Author Archives: eli

Golden Week!

Posted on August 6, 2024 by eli

At the end of April and beginning of May, I took a big Golden Week trip westward and down through Kyushu. I have multiple friends who’ve visited or who have extended family in Fukuoka – they’ve all had nothing but … Continue reading →

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The (R)ides of March

Posted on April 18, 2024 by eli

It’s been a while! I frankly got a little burnt out on writing (and still am, honestly) but finally got some motivation to write about my trip last month. March 16 was a big day for public transport in Japan: … Continue reading →

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Koki Mitani’s Odessa

Posted on February 21, 2024 by eli

“Three characters. Two languages. One truth.” This is the idea behind Odessa (オデッサ), Koki Mitani’s first new play in three and a half years, set in 1999 in the American town of Odessa, Texas. A Japanese tourist is detained on … Continue reading →

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RRR × TAKA“R”AZUKA ～√Bheem～

Posted on February 9, 2024 by eli

If you pay attention to movies at all, you’ve probably heard of – and should have seen – RRR, the incredible, ridiculous, and insanely over-the-top 2022 historical action-drama epic about colonialism, friendship, and loyalty. The film was directed and co-written by … Continue reading →

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The Itami Juzo Museum

Posted on January 19, 2024 by eli

Ever since I began planning my move to Japan in mid-2023, there was one place I promised myself I’d go at the first possible opportunity: the Itami Juzo Museum (伊丹十三記念館 / Itami Juzo Kinenkan) in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, on the … Continue reading →

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