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Music as a core memory that TRANSPORts you

We had a work trip to Japan in November (already feel so grateful I get to experience Japan in this way). After a week of intense workshops in the day and connecting with people and exploring the city after hours, I was finally left alone to wander on my own for an evening. After queueing up for 20 minutes for the most delicious spicy wagyu ramen that I randomly passed by, and happily devouring it, I wandered into a vinyl/ listening bar with a long-ish queue of locals. Since I was alone and didn’t mind sitting at the bar (love sitting at the bar and just watching the bartenders in their “flow state” usually in time to music), I was seated almost immediately. While I ordered a delicious and most rewarding Manhattan, this song played and in those few minutes, I felt waves of joy, gratitude and calm.… almost like everything felt right and I was meant to be in this moment and just be. Then I leaned over and saw the cutest/ most kawaii album art! This song is probably exhausted with how much it’s been running in my rotation but it always takes me back to that crisp, cold evening in a foreign country, blissfully alone but not lonely (rare for me to feel this as an incorrigible extrovert constantly seeking connection). I have no idea what the song translates to from Japanese and I actually don’t want to know, in case it ruins the memory for me or ends up being a sad song. But if you understand Japanese, and know this is a happy or hopeful song, let me know! And if you know of similar songs, drop them… would love to discover more!

@glowbug

Jan 14, 2025

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Tokyo blues

Is this a dream...

@avxryx

May 13, 2025

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Kokomo, in by japanese breakfast

These days, I can’t shake the awful feeling💭💭 I’m missing something I can’t place, is that you????? Oh my god https://open.spotify.com/track/0O4sIQ728ugLlwBVaxF8UM?si=K6nbLZ_IS3meowCCcIJ_zA

@kelzey

Sep 19, 2024

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Tidepooling

Anything reminiscent of a treasure hunt that involves creatures, bones, or cool stones will excite me. I had a staring contest with a crab the size of my head. It won. I wonder what I looked like through the water surface.

@kaeru

Feb 26, 2025

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Walking after work

Helps me sleep better! And I get to watch the seasons change. I’m excited for the poppies to bloom, shouldn’t be too long now. Not pictured—jackrabbits, egrets, owls, and many other birds.

@kaeru

Feb 25, 2025

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Point Reyes

Do you want to feel like a Druid? Contemplate strange arrangements of stones? Commune with elk? Savor the sweet smell of salt in the air? I mean come on this place is unreal.

@kaeru

Feb 27, 2025