The whirlpools of Naruto.

Sign hanging over a local fishmonger. What a cool word. FISHMONGER.

A crate of Costco persimons. Sweet!

Sona caught off-guard, in the crook of my arm.

3,400 PET bottles converted into Christmas lights by a local preschool.

A coworker’s reception at Miketsukuni, 5 mins. from my house.

My bro snagged this mebaru, or rockfish, with a small metal lure. Mebaru like glittery things.

Yakiniku is perhaps the most beautiful word in the Japanese language.

The Cunningham’s new, unnamed baby girl.

Japanese method of counting in units of five.