Blizzardboy | A Kiwi in Japan

Ah Pink Tentacle. One of Japan’s more interesting blogs. Hot pink on black like a racy 80’s Cyndi Lauper video hacked up by a Harajuku fashion freak. All good. Just having a read of that blog, and saw a couple of posts about Akita. There was once a crying Virgin Mary statue in Akita City. Carved from a Judas tree. Is that ironic or just a coincidence? It stopped crying in 1981. Metallica was formed in 1981. Is there a connection? Just another conspiracy theory… And they say Jesus is buried in Aomori.

And also Kirichimpo: Phallic promotional mascot. I remember kiritanpo was a regional delicacy from Akita, I only tried it once because it normally has chicken stock in it. But I never saw anything like Kirichimpo when I was there.

Nice to see Akita news getting out there.

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This city is riddled with memories.
Roses bloom all year round &
will never wither.

Side by side. Back to back.
Teacher and pupil. Neighbour, teammate.
Riven across the valley.

Lightning strikes once. Strikes hard.
Thunderheads clap like artillery.
Streets awash in the downpour.

Now, the clouds have cleared. Rain stopped.
The sun is out. Birds do their usual thing.
Rain evaporates like innocence.

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