Dispatches

Somewhere in Japan

Bathing

A typical Tokyo night sky, devoid of stars

Dispatch № 91: Stars and Waters

2021-11-16 No Comments

We’ve been looking up with interest since long before we were human, and when we look up at the night sky now, it may stir within us something ancient and deep…

Inari Yu, night exterior shot, Urawa, Saitama City

Dispatch № 87: A New Bath to Call Home

2021-11-03 No Comments

When we departed and walked home, I already knew I wanted to go back, soon and often.

The sole remnant of my favorite neighborhood bath after it was demolished. Suginami-ku, Tokyo

Dispatch № 51: Communal Waters

2021-06-25 No Comments

Third places are important, but some are disappearing, public baths among them. This is one aspect of Japan’s declining social capital.