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September 27, 2025
Good morning! It’s Saturday, and our stamp books are filling up fast. Note that I say books, plural. There are two distinct kinds of books in which you…
 • Clara Parkes
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September 26 Get-Together: Pampering
Watch now | Hello my dear Respiteers! It’s Friday afternoon. It’s also 3am Saturday in Japan, so I’ve installed something extra special for your…
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September 26, 2025
Good morning! It’s Friday, and I’ve saved you a spot at the footbath. Won’t you join me? Simply remove your shoes and socks, and take a seat. Roll up…
 • Clara Parkes
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September 25, 2025
Good morning! It’s Thursday and we’re in Hakone now. While my preference is to travel on the slow and quiet side, sometimes you have to surrender to…
 • Clara Parkes
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September 24, 2025
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, and we’re on the Romancecar, a limited express service that links Tokyo with the mountain resort towns of Hakone and…
 • Clara Parkes
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September 23, 2025
Good morning! It’s Tuesday, and it’s the autumnal equinox—an event so revered in Japan that it’s a national holiday. Traditionally, it’s a day to gather…
 • Clara Parkes
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September 22, 2025
Good morning! It’s Monday, and it’s time I tell you about this basket. It sits in a cubby by my desk, right beneath the safe where I store all my gold…
 • Clara Parkes
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September 21, 2025
Watch now | Good morning! It’s time for our first Sunday outing in Japan. But it’s also September 21st, which, as any longtime Respiteer already knows…
 • Clara Parkes
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September 20, 2025
Good morning! It’s Saturday, and to help us make sense of the unfathomable vastness of this place, I’ve taken us to the Inari shrine dedicated to the…
 • Clara Parkes
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September 19 Get-Together: Fathoming the Unfathomable
Hello, my dear Respiteers! It’s Friday, and we have a standing date in the imaginary pavilion. Won’t you come inside? I’ll be snoring in my tiny room…
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September 19, 2025
Good morning! It’s Friday, and I hope you brought comfortable shoes because we’re going to be doing a lot of walking. The Greater Tokyo area covers over…
 • Clara Parkes
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September 18, 2025
Good morning! It’s Thursday, and we have arrived. Welcome to Tokyo! We’ve come to explore Japan—the “we” being me and my dear friend Stephen.
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