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Alison Diamond
@saxdiamond.bsky.social
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Sax player, love wandering round the world playing all kinds of music. There will also be cat pics 😃🎷😺
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In Osaka. I'm not the only one 😃
November 14, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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One more Shinkansen video for the fans
November 14, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Last day in Kyoto, rented a bike and admired the Autumn leaves 🍁
A Zen garden flanked by trees with red leaves A stone lantern covered in moss among green leaves An inquisitive orange koi surfacing to see if I have any food Star shaped green leaves on a pond surface. A red acer leaf and two yellow leaves stand out
November 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Today I was back at Calligraphy Kyoto working on improving my handwriting. Chifumi Sensei is an excellent teacher and I always enjoy my studies here
Me leaning over a sheet of Japanese writing copying the characters A close up of my hands on the paper and the Japanese writing I'm doing
November 12, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Thanks to @kyoto__samurai for a fantastic experience learning about sword techniques and wearing #Samurai armour. Highly recommended for any of my friends travelling to #Kyoto
Me standing in full Samurai armour with the katana pointing down Me standing in full Samurai armour with the katana raised Me in loose training gear holding the katana low
November 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Many thanks @wagashiissho for a fascinating afternoon learning to make wagashi! 美味しかったです
Me sitting with a tray of two wagashi that I made on a leaf shaped plate A tray with a leaf shaped plate and a cup of sencha. The two wagashi I made are pink shaped like a chrysanthemum and sakura The lady demonstrates how to make wagashi, she is wearing a white apron
November 11, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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North Kyoto. I love how you can always see the misty hills in the distance
View by Nijo Castle down the moat to the buildings and hills beyond
November 11, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Been walking millions of miles round Kyoto so I went to a fish foot spa. It was mega tickly but very relaxing 😃🐠🐠🐠
November 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Whiskers on two cheeky kittens, Pepper and Chester say hi
Two black cats lying on an orange office chair
November 10, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Raining today so I had a trip over to Kobe Maritime Museum. Very interesting with superb model ships. Should have borrowed one to get back to my hotel 🤣☔️☔️☔️
Very large model of a sailing ship with cannons, not full size but a biggun Model of HMS Victory Model of Japanese sailing battleship Yamato Model of the Titanic
November 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Useful signal flag from Kobe Maritime Museum
A black and white striped nautical signal flag with the meaning I AM ON FIRE AND HAVE DANGEROUS CARGO ON BOARD, KEEP WELL CLEAR OF ME.
November 9, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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He is, I was obliged to get a mini Barry san to join my travel squad
A model Charmander, Barry San the chicken mascot and a small green ninja mascot in a group together
November 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Moving on to Kyoto today, went to say goodbye to Imabari mascot Barry san at the station. Very flattered he had his best jacket on for the occasion 🐣
A chicken mascot statue in a crown wearing a blue Japanese jacket
November 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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Crossed the island to Matsuyama today, caught an excellent concert by a youth wind band and found the art gallery had a Tatsuya Tanaka exhibition on, very nice day 😃
Young people in red band uniforms performing outside Me sitting on a sculpture of a sofa which seems to be made of bread Artwork, a train station with miniature people, the trains are made of cakes, hotdogs and other food Artwork, a train station with miniature people, the trains are made of cakes, hotdogs and other food
November 7, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Went to see a horror film and I was the only one in the cinema... then had to walk home in the dark cos I missed the last bus 😃
Selfie of me on the front row showing a completely empty cinema behind me Shot of an electric pylon against a dramatic sky with the moon directly behind it
November 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Beautiful day in Imabari exploring the port and castle
View across a sunlit bay with a white bridge swooping across to the next island Three white boats bobbing in a harbour on a beautiful day A tall white Japanese castle seen from below, the sun is directly behind the tower View from the top of Imabari castle over the town and out to sea
November 6, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Me too! 😃
Google maps location for the Fuji Grand Imabari cinema, described as "small but clean"
November 5, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Completed the Shimanami Kaido today, a bit of a push against a strong headwind but worth it for the scenery 😃🚵‍♀️
Me with an orange helmet and a yellow bicycle giving a thumbs up by the bicycle return post at the end of the Shimanami Kaido A spectacular swooping bridge between two islands Ripples in the sea and a view of distant islands Blue sea and blue sky with windblown white clouds and distant islands
November 5, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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Chilling in Setoda today before heading off on my bike again, a small town but lots to see
An ornate wooden gate at a Buddhist temple covered with carvings including dragons and lions The Cave of 1000 Buddahs, an underground tunnel full of statues Top of a hill on a beautiful day. A white stone statue resembling a two hands brought together Two red and white koi carp swimming
November 4, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Mood
A bronze face from a Buddhist temple, it's a kind of demon with fangs and a mischievous smile
November 4, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Started the Shimanami Kaido bike route today across the islands south of Onomichi. Beautiful weather and spectacular views 😃🚵‍♀️
Me in an orange bike helmet and cycling gear about to set off My yellow bike by railings. The view is of blue sea and sky with a bridge arching over to the next island View over the sea to the next island, beautiful sunny day The sun starting to go down behind a small island
November 3, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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Spent a day in Tomonaura, a small port village. For Studio Ghibli fans it's the town Ponyo was based on. Beautiful views and great weather
Small boats in a harbour, a yellow one casts pretty reflections on the water A view up a traditional Japanese street with overhead wires A view from a balcony across a traditional Japanese town over a bay A view across a sunlit bay to an island with a temple on it
November 2, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Shy neko san
A gully with water and plants in. A tortoiseshell and white cat peers back over it's shoulder at us
November 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Staying a couple of days in Onomichi, a small town by the sea, before heading off on the Shimanami Kaido bike ride. Beautiful day and yet again I arrived in town just as a local food fair was starting 🤣
View down a river on a sunny day, a crane is on the opposite bank A large pink penguin mascot walking through a food fair A view towards a river on a sunny day, rays are slanting through the clouds A view up a narrow waterway with traditional Japanese houses on the bank
November 1, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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Leaving Hiroshima this morning, getting side-eye from a crow
Crow on a railing by the river looking at me. Obviously unimpressed
November 1, 2025 at 1:10 AM