Kyoto Insights
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Clinical psychologist (and ex-architect) based in Japan writing on therapy, zen, buddhism, meditation, existentialism and psychoanalysis
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Freedom Day 1

After moving to Kyoto last year I almost forgot how much I loved walking around Yoyogi station and Shibuya area in general. Railway tracks, hills, cats, fancy 'mansions' and sometimes lonely abandoned townhouses — a perfect combination for anime backgrounds.
Bonus: Japanese cats and their extra serious faces.
As gentle as it can be for anime backgrounds, Tokyo is intense and unforgiving if you are tired from walking or missed the last train. Most land is private — it's hard to find benches, public parks or other spaces designed for rest.
A night bus from Tokyo to Kyoto - every seat can be separated from the others by a curtain or a hood (in the middle row). At 00:00 a special animation is played asking the passengers to recline the seats and go to sleep. Super cute.