A newsletter by translator and author Hiroko Yoda. This is an automated Substack Account of https://hirokoyoda1.substack.com Discover more/Create at: @skystack.xyzhttps://bsky.app/profile/hirokoyoda1.skystack.xyzhttps://bsky.app/profile/hirokoyoda1.skystack.xyz/post/3mk5ssmnbn22nJapanese, from Elsewhere • What does “being Japanese” really mean? https://blog.hirokoyoda.com/p/japanese-from-elsewhere23 Apr 2026 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:hm3rtqehzg2e5bk7iuvmtn7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5ssmnbn22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/hirokoyoda1.skystack.xyz/post/3migigedw3s2xSakura, sakura • Cherries are more than trees. They're living poems. https://blog.hirokoyoda.com/p/sakura-sakura30 Mar 2026 02:09 +0000at://did:plc:hm3rtqehzg2e5bk7iuvmtn7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3migigedw3s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/hirokoyoda1.skystack.xyz/post/3me3uqybzxk2rMeeting the Goddess of Fire • An unexpected surprise on a trip to Hawaii https://blog.hirokoyoda.com/p/meeting-the-goddess-of-fire05 Feb 2026 05:13 +0000at://did:plc:hm3rtqehzg2e5bk7iuvmtn7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3me3uqybzxk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hirokoyoda1.skystack.xyz/post/3mcggy6g4fc2rNew Year, New You • Some thoughts on having a happy 2026! https://blog.hirokoyoda.com/p/new-year-new-you14 Jan 2026 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:hm3rtqehzg2e5bk7iuvmtn7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcggy6g4fc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hirokoyoda1.skystack.xyz/post/3ma65jkemz22rMicrophone Marathon • Some thoughts on recording my audiobook https://blog.hirokoyoda.com/p/microphone-marathon05 Dec 2025 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:hm3rtqehzg2e5bk7iuvmtn7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma65jkemz22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hirokoyoda1.skystack.xyz/post/3m6qvannbok2r"Dead" before Christmas • A personal update, and a close call with WHAM! https://blog.hirokoyoda.com/p/dead-before-christmas29 Nov 2025 05:00 +0000at://did:plc:hm3rtqehzg2e5bk7iuvmtn7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6qvannbok2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hirokoyoda1.skystack.xyz/post/3m6o7crm4bk2rI went to hell last week • ...and had a great time! https://blog.hirokoyoda.com/p/i-went-to-hell-last-week26 Oct 2025 04:43 +0000at://did:plc:hm3rtqehzg2e5bk7iuvmtn7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6o7crm4bk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hirokoyoda1.skystack.xyz/post/3m6o7cs6cck2rSummertime Sadness • Traditions nourish. But sometimes we have to change, like it or not. https://blog.hirokoyoda.com/p/summertime-sadness20 Sep 2025 02:52 +0000at://did:plc:hm3rtqehzg2e5bk7iuvmtn7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6o7cs6cck2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hirokoyoda1.skystack.xyz/post/3m6o7csicmk2rAnimated Spirituality • Japan's spiritual traditions are everywhere -- even in your favorite anime shows. https://blog.hirokoyoda.com/p/animated-spirituality08 Sep 2025 06:58 +0000at://did:plc:hm3rtqehzg2e5bk7iuvmtn7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6o7csicmk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hirokoyoda1.skystack.xyz/post/3m6o7cswkoc2rSpiritual noodles • The city of Miwa is home to a ritual where commerce, cuisine, and kami intersect https://blog.hirokoyoda.com/p/spiritual-noodles16 Aug 2025 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:hm3rtqehzg2e5bk7iuvmtn7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6o7cswkoc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hirokoyoda1.skystack.xyz/post/3m6o7ctikts2rNYC, again! • Anime as a window to Japan's spirituality https://blog.hirokoyoda.com/p/nyc-again14 Aug 2025 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:hm3rtqehzg2e5bk7iuvmtn7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6o7ctikts2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hirokoyoda1.skystack.xyz/post/3m6o7cttgis2rNakama • A story about unplugging and reconnecting in the mountains https://blog.hirokoyoda.com/p/nakama27 Jul 2025 05:25 +0000at://did:plc:hm3rtqehzg2e5bk7iuvmtn7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6o7cttgis2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hirokoyoda1.skystack.xyz/post/3m6o7cudrws2rSightseeing with the Dead • Visiting graves can broaden horizons https://blog.hirokoyoda.com/p/sightseeing-with-the-dead25 Jun 2025 05:37 +0000at://did:plc:hm3rtqehzg2e5bk7iuvmtn7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6o7cudrws2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hirokoyoda1.skystack.xyz/post/3m6o7cvm2ys2rSearching for a Lost Kami • An adventure on San'in's Mount Daisen https://blog.hirokoyoda.com/p/searching-for-a-lost-kami29 May 2025 05:12 +0000at://did:plc:hm3rtqehzg2e5bk7iuvmtn7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6o7cvm2ys2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hirokoyoda1.skystack.xyz/post/3m6o7cvyank2rEight Million Ways to Happiness • Announcing my new book, coming out later this year! https://blog.hirokoyoda.com/p/eight-million-ways-to-happiness28 Apr 2025 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:hm3rtqehzg2e5bk7iuvmtn7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6o7cvyank2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hirokoyoda1.skystack.xyz/post/3m6o7cwcwh22r“Ikigai” vs. Ikigai • The long strange trip of a word from Japanese to English and back again https://blog.hirokoyoda.com/p/ikigai-vs-ikigai09 Apr 2025 04:15 +0000at://did:plc:hm3rtqehzg2e5bk7iuvmtn7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6o7cwcwh22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hirokoyoda1.skystack.xyz/post/3m6o7cwr3l22rThe Priest of Japan's Forbidden Zone • Remembering the March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake https://blog.hirokoyoda.com/p/the-priest-of-japans-forbidden-zone11 Mar 2025 03:12 +0000at://did:plc:hm3rtqehzg2e5bk7iuvmtn7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6o7cwr3l22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hirokoyoda1.skystack.xyz/post/3m6o7cxa32s2rFlying plums, crying plums • What to do when there's nothing to do? https://blog.hirokoyoda.com/p/flying-plums-crying-plums22 Feb 2025 03:08 +0000at://did:plc:hm3rtqehzg2e5bk7iuvmtn7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6o7cxa32s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hirokoyoda1.skystack.xyz/post/3m6o7cxiwbc2rSetsubun: the oni within us • Sometimes, you can make friends of monsters https://blog.hirokoyoda.com/p/setsubun-the-oni-within-us02 Feb 2025 06:38 +0000at://did:plc:hm3rtqehzg2e5bk7iuvmtn7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6o7cxiwbc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hirokoyoda1.skystack.xyz/post/3m6o7cxrqik2rEndless Christmas Eve • The surprising reason Japan celebrates Christmas Eve instead of Christmas Day https://blog.hirokoyoda.com/p/endless-christmas-eve23 Dec 2024 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:hm3rtqehzg2e5bk7iuvmtn7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6o7cxrqik2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hirokoyoda1.skystack.xyz/post/3m6o7cyq64s2rDust bunnies of the heart • Plus: the behind-the-scenes story of how Marie Kondo got her mojo https://blog.hirokoyoda.com/p/dust-bunnies-of-the-heart12 Dec 2024 05:52 +0000at://did:plc:hm3rtqehzg2e5bk7iuvmtn7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6o7cyq64s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hirokoyoda1.skystack.xyz/post/3m6o7cyvmwk2rHow do you say “woke” in Japanese? • A slight linguistic difference illuminates big cultural ones https://blog.hirokoyoda.com/p/how-do-you-say-woke-in-japanese01 Dec 2024 02:02 +0000at://did:plc:hm3rtqehzg2e5bk7iuvmtn7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6o7cyvmwk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hirokoyoda1.skystack.xyz/post/3m6o7d6fmrc2rThe kimono makes the man • Men's kimono send messages. Here's how to read them. https://blog.hirokoyoda.com/p/the-kimono-makes-the-man01 Nov 2024 01:29 +0000at://did:plc:hm3rtqehzg2e5bk7iuvmtn7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6o7d6fmrc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hirokoyoda1.skystack.xyz/post/3m6o7d6rdrc2rStatus symbol of the Shogun era • How kosode evolved from underwear into the power-wear of the aristocracy https://blog.hirokoyoda.com/p/status-symbol-of-the-shogun-era14 Oct 2024 02:08 +0000at://did:plc:hm3rtqehzg2e5bk7iuvmtn7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6o7d6rdrc2r