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Letters on wabi-sabi, mottainai, and the art of seeing — from a small apartment in Tokyo.
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Furusato: A Word for the Place You Cannot Return To
https://thetokyohermit.substack.com/p/furusato-a-word-for-the-place-you
Published: September 6, 2026 13:00
On a Japanese word that English translates as "hometown," and why the translation drops the only ingredient that matters.
Chōmei's Music: Why the Hermit Kept a Lute
https://thetokyohermit.substack.com/p/chomeis-music-why-the-hermit-kept
Published: September 2, 2026 13:00
A fourth letter on the Hōjōki, on the one thing a man who gave up nearly everything refused to give up, and what he did with it.
The Sun Falls Like a Well Bucket
https://thetokyohermit.substack.com/p/the-sun-falls-like-a-well-bucket
Published: August 30, 2026 13:01
On a Japanese proverb for the speed of autumn evenings, and the four weeks in which Tokyo quietly loses an hour of light.
The Shopping Cart I Have Not Emptied
https://thetokyohermit.substack.com/p/the-shopping-cart-i-have-not-emptied
Published: August 26, 2026 13:02
On nine things sitting unbought in an online basket, and why the list of what you did not buy is the more honest inventory.
Things That Make the Heart Beat Faster
https://thetokyohermit.substack.com/p/things-that-make-the-heart-beat-faster
Published: August 23, 2026 13:02
A thousand-year-old heading, the word that reached English as 'spark joy,' and my own list, kept through one Tokyo summer.