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The petals of our tears

Posted on May 4, 2020 by bakatsundoku

Namida no hanabiratachi ga harahara The blooming of the sakura trees in Japan is a joyful, yet bittersweet moment, as they, in a very real way mark the passage of time.  The passage of time is both a time for new beginnings, and bittersweet goodbyes.  Sometimes goodbyes are temporary, sometimes they

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Posted on May 3, 2020 by bakatsundoku

I’m going to try a different approach to posting today.  Let me know if you like it. I have never been to Japan, but many things come to mind when I think of it.  I imagine the crisp air of fujisan.  The roar of trains, such as the shinkansen, as they

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Sunday Song #4: Sakura No Hanabiritachi (AKB48)

Posted on July 23, 2018September 6, 2021 by bakatsundoku

I haven’t written one of these for a while, and this one’s a little late.  I have some good excuses which you don’t care about, but if you knew them, you’d agree that they’re good, so we’ll just leave it at that. This is an interesting song.  Its first few

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Hidden AKB48, J-pop, Japan, sakura, sakura no hanabiritachi, 日本 Leave a comment

Sakura

Posted on May 21, 2018September 6, 2021 by bakatsundoku

Every year, around springtime, the cherry trees in Japan (sakura, or 桜) bloom. It’s only for a few days, and I’m to understand it is justifiably considered a national treasure.  People come from all over the world to see the beautiful blooming of the cherry trees, and there is much

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