the complex is in much worse shape still - there’s another ~25 years worth of repairs planned.)

December 25

Garion posing in a Santa hat with all the regulars at Bonchi

murr chrumbass everybody

December 2

Walking across Hoshi no Buranko in north-eastern Osaka

November 26

A tiny rainbow cake with “Garion” in Katakana on top

November 19

Garion dressed as Nobita from Doraemon, next to two lovely (and equally costumed) regular customers at Bonchi.

halloween 2024.

October 16

Garion and Stephen posing in front of a panoramic view of central Osaka from the 50th floor in Tennoji

friends from new zealand! thank u for visiting 😭

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