“Workplaces of the future are likely to be less reliant on men’s top-down leadership and more dependent on open communication between coworkers of all genders and utilises a lot of different peoples’ skill sets.”

"And that naïve shit right there is why you can’t buy a house."

— Larry Correia fisks a lecturing girly-man

Hills on fire


I’ve been trying to space out the insane-fall-colors pictures, because it’s so easy to overdose. And this was on a cloudy day.

Fall foliage on the Hozu River

I think if you set your camera to “vivid”, you’d crack the lens after a while.

Life on the river


As always, the boatmen on the Hozugawa Kudari river-boat ride are cheerful and funny. I just wish I could keep up with their jokes.

Hozugawa Kudari boatman

Moats aren't just for duckies


Black swan at Hikone Castle

They bought crackers


Nara deer in hot pursuit

Play space


Just in case the kids don’t have the patience for a lengthy visit to the Kyoto Botanical Garden.

Play area at Kyoto Botanical Garden

Beyond the obvious


One of my goals for this trip was to revisit places without the time pressure of a tour group. The tours are worth doing once, especially if you’re short on time, but you miss more than you see.

Kinkakuji pond

NASA?


Nasa Building in Kyoto

I took this picture for two reasons. Because “BuilDing” struck me as an unusual romanization choice, and because I was curious what the place actually was. Turns out it rents 460-square-foot apartments for $840/month. So, not an expansive vision of Space.

Still no idea what it’s supposed to stand for, though, unlike the one in Osaka.

Know your Miko!


Fake Miko, Toei Studio Park:

Staff cosplay at Toei Studio Park

Real Miko, Kasuga Taisha shrine:

Miko at Kasuga Taisha

Still no miko magic on display, sadly…

“Need a clue, take a clue,
 got a clue, leave a clue”