Category Archives: photos

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Suburban ugliness in Japan

There is something about japanese suburbs (if you can call them that) that looks very wrong in my eyes. Houses can be almost zen-inspired (although it’s not very common), people have incredibly well-tended mini-gardens in front of their houses – often on the street – … Read More

Bycicle

It somehow makes a beautiful, simple sort of sense…

Adri in Kyoto

Doing Kyoto

I decided to go along with Adri down to Kobe over the weekend (last week), since it’s never nice to arrive home to an empty, cold house by yourself, especially after having been away for two months. I took the chance to pay her back … Read More

Askul update

My weekly Askul project never really took off… Anyone surprised? Again, some compensation is due.

Askul!

Alright, this may be something that mainly Swedes can appreciate, but still… In our office, the supplier of office supplies is Askul. Fair enough, you may think, it’s a normal enough company, and, their office supplies have the high quality that you have come to … Read More

Thailand, and a few weeks of quick catch-up

Ok, I finally got my arse into gear and sat down to write a bit. Lots have been happening lately, not least of which that I started at my new job. It hasn’t been extremely hectic at work, but all that has surrounded it has … Read More

Traditional Japanese design: 鬼瓦

The oni-gawara (鬼瓦) is a part of traditional japanese tile roofs that is supposed to guard against nasty spirits or demons staying in the house. They are placed on the corner ridges of the houses, and have an astonishing variety of design. This will be … Read More

Critters!

Cicadas used to be something I had never seen. It was something you heard about in movies, how they created an almost romantic ambience in the evenings. Then I came to Japan. Here, cicadas are anything but romantic. They wake you up with their incessant … Read More

Taiwan pics

Just finished organizing some of mine and Adri’s pictures from Taiwan. Click here to go the the set on Flickr.