If loneliness had a color, it would look like this. #photo #streetphoto #tokyo #blueskyartshow #japan

The Orchestra Audition: They all played the same piece. Same notes. Same tempo. But some had Steinways at home— others, silence between shifts. And still, the judges called it a “fair audition.” The quiet violence of “meritocracy.” #poetry #writer #music #art #photo #EastCoastKin

小雨が降り注ぐ夜道は、どこか優しい。 Tokyo at night: a poem written in blue and gold. Between skyscrapers, the trees practice tenderness. #poetry #writer #photo #streetphoto #EastCoastKin #japan #BlueSkyArtShow

素敵なホリデーをお過ごしください! Warmest holiday wishes from Tokyo Sky Tree #photography #streetphoto #EastCoastKin #japan #BlueSkyArtShow

Holiday Market in the heart of Tokyo #photography #japan #streetphotography #photo #christmas #tokyo

A carpet of fallen gold under my feet— reminding me that every quiet path is woven from choices only I can see. (#UTokyo campus, Japan) #poetry #writer #photo #photography #japan #EastCoastKin

Corporate Warriors: Behind every office window, someone is trading hours of their life for a paycheck that can’t quite buy back their peace. Welcome to Japan, Inc. #poetry #japan #tokyo #photo #streetphoto #BlueSkyArtShow

The night train hums a lullaby for tired hearts. Window reflections show a stranger— me, disappearing into city lights and quiet thoughts. (Osaka Station, Japan) #poetry #photography #streetphoto #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyArtShow #train

In a city that never turns its lights off, some people learn to live in the afterglow. Urban isolation. Fragile dignity. Tokyo at 11:08. #streetphoto #photography #EastCoastKin #japan #BlueSkyArtShow

Classical music should be a river flowing through every life, not a castle moat keeping many people out. To reclaim it for the working class is not an act of charity — it’s an act of justice. #music #classicalmusic #poverty #art #workingclass

In the language of meritocracy, effort is treated as singular. In real life, it’s plural: a legacy checkbox that quietly tilts the scale (U.S.); tuition money for “cram school” (Japan); feeder schools and private pipelines that turn “merit” into something inherited (everywhere). #AcademicSky #Japan

Urban Poverty: They don’t sleep on benches. They work. They blend in. But in net cafés and thrift stores, Tokyo’s forgotten youth endure a poverty no statistic dares name. And yes, Japan is one of the world’s wealthiest nations. #streetphoto #photography #EastCoastKin #japan #BlueSkyArtShow

We wear heels. We wear hope. We listen to Bach through borrowed earbuds. But poverty isn't always loud. It's dressed in silence. I have been exploring socioeconomic injustice in Japan and beyond --through #NovelBohemians #writer #poetry #japan #poverty #inequality #photo #EastCoastKin

“Broken” modern Japan through the eyes of a ネット難民 (net cafe refugee) who survives in the margins of the digital space— My #NovelBohemians focuses on Tokyo’s social disparity, hidden beyond the countless city lights. #writer #photo #streetphoto #japan #EastCoastKin #art #BlueSkyArtShow #poverty

東京の闇から顔を覗かせる孤独感 Tokyo’s neon-drenched landscape The billboard is louder than my thoughts. #streetphotography #japan #photo #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin

Tokyo at 11:03 pm 眠らない街、東京 #photo #streetphotography #EastCoastKin #japan #BlueSkyArtShow

蛍光灯の下のバッハ “Give me a staircase landing, a night shift, a cheap pair of earphone. Bach will still build a cathedral in me.” Urban isolation and fragile dignity in music. —from my class project #academicsky #poetry #law #academicchatter #japan #music #writersky #story

The world feels too big to fix. Start with a single rule you won't break. Never overlook those standing in the rain. A Tokyo coming-of-age novel about friendship, class, and the quiet violence of being ‘selected’ —my newest project. #writersky #academicsky #poetry #japan #photo #EastCoastKin

Story is where justice finds its soul. Strip away the narrative, and law becomes a hollow shell. But place it in the context of a lived experience—a character’s struggle, a real person’s voice—and suddenly, the law breathes. It listens. It understands. #law #lawyersky #academicsky

伝統が息を吹き込む空間 Everyday tools, elevated to artifacts by survival. #photography #streetphoto #japan #BlueSkyArtShow

Discussion questions from my homemade text. “You’re the only teacher who uses Instagram as a text,” my students tease me. Are they correct? #academicsky #law #photo #lawyer #EastCoastKin

A Choreography of Strangers: Beneath the digital glow of a thousand screens, strangers step into the crossing— not as individuals, but as a single, breathing rhythm. They do not speak, but they move together— a moment of silent choreography in the heart of a city that never waits. #photo #poetry

Welcome to the world’s busiest Shibuya Crossing: Look into the glass of Shibuya’s towers— do you see yourself as the dreamer, the runner, the child lost in neon bloom? This city does not remember names, but it remembers your footsteps. #streetphoto #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyArtShow #poetry #japan

Letters from a Crosswalk If the crosswalk could write, it would pen thousands of stories— in languages unspoken, on pages of pavement. Love passed here. So did goodbye. And the quiet courage of one more step into the crowd. #poetry #streetphoto #photo #EastCoastKin #Japan #BlueSkyArtShow

Where Neon Rain Falls Tokyo glows like a restless constellation, each raindrop catching a different story. #streetphoto #photography #japan #EastCoastKin

Humanizing "Invisible" Socioeconomic Barriers: My #NovelBohemians dismantles the caricature of poverty. By depicting characters who wear trendy clothes but live in closet-sized net cafe cubicles—it challenges students to recognize invisible poverty. #academicsky #photo

Law doesn't live in textbooks—it breathes in the choices, regrets, and resilience of real lives. #lawsky #academicsky

Welcome to the Story-Led Classroom: I'm a legal educator and storyteller exploring law through fiction, music, and lived experience. Currently, I’m pursuing a project reexamining the idea of fairness here at #UTokyo #photography #law #academicsky #lawsky

The crowd is loud. The loneliness is louder. #poetry #streetphotography #photo #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyArtShow #tokyo

Tokyo Nightlife: Everyone’s going somewhere. I’m just trying to arrive. #photography #streetphoto #japan #EastCoastKin #poetry

Tokyo Nightlife I blend in perfectly—like a shadow in plain sight. #photography #streetphoto #BlueSkyArtShow #japan #EastCoastKin

A million stories overhead, and mine is whispered. #poetry #EastCoastKin #streetphoto #photography #BlueSkyArtShow

Concert under December Tokyo sky— When the city feels too large, music makes a human-sized space. #streetphoto #photography #music #EastCoastKin

大都会の喧騒の中、鯛焼き屋で立ち止まる。 Stopping at a “Taiyaki” (fish-shaped pastry) store in Tokyo’s urban landscape filled with skyscrapers #streetphoto #photography #EastCoastKin #japan #BlueSkyArtShow

Bach through earphones— Somewhere outside the concert hall, Bach keeps playing—in internet cafés, factory towns, night shifts. #streetphoto #EastCoastKin #photo #BlueSkyArtShow

In my story-led law education, fiction is not decoration—it’s a training ground. My students step into an imaginary courtroom based on my novel, Who Owns #UTokyo ? , a story inspired by the Univ. of Tokyo (below, with its famous Red Gate) entrance exam. #AcademicSky #photo #law #EastCoastKin

“Give me a staircase landing, a night shift, a cheap pair of earphone. Bach will still build a cathedral in me.” In my #NovelBohemians , I explore Tokyo’s invisible poverty and urban isolation through characters who find fragile dignity in music. #photo #streetphoto #EastCoastKin #writer #bach

Cross-examining meritocracy at Todai ( #UTokyo ): I teach interactive workshops that use short fiction + mock-trial role play to discuss fairness and decision-making. #law #storytelling #university #EastCoastKin #photo

Classical whispers in precision. Rock screams in chaos. Both are honest. #NovelBohemians #WritingCommunity #MusicSky

From the grandeur of Bach to the electrifying spirit of BTS. From the poised elegance of baroque to the unapologetic pulse of K-pop. Who but a bold lawyer would blend these worlds, crafting a space where melody meets philosophy? Here’s my (music-inspired) law review article. #academicsky #law

Where menus end, melodies begin. #photography #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyArtShow #Japan

東京 (Tokyo) at 9:58 pm The night advertises connection. The body remembers distance. #photography #EastCoastKin #StreetPhotography #poetry #BlueSkyArtShow

Music in my #NovelBohemians isn't just art--it's survival, rebellion, and a desperate attempt to make something beautiful out of a life that keeps breaking. It's the sound of holding on when the world tells you to let go. #inequality #bach #music #writer #japan www.instagram.com/reel/DIwMUYf...

眠らない街、東京 Tokyo glows like a promise it can’t keep. #photography #EastCoastKin #streetphotography #japan #BlueSkyArtShow

Between neon and night, I learn the shape of my own quiet. #StreetPhotography #Tokyo #BlueSkyArtShow #photo #EastCoastKin

鯛焼き(fish-shaped pastry) store—in the midst of Tokyo’s urban landscape. The skyline keeps rising, but the scent of tradition stays at street level. #streetphotography #photo #EastCoastKin #Japan #BlueSkyArtShow

Tokyo —at 10:27pm In a city this bright, loneliness learns new disguises. #photography #streetphoto #EastCoastKin #tokyo #BlueSkyArtShow

Eagerly awaiting the arrival of a street musician under December Tokyo Sky— In a city of signs, the music is the only honest language. #photography #streetphoto #BlueSkyArtShow #tokyo #EastCoastKin

Tokyo nightlife: some people scroll, some people sing. #photography #streetphoto #BlueSkyArtShow #japan #EastCoastKin

工場街の薄暗い蛍光灯の下でバッハを弾き続ける青年の物語 My novel “Bohemians” is a love letter to music’s transcendence. Whether it’s Queen electrifying Wembley or a youth humming Bach in a slum, music pulses through lives that otherwise feel disposable. #photography #photo #poverty #bach #music #EastCoastKin