Sweet old guy at Kyoto station today was waving at me like I knew him, but I can’t quite place him.

The abandoned school on 河原町 now has a coffee shop and makeshift indie cinema in the old classrooms. ht chikako t

My hotel room has a bath in the middle of the dining table. Bijuu.jp

Former en boca chef has opened Monk, on Philosopher's Path, inspired partly by Tokyo's Beard restaurant-monk.com

Fun.

Brilliant: Walk, Don't Ride! The Tokyo Subway Map by Walking Times tokyocheapo.com/travel/transpo… via Tokyo Cheapo

1830 grande champagne cognac. This is how much I could afford:

A stylish spring/summer tote from the 英語読めない collection

“...a typhoon destroyed the main stage on the opening day, though sadly not the band that was playing on it." x.com/JamesHadfield/…

I wonder which outfits Chubb Rock rejected before he picked this one for his record cover.

Operation Dagger is a seriously unusual and really great bar in Singapore.

Donald Trump's reputation has reached Singapore.

Japan's newest whisky distillery... On the second floor of a beer warehouse.

Dubious indeed. The curious case of the Wine Advocate sake ratings — and the short-lived export company that tried to cash in. x.com/wblakegray/sta…

Home time.

Chichibu has a museum of stones which look like people. Here's Elvis. sankei.com/photo/story/ne…

A shop in Jinbocho dedicated to John Lennon specs.

The homepage is looking pretty sweet tonight! New entry Koffee Mameya, thx nicholas

Shibuya’s new Koe Hotel draws inspiration from the Star Wars trash compactor scene.