Wandering Thoughts

There are many people in this worldwho seem to truly live through their everyday lives.People like Momoko Sakura, whom I...

What kind of person do I want to be?Living my own lifeis much harder than I once imagined.Before I realize it,I can so e...

Lately,I’ve started thinking,“I’d like to try living as someone who writes books.”It wasn’t a sudden realization.Looking...

Last night,I found myself opening my phone again and again,scrolling through informationwithout any real purpose.Wheneve...

Recently, I’ve realized something again.I have a Pilates certification,but I don’t live what people would probably call“...

I recently read an article on Hokuoh Kurashi no Dogutenabout Noriko Nagatsuka.The words she shared stayed with me—they f...

Over the past couple of days,something that had been quietly sittingin the corner of my mindsuddenly came rushing in all...

That day, we were sitting across from each otherat a Doutor Coffee on Dogenzaka in Shibuya.It was late July, 2024.Early ...

As I kept reading the article,I began to see what Noriko truly loved.She had loved plants and flowers since she was a ch...

The night before last, I had a frightening dream.Two foreign men who said they were interested in Japanese houses came t...