2020-12-22

visiting a "book cafe" in Fukui-ken

Just published from Echizen-city: a 2-minute introduction to this classic "book cafe" (vinyl record collection, too).
The name seems to be "Godot" (as in the stage production, "Waiting for Godot"), but when the phonetic Katakana is reworked into alphabet, it comes out "Go dou."

It is a good example to glimpse the atmosphere and details of this kind of shop.


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2020-12-14

anime king; announced 2020 "kanji of the year" MITSU

<><>In connection with the pandemic, this year's choice is MITSU,
Article extract:
  The character, which on its own means "close" or "dense," garnered 28,401 votes — 13.65% of the 208,025 cast in a nationwide poll.

<><>In other popular culture news, 'Spirited Away' soon to be surpassed (in money tally) by 'Demon Slayer'

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2020-12-08

25 films online

=-=-= Tweeted 8 Dec 2020 =-=-=
【JFF Plus: Online Festival is about to begin🎉!】
"JFF Plus: Online Festival" is Online Japanese Film Festival presented by The Japan Foundation.
From new releases to classics, more than 25 Japanese films will stream for free
on the Japanese film website "JFF Plus", which opened this October.
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2020-12-05

Remembering a downtown bookstore, GinSen (documentary film)

A former co-worker in Fukui-ken has finished most of the video editing for his 1-hour documentary about the downtown bookstore, GinSen.
The documentary is Japanese-language only; at least for now.

Until the Internet and smartphones began filling people's minds after 2000, it was bookstores and their knowledgeable staff who connected people to ideas and to fellow enthusiasts in various hobbies and subjects.

This story is recorded from 2018 until the demolition of the store to make a parking lot in 2019.
There are a few more edits to make, music to add, and so on.
But he has given me permission to share this Youtube link with others.

The documentary style of Frederick Wiseman (no narrator, long segments) is noticeable.
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2020-12-02

collection of Japanese folktales read, page by page online

Part of the Japan Foundation (Los Angeles) language learning office's website,
Today's feature is the one about the old couple blessed by their kind action to cover the roadside group of o-Jizo-san with protection from rain and snow.
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