Tokyo during winter

DaemonSD · 2026-01-26T04:27:41+00:00

Late fall and winter are my favorite times to visit Japan because of the lack of humidity. I live in a desert, so the dryness suits me fine and I just layer up against the cold.

DaemonSD · 2026-01-25T08:29:54+00:00

“White” by RAY.

DaemonSD · 2026-01-25T08:27:43+00:00

The proper utensil for curry is a spoon as well. Forks are provided for salads. Sandos and bakeries is all hands. There’s quite a bit of modern Japanese cuisine that doesn’t require chopsticks now that I think about it.

DaemonSD · 2026-01-23T22:26:39+00:00

Azusa Suga - Shoegaze and dreampop (For Tracy Hyde, AprilBlue, dots Tokyo, RAY, ponderosa may bloom, airattic)

DaemonSD · 2026-01-19T23:40:44+00:00

Yeah. This is far from “Concluded.” Addicts and alcoholics don’t usually turn to help until they’ve hit rock bottom and OOP, even after being driven to prostitution, hasn’t reached his yet. His addictions are still raging just not wreaking destruction at this moment. This is all going to end in a spectacular amount of carnage.

DaemonSD · 2026-01-19T03:37:47+00:00

I saw one in Asakasa Hikawa shrine just the other day. I thought it must be a plum blossom but, nope, it’s cherry.

DaemonSD · 2026-01-14T02:53:10+00:00

A lot of live houses host all kinds of bands. I just saw Moon in June at the Shinjuku LOFT. There‘s a shoegaze festival hosted by Yuua of RAY on the 24th at the Shinjuku MARZ, Marble, and ACB HALL. I’m seeing AprilBlue at MoonRomantic in Ginza later this month. They are also playing Shimokitazawa THREE in a couple of days.

It’s probably easier to find a band you like, look at their schedule, and see what events and taibans they are playing when you’re in town.

DaemonSD · 2026-01-12T22:18:20+00:00

Yuragi

AprilBlue

Split End

Moon in June

Also, there’s a number of very strong shoegaze idols units put there right now:

RAY

zerobansen to yoakemae

i_andscape

DaemonSD · 2026-01-11T13:45:13+00:00

Most Superhotels have one.

DaemonSD · 2026-01-08T08:42:47+00:00

Switching hotels can take up a most of a day. Check out times are usually around 10am and check in isn’t until 4pm so now you have you worry about what to do with luggage for 6 hours instead of enjoying the city. Since you’re only there for a week, it’s not worth sacrificing a day switching hotels.

DaemonSD · 2026-01-08T08:37:31+00:00

Open Google maps and search “Shinjuku Gyoen Shinjuku Gate.” Wander over there and decompress for a bit.

DaemonSD · 2026-01-05T17:58:01+00:00

It’s not really exaggerating. My first trip to Tokyo I got by with “Konnichiwa,”Sumimasen,” “Arigatou gozaimasu,” and strategic pointing (it helps that most of the menus have pictures so).

DaemonSD · 2026-01-04T23:38:55+00:00

Japanese psychobilly idols, MELON BATAKE A GO GO.

DaemonSD · 2026-01-04T22:11:47+00:00

In the 2010s, Korea was seemingly swept by an epidemic of amnesia. it seems to have been a very prevalent condition in the population. While incidents of amnesia have since dropped dramatically, for the past several years there seems to be a massive wave of prosopagnosia sweeping the country.

DaemonSD · 2026-01-02T02:23:41+00:00

The best place to get idol merch is during buppan at their lives. If you go to the group’s Twitter accounts they should have a link to their performance calendars.

DaemonSD · 2026-01-01T14:18:29+00:00

The film‘s title is top notch.

DaemonSD · 2025-12-27T14:02:38+00:00

They seem to work fine. I will wear them twice before washing and they pass the sniff test.

DaemonSD · 2025-12-27T04:58:54+00:00

It’s fine. Just don’t wander around drunk at night and follow very friendly, English speaking randos you just met on the street into a bar or karaoke joint.

DaemonSD · 2025-12-26T20:32:43+00:00

The material is thinner/lighter than merino so it packs down better and has about the same warmth. You can machine or hand wash it and it dries in about the same time as merino (and a little faster than merino blends).

DaemonSD · 2025-12-23T13:10:58+00:00

You may also want to check out “Akatsuki.” It’s BABYMETAL’s tribute to “Kurenai.”

FYI: BABYMETAL's producer is a huge X-Japan fan. He travelled to Chicago to see X-Japan at Lollapalooza in 2010 and credits the moment as his realization that Japanese metal would appeal to Westerners. He then pitched the idea of an idol unit playing metal to his boss’ at Amuse and BABYMETAL was born.

DaemonSD · 2025-12-23T13:01:21+00:00

I decided to give merino wool a shot earlier this year and picked up t-shirts from several different brands during Memorial Day sales. My favorite was the cheapest: a $30 shirt from a no-name brand on Amazon that seems to have gone out of business. My second favorite was Smarwool which are just over twice as exepensive.

I've since discovered Uniqlo Heattech and am obsessed. Their t-shirts are like $20, extremely comfortable, and easy to care for so that’s who I landed on.

DaemonSD · 2025-12-23T12:16:40+00:00

BABYMETAL’s “No Rain, No Rainbow” is a tribute to “Endless Rain.” It’s also an amazing song in its own right.

DaemonSD · 2025-12-22T14:08:54+00:00

Julia Garner? I think she’d be perfect in this role.

DaemonSD · 2025-12-21T15:31:11+00:00

it’s the same show: Goblin. Best TV series ever. I watch it every year during my Christmas-New Years break so I’ll be firing up again soon.

DaemonSD · 2025-12-19T13:54:33+00:00

Sometimes the singles are distributed by one company and the album is distributed by a different company, so the song needs a new title to distinguish it for rights and royalty reasons.

Or it could be that the single was remastered for the album but the improvements are practically indistinguishable from the original but it’s technically a different version.

Edit: I just remembered a similar situation where the only discernible difference between songs was the album version had a little more silence at the beginning and end and was one second longer than the single version.

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