Author Archives: owwls

On Having Sushi Delivered by a Conveyor Belt in Japan | 回転寿司

Posted on October 1, 2010

Japan put a halt to the crazy sushi bullshit just after the California roll. Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Weird | 7 Comments

Posted on September 28, 2010

A downloadable/streaming audio recording from Tenmangu Shrine in Dazaifu, Japan. Continue reading →

Posted in Audio, Shrines, Temples and Ruins, Zen | 1 Comment

Posted on September 24, 2010

Every so often I come across a 9-year-old kid in a “Ganja” T-shirt covered in pot leaves. Continue reading →

Posted in Weird | 2 Comments

Posted on September 22, 2010

In which a band of Manhattan hipsters serve as a metaphor for negotiating cultural assimilation. Continue reading →

Posted in Culture Shock, Homesickness, Thinking | 9 Comments

Posted on September 12, 2010

In which a tourist from America has a “mystical experience” in Japan brah, and totally writes about it in his blog. Continue reading →

Posted in Temples and Ruins, Thinking, Uncategorized, Zen | 9 Comments

Posted on September 2, 2010

In which an inanimate object shouts at me about hot dog prices. Continue reading →

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