Teenage wasteland

The Life archives are an easy thing to get lost in, dishing up one historical gem after another. In particular I loved the 1964's photographs of Japanese youth, captured by Michael Rougier.

"Nowhere in the world does youth seem to dominate a nation as they do in Japan. They are overwhelming and everywhere, surging, searching, experimenting, ambitious at some times, helpless and without hope at others. Isolated on a tight little island, they have not, except on the surface, become international like their counterparts in freewheeling Europe."

Japan - a story of love and hate

If you have an hour to spare I would really recommend watching this BBC documentary of the life of one man living in rural Japan, suffering the effects of  the 'bubble burst' of the early 90's. It gives an incredible insight into such a closed door society and those who live in poverty. While it does not represent everyone in Japan, it is a unique and heart wrenching story filled with interesting characters, humour,  brutal honesty and some sad truths about the current state of Japan. 

Blossom hunting

We drove up the mountain to find the last of the blossom trees to sit under, and watched the petals fall.

                                                                                              

Cheeky dance moves

One of my not so guilty pleasures is watching songs from Indian movies of the 60's and 70's. They're the perfect amount of cheesiness, cheekiness and romance. The boys and the girls never kiss, the dance moves are ridiculous and the fashion is so so good! Dhadkan Har Dil Ki is a perfect example and the good news is there's an abundance floating around on YouTube. 

Adventures in Seoul

Food! Drink! Vintage shopping! Stationary! Adorable Korean children!

My holiday to South Korea was wonderful.  Seoul exceeded all expectations with lovely people, delicious food and most importantly, an abundance of 5 grain bread and cheese (which tends to be hard to find/expensive in Japan). I was the happiest girl ever. More pictures coming this way soon!

Every morning

A photo series by Nanako Koyama. Breakfast habits can be a fairly intimate and individual thing and her series captures people in those moments beautifully. I'm ashamed to say that I'm a roll out of bed, shower and run out the door kind of girl. There is never any time for breakfast. I wish that was that kind of person I was, but in my heart I know I'll always take the 15 minutes sleep over the food. 

Bless!

I spent the weekend in Kyoto and Nara and among other things I saw this adorable little bambi wandering around the park. Bless his little deer hooves.

I'm off to South Korea tomorrow for two weeks and am excited for many wonderful adventures. I've heard many things about how amazing the stationary is in Seoul so I cannot wait! I'm also staying in a themed love hotel?! It shall be an interesting experience!


Until then, happy spring (or autumn) wherever you may be! x