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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

guy in front of me on the train is looking at watches that sell for half my annual salary. ain't no way people actually buy ts 😭

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

Need gym advice (paging gym dads @thickurt @wheeljack ) I've been doing 5/3/1 but my strength is struggling to keep up with the advancing weights. It's probably because I'm on a cut. Should I change something? I've been failing I.e. not reaching the expected minimum number of reps on the last […]

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

People around me are already dropping left and right so I got my flu vax today 🫡 seasons hitting early here this year

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

When you meet someone who's really hot and seems nice but then their entire social media is just "look how hot I am" posts it's kind of a turn off

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

fuuuck yes I can just have the windows open instead of the AC now. I fucking love fall

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

In the community center area there were places where people can put up info about their clubs hosted in the building. There were a few I'd be interested in helping out with like the English conversation clubs, but everything seems to be for retirees seeing how theyre all on weekday afternoons. doh

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

I went to Tama...again...even I know this is getting ridiculous. This area has a calming effect on me though

Walking path around Keio Nagayama Station

Berb Nagayama, a municipal community center with a library and cafe

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

once again thinking about starting a blog in the big 2026. Feels quite behind the times to be doing that but lol

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

It feels very suddenly like it's fall now and the vibes are soooo good. The best season is here. I'm so happy

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

It's not because of rent or anything, just that the building it's in is being demolished due to old age, so kinda bad luck

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

@thickurt hell yea!!!! biker bro mode starts now!!!!

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

flyer @ eagle tokyo (They're permanently closing at the end of November :( right as they hit 10 years too)

Poster featuring art by famous furry artist Nostalgic Syndrome

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

[NSFW] We were in the corner facing the wall and you cant see whats going on in the water because of the jets so I started imagining what would happen if he reached his hand down...

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

[NSFW?] When I went to the jet bath area, there was this beefy guy next to me on his knees facing the jets, and rocking his body back and forth letting out small groans. The way he was positioned the jets had to be hitting his dick. I made a couple glances towards him and wondered "are we […]

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

Treated myself to the onsen after work again tonight :)

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

@thickurt how would anyone think that's an ok thing to do

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

me any time I see a japanese man with facial hair: "is he one of us...?"

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

we can all agree those sleeveless shirts that are cut really thin on the top half to show off lats are slutty right

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

That said I could barely lift the weight on the second set of squats. so im making up for it with leg extensions

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

Back at the gym after 2 weeks. I don't feel too guilty since I'm not going to work out nor maintain the ol diet while traveling. People who can do that are next level

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

Both the anytime fitnesses near me have the most girlypop playlists lmao

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

the cure need to hop on that guitar more often

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

When I mentioned I live next door, the woman who got me into the circle then introduced me to an older man who organizes monthly dance practices for this and said the details get posted on the bulletin boards around town. I kinda love that that's the only way to know when and where it is.

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

Theres a festival going on at the shrine next to my apartment so I walked over out of curiosity. Got some french fries and shaved ice, then saw people doing bon-odori in a circle. I started sheepishly trying to imitate them. One woman saw me and excitedly urged me into the circle. It took a […]

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

guys I love my new bed so much

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

If I ever went back to the US it's a near guarantee I'd be like that girl going "in barTHelona we..." every two seconds but with Japan, forever

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

new bed finally. Going from a broken creaky single size ¥5000 ikea bed frame to a nice double size feels sooooo nice

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

I'm replacing my hard cheap plastic chair with a cute green one I found on Ikea. I splurged a bit (28k yen or $175) but I'm really excited about it, not least to finally add some color to my furniture which is all greyscale

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 26/07/2026

What a great weekend. I'm just full of mushy happy feelings. Life is great

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 24/07/2026

Maybe deep down I'm a brat because my reaction to this was nuh uh

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 20/07/2026

I also got some gelato. It was a hot day so the thing was melting fast and a couple people sitting across laughed with me as I, panicked, tried to prevent it from dripping all over my clothes. Then we laughed even more realizing we live in the same exact […] [Original post on 4bear.com]

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 20/07/2026

On a whim I decided to go to Kofu, a couple hours to the west in the mountains. Got a lot just out of staring out the window on the train. Also went to a restaurant run by a guy who lived in Portland for 29 years. Seeing all that nature and getting out of the tokyo bubble for a bit did wonders

A town street in Kofu. A tree is decorated with wishes for Tanabata

View from a pedestrian bridge around Kofu station

View from the train. Mountains as the sun sets, along with some solar panels

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2026

Went out to an area called Minami Ozawa doing no prior research and walked around aimlessly, maybe for 30 minutes. Found a cool path through a small forest, then went back home lol. It helped just to hear the whirring of cicadas

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 11/07/2026

Even though I've had occasional bouts of homesickness, I still found myself getting excited lining up the return flight to Tokyo like, "yeah, I live there!!!"

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 02/07/2026

listening to my mp3 player on shuffle once again thinking wow whoever put this playlist together has excellent taste

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 30/06/2026

Lol yep I did not realize how gross our hands get. Gotta stay on top of that

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 29/06/2026

Gamecube controller came in the mail today. Look at my beautiful boy

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 27/06/2026

Hell yeah I did it. BIG new squat PR

5/3/1 tracker. warmup sets 32.5, 45, 55 kg. Main sets 67.5 X 5, 77.5 X 3, 85 X 1, a new PR

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 27/06/2026

This weekend my friend whose place I've crashed at so many times in Nagoya is now here in Tokyo and I'm returning the favor. Made (vegan ofc) burgers for us last night that were delicious and came together shockingly easily, so that might be going on the weekly rotation, then made brownies […]

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 19/06/2026

Got a new overhead press PR :D (52.5kg / 115.5 lbs)

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 16/06/2026

My area got hit with a gnarly earthquake. First major one I've experienced

Earthquake map showing an intensity 5 earthquake happened in northern kanto

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 16/06/2026

geologists : "time to do some crystal math"

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Joekyo @gruff.4bear.com.ap.brid.gy · 14/06/2026

Just spent half an hour looking for my keys and they were in my pocket 😭

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