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🎶 Artists in the Wild (1): Meet Auralynn Nguyễn, Ikebanist
On art as a lifelong path and flowers as living beings—Japan
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# 17 Odd Beauty in an Under-Touristed Japanese Fishing Village on Shōdoshima
On shadows, time, dust, and jihankis
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# 16 Naoshima, Japan: Can Art Make Right What Mining Wrecked?
On museums, hope, and transformation.
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# 15 The Discomfort of Visiting the Past in Nagasaki, Japan
On Dejima, battleships, China, shame, and male aggression
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# 14 Snapshots of Life in Japan
On consideration, contradiction, and dreams
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# 13 Journey to a Lesser Visited Region of Japan: Itoshima
On overtourism and following curiosity
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# 5 Possessions as a Liability: Illegal Dumping is a Disgrace
On the Japanese Alps, minimalism, and getting rid of things in Osaka
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# 4 The Shugakuin Imperial Villa and its Splendid Gardens in Kyoto, Japan
On misty shelves, borrowed beauty, and (self)reflections
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# 3 Living in a Traditional House in Kyoto
On marveling, mindfulness, and the unfamiliar.
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# 2 Bonding with the Dead in Japan
On grief and how the Japanese say goodbye
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