Renkon
@renkotsuban.com
tally ho! 👋 nonbinary 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 日系４世 in japan 🗾 slow reader 📚 yuru camper 🏕️ 御朱印 hunter ⛩️ 日本語 self-study 💮 blogging @ https://renkotsuban.com 🖥️ the english-speaking half of @nicegear.games 🎮 runs @indietsushin.net 📰
Merry Christmas from Henry the happy cat. (He is sleeping off all the Christmas snacks he got)
#CatsOfBluesky
#CatsOfBluesky
December 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Merry Christmas from Henry the happy cat. (He is sleeping off all the Christmas snacks he got)
#CatsOfBluesky
#CatsOfBluesky
Anyway we are back home now and this guy got 3x snacks and a lot of pets. 0.01sec after this pic was snapped, he leapt onto the sofa behind me to bat at my head. All is right with the world
December 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Anyway we are back home now and this guy got 3x snacks and a lot of pets. 0.01sec after this pic was snapped, he leapt onto the sofa behind me to bat at my head. All is right with the world
This park is very big and we walked all the way to the far end without thinking about how we're going to have to walk back to our car 💀 It's fine, this is fine
December 13, 2025 at 11:43 AM
This park is very big and we walked all the way to the far end without thinking about how we're going to have to walk back to our car 💀 It's fine, this is fine
Today's ice cream was rose and vanilla mix... I dunno if I liked it or not lol, it took some getting used to since at first it was like eating very sweet soap 💀 Also now my burps smell like roses lol
December 13, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Today's ice cream was rose and vanilla mix... I dunno if I liked it or not lol, it took some getting used to since at first it was like eating very sweet soap 💀 Also now my burps smell like roses lol
The Indonesian gardens were also full of extremely good guys
December 13, 2025 at 11:41 AM
The Indonesian gardens were also full of extremely good guys
Also found a bunch of ducks, a very regal crow, and a Chinese garden with koi who think we are here to feed them
December 13, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Also found a bunch of ducks, a very regal crow, and a Chinese garden with koi who think we are here to feed them
December 13, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Had a ridiculously good unajuu (eel box meal) as is customary when you go to Hamamatsu
I am always saying XYZ is the best thing I've ever eaten but. this was for real the best thing I've ever eaten
I am always saying XYZ is the best thing I've ever eaten but. this was for real the best thing I've ever eaten
December 13, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Had a ridiculously good unajuu (eel box meal) as is customary when you go to Hamamatsu
I am always saying XYZ is the best thing I've ever eaten but. this was for real the best thing I've ever eaten
I am always saying XYZ is the best thing I've ever eaten but. this was for real the best thing I've ever eaten
Gojiin haul:
1. Standard stamp for Kanzanji
2. Stamp for Me no Ana Taishi (good health for eyesight)
3. Kirie (laser cut paper art) of the tengu/fox of Kansanji
1. Standard stamp for Kanzanji
2. Stamp for Me no Ana Taishi (good health for eyesight)
3. Kirie (laser cut paper art) of the tengu/fox of Kansanji
December 13, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Gojiin haul:
1. Standard stamp for Kanzanji
2. Stamp for Me no Ana Taishi (good health for eyesight)
3. Kirie (laser cut paper art) of the tengu/fox of Kansanji
1. Standard stamp for Kanzanji
2. Stamp for Me no Ana Taishi (good health for eyesight)
3. Kirie (laser cut paper art) of the tengu/fox of Kansanji
Talking to the kendama niichan who said he is gonna appear with Miyama Hiroshi at Kōhaku 👀 He doesn't know what number he's gonna be yet so we just gotta keep an eye out for him lmao
Anyway good bye Kanzanji/Tateyama, it's been fun
Anyway good bye Kanzanji/Tateyama, it's been fun
December 13, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Talking to the kendama niichan who said he is gonna appear with Miyama Hiroshi at Kōhaku 👀 He doesn't know what number he's gonna be yet so we just gotta keep an eye out for him lmao
Anyway good bye Kanzanji/Tateyama, it's been fun
Anyway good bye Kanzanji/Tateyama, it's been fun
Hiked all the way back to the temple and found there's a little craft fair event thing going on
There are lots of kids so I don't wanna be weird and take pictures, but there is a stand full of kendama and yoyos that you can try out, and a very friendly niichan teaching folks how to play
There are lots of kids so I don't wanna be weird and take pictures, but there is a stand full of kendama and yoyos that you can try out, and a very friendly niichan teaching folks how to play
December 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Hiked all the way back to the temple and found there's a little craft fair event thing going on
There are lots of kids so I don't wanna be weird and take pictures, but there is a stand full of kendama and yoyos that you can try out, and a very friendly niichan teaching folks how to play
There are lots of kids so I don't wanna be weird and take pictures, but there is a stand full of kendama and yoyos that you can try out, and a very friendly niichan teaching folks how to play
Hiked down a different cliff face to find the Tosakai Iwa (Cockscomb Rock). This lake water is so unsettling. Why is it so quiet. What the hell. As someone who grew up near the sea, this will never not be disturbing
Also saw this yellow... flower? Fruit? Alien life form?
Also saw this yellow... flower? Fruit? Alien life form?
December 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Hiked down a different cliff face to find the Tosakai Iwa (Cockscomb Rock). This lake water is so unsettling. Why is it so quiet. What the hell. As someone who grew up near the sea, this will never not be disturbing
Also saw this yellow... flower? Fruit? Alien life form?
Also saw this yellow... flower? Fruit? Alien life form?
The way these rocks break look very cool. A friend taught me this is radiolarite, an ooze of radiolarian skeletons and red clay on the abyssal sea floor that was later scraped off the subducting oceanic crust. Looking at all these rocks is weirdly powerful and terrifying
December 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The way these rocks break look very cool. A friend taught me this is radiolarite, an ooze of radiolarian skeletons and red clay on the abyssal sea floor that was later scraped off the subducting oceanic crust. Looking at all these rocks is weirdly powerful and terrifying
Went to the lake coast and found all these red rocks that sound like ceramic when you walk over them. This combined with the gentle lake water lapping and scuttling the pebbles makes for a really interesting soundscape
December 13, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Went to the lake coast and found all these red rocks that sound like ceramic when you walk over them. This combined with the gentle lake water lapping and scuttling the pebbles makes for a really interesting soundscape
Made the climb up to see the Kannon
December 13, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Made the climb up to see the Kannon
Climbing up Tateyama to visit Kanzanji
December 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Climbing up Tateyama to visit Kanzanji
Just got back home but I shall write my posts as if I am livetweeting them ahaha
Went to Lake Hamana in the morning. Lakes are so scary man. Why is there so much water but no waves. Unnatural
Went to Lake Hamana in the morning. Lakes are so scary man. Why is there so much water but no waves. Unnatural
December 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Just got back home but I shall write my posts as if I am livetweeting them ahaha
Went to Lake Hamana in the morning. Lakes are so scary man. Why is there so much water but no waves. Unnatural
Went to Lake Hamana in the morning. Lakes are so scary man. Why is there so much water but no waves. Unnatural
December 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Got some stamps from Hamamatsu Castle 👀
First is the regular 御城印 gojōin (castle stamp)
Second is a special event stamp where you need to collect three other stamps from castles around Shizuoka and Aichi. We're not gonna do that lol
And last are just regular stamps from around the castle
First is the regular 御城印 gojōin (castle stamp)
Second is a special event stamp where you need to collect three other stamps from castles around Shizuoka and Aichi. We're not gonna do that lol
And last are just regular stamps from around the castle
December 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Got some stamps from Hamamatsu Castle 👀
First is the regular 御城印 gojōin (castle stamp)
Second is a special event stamp where you need to collect three other stamps from castles around Shizuoka and Aichi. We're not gonna do that lol
And last are just regular stamps from around the castle
First is the regular 御城印 gojōin (castle stamp)
Second is a special event stamp where you need to collect three other stamps from castles around Shizuoka and Aichi. We're not gonna do that lol
And last are just regular stamps from around the castle
Okay so Hamamatsu's gyoza's special point is that the filling is mostly cabbage and veggies instead of meat. The bean sprouts are supposed to soak up the oil to make it even lighter. It's quite sweet and refreshing, which are not really words I normally associate with gyoza. Good stuff 👍
#food
#food
December 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Okay so Hamamatsu's gyoza's special point is that the filling is mostly cabbage and veggies instead of meat. The bean sprouts are supposed to soak up the oil to make it even lighter. It's quite sweet and refreshing, which are not really words I normally associate with gyoza. Good stuff 👍
#food
#food
Goal for the rest of today is find the hotel, drop off our stuff, then look for a Hamamatsu gyoza place. idk what makes Hamamatsu gyoza special other than that they are arranged in a circle on the plate with a pile of moyashi bean sprouts in the center. ngl seems like a cheat but whatever lol
December 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Goal for the rest of today is find the hotel, drop off our stuff, then look for a Hamamatsu gyoza place. idk what makes Hamamatsu gyoza special other than that they are arranged in a circle on the plate with a pile of moyashi bean sprouts in the center. ngl seems like a cheat but whatever lol
Hamamatsu is a cool little place. Lots of little shops branching off with cafes and galleries, and buildings like the Kagiya that are like compact shotengai. Easy to walk around thanks to wide sidewalks, relatively flat so easy to pick out a landmark and go. Wish we had another day here
December 12, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Hamamatsu is a cool little place. Lots of little shops branching off with cafes and galleries, and buildings like the Kagiya that are like compact shotengai. Easy to walk around thanks to wide sidewalks, relatively flat so easy to pick out a landmark and go. Wish we had another day here
Found an extremely good little indie bookshop inside of this extremely good building
www.booksandprints.shop
www.booksandprints.shop
December 12, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Found an extremely good little indie bookshop inside of this extremely good building
www.booksandprints.shop
www.booksandprints.shop
It is very cold and my ears and nose were starting to freeze up so of course we did the smart thing of buying ice cream and walking around town with them
(It was honey and caramel with little chocolate antlers and yes it was worth it)
#food
(It was honey and caramel with little chocolate antlers and yes it was worth it)
#food
December 12, 2025 at 8:56 AM
It is very cold and my ears and nose were starting to freeze up so of course we did the smart thing of buying ice cream and walking around town with them
(It was honey and caramel with little chocolate antlers and yes it was worth it)
#food
(It was honey and caramel with little chocolate antlers and yes it was worth it)
#food
Found a little garden with no people. We couldn't drive to the mountains to see the autumn leaves this year so this makes up for it
December 12, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Found a little garden with no people. We couldn't drive to the mountains to see the autumn leaves this year so this makes up for it