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Depopular: what about depopulation?

September 16, 2015by oldmanchris

Syrian migrants are big in the news.  Eduardo Porter of the NYTimes says the Syrians are the vanguard of an “unstoppable force of demography.”  Spandrell agrees and says better small […]

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color paintings of O-sensei

August 22, 2014by oldmanchris

Recently, Aikido Journal’s Stanley Pranin had an old black and white photograph of Ueshiba colorized.  One of the commenters at the journal asked if this meant there would be color […]

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Bring me my spear: hacking the universe

August 21, 2014by oldmanchris

I had a small revelation last night.  I’m still frustrated, but at least my mind has been stimulated. One of the things that troubles me about aikido is that it […]

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results of (L) knee MRI

August 17, 2014by oldmanchris

Copy of an e-mail I sent to Chris Crampton: Dear Crampton-sensei, Here is an update on my knee following the MRI last Monday: The good news is that the MCL […]

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first CouchSurfers

August 14, 2014by oldmanchris

When I was traveling through Asia before coming to Japan, I learned about CouchSurfing and signed up.  I wanted to try CouchSurfing all over SE Asia, which would have saved […]

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Mitarashi matsuri 御手洗祭

July 29, 2014by oldmanchris

Shimogamo and Kamigamo Shrines are dedicated to kami of the Kamo River, or so I understand.  So appropriately Shimogamo Shrine has a stream running through the middle of its grounds. […]

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Gion matsuri for stragglers

July 25, 2014by oldmanchris

Since I was on vacation in America, I couldn’t see Gion matsuri on the 17th of July.  However, this year, for the first time in many years, Kyoto split the […]

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preparing for Gion Matsuri

May 30, 2014by oldmanchris

Tonight as I was leaving work to get a bus back home, I heard the tell-tale sign of festival music.  The Gion festival is still over a month away, but […]

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cherry blossom season

April 4, 2014by oldmanchris

Last year, I didn’t really get to see cherry blossoms.  This year is not turning out too much better, but on Friday, I did get to ride my bike around […]

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another sashimi dinner

March 21, 2014by oldmanchris

Here’s another cheap sashimi steak dinner.  This steak was particularly tender and delicate in flavor.  I don’t know what type of fish it was, though!!

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Chris is an American living in Kyoto, Japan. He studied Classics at university and worked as an ICU nurse before traveling Asia and ending up in Japan. In 2013-2014, he completed the Yoshinkan Aikido Kenshusei Course in Kyoto under Jacques Payet. more...

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