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- Toyama Park
Mountain biker hopping up steps in forested ravine between apartment buildings at dusk. On walk from Okubo district to Waseda University, got turned around on descent then ascent into green space. Large map signs every few city blocks combined with compass clarified navigation on confused mobile phone. (Toyama district, Tokyo, Japan) 20150305 - Times Square
Sunday spring stroll down 7th Avenue, at temperature above freezing. Loose weekend before a Monday morning meeting. Benefits of a friend with a Manhattan apartment. (New York City) 20150322 - The New School
Flattered to be asked which undergrad program I might apply to, on tour of Parsons Design. Said that unlike the others, I am probably beyond that, now. Fun to compare design and architecture teaching facilities with other universities I haunt. (Parsons The New School of Design) 20150324 - Temple at Kikuicho
Carp in pond at temple, one of six pauses extending the 30-minute morning walk to an hour. Water trough here had toothbrushes and facecloths out, perhaps for people who don't have a home. Temple is partially behind a 7-11 store, no English labeling for less fame than the Honshoji temple a little further south, and the Seigenji temple a little further west. (Kikuicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo) 20150306 - Takeshita Dori
Quick trip to Harajuku to visit the Daiso dollar store, since couldn't find the one in Shinjuku. After 8 p.m., still some young people hanging on Takeshita Dori, but Wednesday isn't the most popular night out. (Takeshita Dori, Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan) 20150304 - Systems Thinking Ontario March 2015
Session on Systems and Resilience Redux: Deciphering Panarchy (Some More) extended discussion from last month. Some attendees had not pre-read article, so interpreting figures without visual aids was like described video on television. Returning attendees thought that extra time spent on the same theme helped unwrap the mystery, and the month in between gave time for consideration. (Systems Thinking Ontario, OCAD U. Lambert Lounge) 20150318 - SFI class fishbowl
Inner circle of discussants on systemic design methods, with outer circle of observers who can swap into inner. Smaller group enables richer interaction amongst active participants, questions build amongst students paying attention. (Strategic Foresight and Innovation program, OCAD U., Toronto) 20150319 - Pit Inn Shinjuku
Jazz duo with masters Fumio Karashima on piano and Yoshio Suzuki on bass. Repertoire of jazz standards, with creative variations far from the originals. Strings ringing, two musicians, nowhere to hide. Great acoustics in historic basement venue, maybe one-quarter full for the second set on a Thursday night, 9:30 to 10:40 p.m. so that patrons can get the subway home and go to work on the next day. (Pit Inn Shinjuku, Tokyo) 20150305 - Osaka Castle
Wandered into park when contemporary art at Osaka Prefecture Government doesn't exist anymore, then Museum of History closed today. Loose schedule, so riding subway around town not quite randomly. (Osaka Castle Park) 20150303 - Niagara Falls from Rainbow Bridge
On drive to NYC, stopped for hour walk through Niagara State Park. Oldest park on the U.S., quiet on a March Friday. First time to see falls on the American side, we have seen the more commercial Canadian side frequently. (Rainbow Bridge, Niagara Falls, NY) 20150321 - Jim Coplien, AsianPLoP 2015
Plenary talk on "A Challenge to the Japanese Pattern Language Community" by Jim Coplien at the 4th Asian Conference on Pattern Languages of Programs, Waseda University, Tokyo. Cope spoke on a microphone, seated, with conference participants gathered around in a circle. (AsianPLoP 2015, Waseda U., Tokyo) 20150307 - Hoshoji temple, Tokyo
Bright orange torii gates looking west from Waseda station mark stairs for long climb up to orange gate for Buddhist temple, with statues inside windows on both sides. In the main building, a bride, groom and two parents seemed to be in the midst of a private marriage ceremony with a monk. Just one of the many temples just off the Waseda University campus. (Hoshoji temple, Nishiwaseda, Shinjuku, Tokyo) 20150307 - Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum
Learning about varieties of rice used, and how sake is made. Small samples at end of tour still more alcohol than I've consumed in a year. Rainy day deterred outdoor sightseeing. Rode shinkasen bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto, day of touring, then continuing route by car to Osaka. (Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum, Fushimi, Japan). 20150301 - Fushimi Inari Shrine
Beginning of ascent through thousands of vermilion torii gates at Shinto shrine, on a rainy late afternoon in early March. Brief sightseeing opportunity on routing from Tokyo to Kyoto on shinkasen, continuing on to Osaka in the car of a colleague. (Fushimi Inari Shrine) 20150301 - Fox Capture Plan, Club Metro
Jazz fusion trio in Kyoto basement music venue. Stood for an hour on concrete floor for band to start, our group double the age of the target audience. Japanese music lovers appreciative but enthusiasm restrained as compared to western audiences. Fox Capture Plan opened, we stayed halfway though set by Jizue before jet lag suggested leaving early. (Club Metro, Kyoto, Japan) 20150301