Day: May 2, 2025

From the contemporary art museum, these caught my eye because how could they not? The artist is Shinohara Ushio (1932-). The sculpture is called Motorcycle. The painting is called Motorcycle and Geisha. Photos below. From the Tokyo National Museum, the ancient carved from wood statues. Photo below. From the plaque: “Kichijöten, Goddess of Good Fortune Heian period, 10th century…

Ikigai生きがい The short translation: “The purpose of living.” More nuance: What gets you out of bed in the morning. What you are good at that you love and is needed by the world.  Embedded in the word is the belief that everyone has an ikigai. You just need to find it. Ichi go ichi e一期一会…

Yesterday I checked the weather for today. 100% chance of rain. Radar showed a huge mass moving in and sitting right on top of us. No stinkin’ rain would keep us from enjoying the day. But obviously we didn’t want outdoor expeditions.  After breakfast we headed to the front desk to inquire about umbrellas. The…

Wet day in Tokyo.  It started to rain about the time we left our hotel and now that we’re back it’s still coming down.  So we went with the big indoor option, the Tokyo National Museum.  The permanent collection had a thousand-year-old Buddhist guardian statues carved out of wood. Then there was Wisdom King Fudo.  The exhibit card read:…