“No matter what, I want to continue living with the awareness that I will die. Without that, I am not alive.”
Matcha has become the generic name for green tea, but real green tea, freshly brewed, is leaps and bounds beyond its watery, for-daily-use counterparts. One of the teacher’s daughter has trained for two years in in sadou, or the art of Japanese tea ceremony, and was kind enough to brew us a fresh cup.
French dog vs. cicada. This showdown is all kinds of adorable. Tediously amusing. [via Japan Probe]
Hahaha!
A Gundam-themed wedding under the life-size Gundam in Odaiba, Japan. The groom dressed up as the protagonist, Amuro, and the director of the series even showed up to give the groom and his (un?)lucky bride a plaque. A nerd’s dream come true. [via TOKYOMANGO]
ぐにゅぐにゅぐにゅぐにゅ〜 [via kissdonttell]
Fuck yeah whatever this is.
Julien Vallée