The white hardcover library book is on a round wooden table & has an illustration of a leaf as if it were embossed. To the right is a white mug & saucer of black coffee with a tiny silver spoon on the right. Behind is a Japanese menu, & behind that is a small silver Xmas tree with a silver star on top and a large snowman figurine.

#NowReReading2025 HOME by Toni Morrison via Alfred A Knopf care of Adachi-Ku Public Library imbibed at Papa Noel #Minowa #三ノ輪 #Books #Coffee 💙 📚 #BookSky #CoffeeSky

The photo is of an outside coffeehouse round wooden worndown table on which is a thick hardcover book with a midnight blue illustration of a half-Asian/half-white woman sitting up in bed looking foelorned with her blond haired lover sleeping to her right. Above the bed is an abstract painting. To the right is a white cup & saucer of black coffee with a tiny silver spoon. Beyond the table is the bottom of a sign that says "Fresh Roasted Coffee" in English and below that 'Papa Noel ' in hiragana. And a parked bicycle with a front metal basket and the black pants of the owner can be seen in the distance

#NowReading2025 MY EDUCATION by Susan Choi via @vikingbooks.bsky.social imbibed at Papa Noel #Minowa #三ノ輪 #Books #Novels #Coffee 📚 💙 #BookSky #CoffeeSky

Minowa Town in Nagano Prefecture Adopts AI-Enhanced Multilingual Translation Service Minowa Town in Nagano Prefecture has implemented an AI-powered multilingual translation service to better serve its foreign residents, enhancing communication during emergencies.

Minowa Town in Nagano Prefecture Adopts AI-Enhanced Multilingual Translation Service #Japan #AI_Translation #Minowa_Town #Minowa #Yaraku_Translation

A few random pics I took throughout my trip! Tomorrow I'll post pictures from my matcha making class :). Godzilla shrunk tho. Poor bro.
#Ginza #Asakusa #Minowa #Godzilla #Tokyo #Japan #TokyoJapan #photography #tourist #travel #travelphotography #touristphotography

Innovative Decarbonization Project in Minowa Town: A Case Study This article highlights a pioneering decarbonization project in Minowa Town, Japan, focusing on renewable energy and its successful implementation.

Innovative Decarbonization Project in Minowa Town: A Case Study #Carbon_Neutrality #Japan #Clean_Energy #Minowa_Town #Minowa

The photo is of a light wooden square table on which is a white mug & saucer of black coffee. To the left is the hardcover library book THE FARM with 3 colored silhouette profiles of pregnant torsos - yellow, red, & turquoise. Above the coffee is a tiny square white saucer with a plastic colored shrimp cracker and tiny chocolate. The right chair is green, the left one yellow. In the distance are blurred Japanese adults & children. A woman in a black one piece dress is pedaling to the right. There are adults protecting children from such traffic because it is festival time and the children are helping with activities, dressed in blue happi jackets. One man's happi is green. A policewoman is on the right in a red police jacket.

#NowReading2024 THE FARM by Joanne Ramos via Random House care of Arakawa Public Library imbibed at Kobayashi Shoten #Minowa #三ノ輪 📚 💙