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Daniel / 妥仁得

@kaihat.su
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Type designer, videomaker, scholar in Osaka. Indigenous Studies (Ainu focus) grad student. 在阪タイプデザイナー、動画制作者と研究者。 アイヌを中心に先住民学大学院生。 💬🇬🇧🇯🇵🇪🇸🇦🇪 Aynu'itak ponno k=eraman. Videos: kaih.at/youtube Writing: afkary.ae Views = my own. 投稿は私見です。

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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 24/09/2026
The rebellion involved Ainu who lived on and around the Shiretoko Peninsula, Kunashiri Island and the Menashi region, who rose up against the severe exploitation and human rights abuses by the Matsumae Domain and contractor Kyūbei Hidaya.
A Japanese map with sites of the Menashi-Kunashir Rebellion marked with red dots.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 21/09/2026
Modern woodcarvings from Nibutani artisans such as Kaizawa Toru are also on display. The third floor of the museum also showcases a Tonkori from Sakhalin. Every time I visit, I always get a clear feeling of connection between Scotland and Ainu culture.
A photograph of an old Tonkori (stringed instrument played by Sakhalin Ainu) on display behind glass, alongside other traditional ethnic instruments.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 21/09/2026
Yesterday I visited the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. The “Living Lands” exhibition introduces various Indigenous peoples. It has one of the best permanent displays about Ainu culture outside of Japan, with many of the items coming from Scotsman Neil Gordon Munro, who lived in Nibutani.
A photograph of myself in a grey jacket, looking up at a display of Ainu crafts and items behind glass. Displayed prominently in the centre of the display is an Attus robe with blue appliqué and white patterned embroidery. It is surrounded by smaller embroidered items and carved wooden items and crafts.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 08/09/2026
Looks like Hokkaido is getting another mascot - this time a wolf called Lulo Horkew - with the name being a combination of the Japanese "rurou" (流浪 - wandering) and Ainu "horkew" (wolf). Interesting to see where this one goes 🐺
A screenshot of a social media post from “ルロウ・ホロク / Lulo Horkew【公式】” introducing Lulo, a blue-and-gray wolf from Hokkaido, Japan. The post includes two photos of a person in a detailed wolf fursuit with blue and white fur, pointed ears, yellow and red eyes, and a playful expression. They wear a green vest over a cream shirt, brown leather-style straps and belt, and a pendant necklace. The first photo is a close-up against a cloudy sky; the second shows the full character standing outdoors among trees and tall grass.

The content of the tweet says:

I'm Lulo, a wolf from Hokkaido, JAPAN! 🐺
My full name is Lulo Horkew, meaning “a wandering wolf.”
I'm an English-speaking wolf on a mission to share the beauty and charm of Hokkaido and Japan with the world.
Feel free to follow me and drop a comment. I'll be checking them out!
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 08/09/2026
There is also the "Eijihappou" (永字八法), known as the "Eight Principles of Yong" in English, which uses the character 永 (meaning "eternity" and pronounced ei in Japanese and yong in Mandarin) to illustrate the eight fundamental strokes of kanji/hanzi.
A chart showing the "Eight Principles of Yong", which uses the Chinese character for eternity to illustrate the eight basic strokes that make up CJK ideographs.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 08/09/2026
Kanji contain many different strokes. This chart I made shows these various strokes with their Japanese names (and my English translations) by using an aggregate glyph. Many foundries have their own variants of the glyph. An updated chart from my old fonts in games microblog, Fontendo, on Twitter.
A chart showing the many different strokes to be found in kanji, with labels showing their Japanese names alongside English translations.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 03/09/2026
A while ago I spoke about a Japanese guy on Twitter, here and Instagram who has been using gen AI to cosplay as an Ainu person (and since blocked me for calling him out lol), but today on Twitter I came across an account with almost 20K followers that appears to be a Japanese LARPing as an Emirati.
A screenshot of a Twitter account who seems to be a Japanese person using generative AI to pretend to be an Emirati man, using an obviously fake image in a Tweet about visiting a cafe in Dubai.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 02/09/2026
Open up the remote to have a look at the internals. Definitely needs a clean at least, but I wasn’t sure how to disconnect the battery connectors from the case in order to get a proper look at the circuit board. But from this alone the 5 key seems to have started working again, which gives me hope.
Photographs of a partially disassemble television remote, showing the circuit inside .
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 01/09/2026
I’m super pleased to have finally obtained the elusive remote for my Sharp Super Famicom TV! It comes with a special function that changes the display settings to something tailored for games - inaccessible without the remote. Not all the buttons respond, but I might be able to fix that.
A photograph of a sharp tv remote lying on a tatami mat next to some Super Famicom games and controllers. The remote has special input for changing the picture settings for the built-in console on the CRT behind it, as well as special buttons to reset the game from the remote.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 28/08/2026
Those "fill in the prefecture" travel maps for Japan have been getting popular again recently, so I decided to make one for Hokkaido specifically, based on the island's Subprefectures. There are still a few places that I need to visit!
A map highlighting which areas of Hokkaido I have visited, and assigning them points based on if I stayed, visited, lived, alighted, or passed there.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 26/08/2026
Two things I noticed this time were 1. The positions of kamuy were annotated with small signs for participants who weren’t familiar with the layout of the nusa (altar) 2. The nusa and the sacred area between it and the cise (house) was more clearly delineated with rope and keep out signs.
A photograph of an Ainu altar (nusa) after a ritual, from outside of the sacred space, which is marked with robe and a keep out sign explaining why the area is sacred and shouldn’t be entered.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 25/08/2026
I also went to a separate Kamuynomi afterwards. Two members of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly were directly participating in the ritual on this occasion.
A photograph of many people sat around the hearth of a cise (traditional Ainu house), wearing colourful embroidered Ainu robes - each with a different pattern. The men wear sapanpe - ritual headdresses made of shaved wood.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 23/08/2026
I attended a traditional Ainu wedding, known as “Utomnukar” - meaning “to lock eyes with one another”. Based on materials like films of past weddings from the 70s in Nibutani. Other parts of the ceremony like the bride leaving her old home weren’t performed - only the main ceremony and kamuynomi.
A photograph of several men in colourful hand embroidered Ainu robes, sitting on opposite sides of a hearth, ready to conduct a wedding ceremony. One side is the groom’s family, and the other side is the bride’s.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 22/08/2026
Back in Hokkaido this weekend! As always, visiting Nibutani.
A photograph of the Nibutani Ainu Kotan, a reconstruction of a traditional Ainu village.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 19/08/2026
My copy just arrived today! I’m glad that this work was able to be reprinted. It features detailed descriptions and pictures of Ainu constellations. Very useful book for anyone researching or learning about Ainu relationships with the cosmos, and the diverse astronomy of the Japanese archipelago.
The cover of a Japanese book titled 「人間達の見た星座と伝承」 (“Constellations and Legends as Seen by Ainu”) by Sueoka Tomio. The black cover features white line drawings of constellations and figures from various legends, including a lobster, whale, snake, fish, deer, bear, birds, and groups of Ainu people in traditional clothing. The illustrations are connected by white constellation dots and lines. The publisher logo “FUKKAN” appears at the bottom right.A photograph of inside the book “Constellations and Legends as Seen by Ainu”. Several constellations are illustrated on the right with their position in the sky marked, with a description on the page on the left.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 18/08/2026
Was tidying a bunch of old documents and came across the workbook I had for a “Japanese business life for foreigners and Japanese returnees” class my company signed me up for when I first arrived in Japan in 2022. Behold: characteristics of the Japanese and their communication
A textbook page titled “Background to Communication with Japanese People” shows a diagram of traits associated with Japanese communication. At the center is 和 (wa), meaning harmony, surrounded by concepts including 信 (trust), 型・道 (forms and ways), 気 (awareness), 節 (propriety), 忠 (loyalty), 情 (emotion), 縁 (connections), and 神・仏 (Shinto and Buddhism). Arrows show how these concepts interact. Below, a paragraph explains that Japan’s long history as an agricultural society, in which people had to work together to plant and harvest rice, fostered an emphasis on maintaining bonds with others and acting as a group. It identifies this value system as 和 (harmony).
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 17/08/2026
Oh! That’s good to know. I hope they can fix this though because it might deter some users
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 17/08/2026
Here is an easy way (with a phrase from the book) to spot the difference between Mainland Chinese glyph conventions versus Japanese conventions in fonts. People *will* notice and it can affect the credibility of your work - if something basic like the font is wrong, how can I trust everything else?
A simple image using the Japanese phrase 「沖縄文化」, meaning "Okinawan Culture", to show the differences between Mainland Chinese typographic conventions (top) versus Japanese conventions (bottom), with glyph differences circled in red.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 17/08/2026
I recently got this monograph about the Ryukyu Islands by Gregory Smits. Though my expertise lies in the opposite side of the Japanese archipelago, from what I’ve read so far it appears to be very well researched and written… But the book seems to use a Chinese font for all the Japanese text 😅
A photograph of a book entitled "The Ryukyu Islands" by Gregory Smit. The cover features a map of southern Japan and the Ryukyu Islands, alongside Taiwan and Mainland China, with an Ukiyo-e style to the drawing, as well as a similarly styled seascape in the bottom half of the cover.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 16/08/2026
If you’re travelling to Akita and interested in the Matagi, I recommend staying at Matagi no Yu (Utto Onsen). There is a Matagi museum which is free entry for overnight guests, and they also serve a variety of local Matagi foods such as bear.
The entrance to Matagi no Yu. A traditional Japanese-style building sits at the foot of a densely forested mountain. The entrance has a broad tiled roof and dark wooden beams, with a minivan parked outside and an EV charging station beside the entrance.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 15/08/2026
A selection of some of the Ainuic toponyms I spotted while travelling around Akita Prefecture. Some like Yonaizawa preserve the Ainu nay (river) while also attaching a Japanese translation (zawa = mountain stream) on the end!
A sign in Japanese that shows the Ainuic place name Yonaizawa.A sign in Japanese that shows the Ainuic place name Yukuchinai.A sign in Japanese that shows the Ainuic place name Shakanai.A sign in Japanese that shows the Ainuic place name Nibetsu.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 14/08/2026
A surprisingly interesting visit today was the Akita Prefectural Museum of Agricultural Science. They had a very detailed exhibit about how rice is grown in Japan. I always knew long grain rice was more popular in general but I didn’t know it made up 90% of all consumed rice globally.
Museum display about the origins of rice. Two leaf-shaped panels with Japanese text flank a black illuminated stand, above a globe showing Asia and Australia with orange arrows tracing the spread of rice cultivation. QR-code signs sit below the globe.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 14/08/2026
Some parties like the Japan Communist Party have advocated for return of the full island chain, but the government’s policy is that they don’t claim anything outside the bottom 1/3 of the chain - while also not recognising Russian ownership of the rest, or South Sakhalin (Karafuto).
A screenshot from an official Japanese government document which outlines the Japanese government’s position on the Northern Territories issue. This particular screenshot shows a map which portrays the Japanese signs understanding of the San Francisco Peace Treaty. Hokkaido prefecture and the four islands of the Northern Territories are coloured in red, with Russia and northern Sakhalin in beige. The rest of the Kuril Islands and Southern Sakhalin are in white - as Japan believes they are of undetermined status due to Russia (then USSR) not signing the Treaty of San Francisco.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 13/08/2026
Visited Japan’s lowest vending machine(s)! In Ōgata village, Hachirōgata - reclaimed land that makes up Japan’s lowest point, at an average of three metres below sea level.
A red Coca-Cola vending machine stocked with Japanese drinks, including coffee, tea, sports drinks, and sodas, stands outside a building beside another vending machine. Bright sunlight casts shadows across the alley in the background.A family restaurant called Panda stands beneath a wide covered entrance on a sunny day. Several colorful vending machines line the front of the building, with potted flowers and bags of supplies beside the entrance to the store next door.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 13/08/2026
When looking at these two dogū with their spiral patterns, the cultural continuity to Ainu pattern work is quite clear. (Embroidered robe on the right is from artisan Naganawa Yukari). 紋様が似ているんですね。
A photograph of two dogū (earthen figurines from the Jōmon period). They are incomplete (in broken pieces), but the spiral patterns (and the diamond center in the right figure) are still clearly visible.A photograph of me wearing an embroidered half robe by Ainu artisan Naganawa Yukari. It is a blue robe with purple patterned trim, and large white appliqué on the back - white and in a symmetrical spiral pattern with a red diamond center.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 12/08/2026
The purpose of the stone circles are not entirely clear, and more of the site will be excavated in the future. Some 200 clay dogu have also been found here, many of which appear to have been intentionally broken. The plate-shaped dogū (marked ① in the photo) is one of the notable finds unearthed.
A photograph of multiple dogū (earthen figurines), most broken and in pieces - but with a plate-shaped dogū in the centre (marked as ①). Its body is an inverted triangle shape.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 12/08/2026
Today I also visited the Isedōtai Jōmon archeological site. Dated to the late Jōmon period (~2000 BC), it features 3 large stone circles on an artificially flattened plateau. It’s both a National Historic Site of Japan and on UNESCO’s “Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan” World Heritage list.
A photograph of the stone circles at the Isedōtai site - a series of diverse stones are scattered in a circle shape in a clearing that has been covered with concrete to mark the location of the archeological excavation. Wooden pillars in the background have been installed to show where the remains of structures - possibly pit dwellings - have been discovered. A panorama of the stone circles at the Isedōtai site - a series of diverse stones are scattered in a circle shape in a clearing that has been covered with concrete to mark the location of the archeological excavation. Wooden pillars in the background have been installed to show where the remains of structures - possibly pit dwellings - have been discovered.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 12/08/2026
The villagers enshrine a deity in a small Shintō shrine on the edge of town who they also consider to be Kannon - the Buddhist bodhisattva of compassion. They also continue to pass down Bangaku, a form of dance older than Kōwaka-mai - itself a medieval dance that predates Noh.
A photograph of a small Shinto shrine hidden among trees at the edge of a forest. The foreground is covered in thick green grass and other foliage.A photograph of a small Shinto shrine surrounded by trees inside a forest. Two stone lamps stand in front of the small wooden building - which has shut doors (but an unlocked padlock).
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 12/08/2026
Today I visited Nekko, a tiny village hidden deep in the Akita hills which is believed to be the birthplace of the Matagi hunters and culture. The only way to get to the village is through a long, narrow tunnel that fits just one car at a time.
A panoramic shot of Nekko, a small Japanese village nestled in a narrow valley surrounded by tall forested hills and mountains. The sky is slightly overcast.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 12/08/2026
Yesterday I tried bear meat for the first time. Local Asian black bear. Tasted like beef more or less.
A photo of a small dish containing chunks of bear meat with spring onion and other mountain vegetables, sitting in a cloudy broth.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 11/08/2026
For the next few days I’ll be visiting “Matagi no sato” (Matagi village) - a region in Akita thought to be the origin of the Matagi - mountain hunters of Tōhoku. Because they revere bears and share vocabulary with Ainu, it’s believed the two groups are connected in some way.
A photograph of a signpost advertising the roadside station at “Matagi no sato” (Matagi Village). It features a drawing of a boy dressed as a traditional Matagi hunter.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 11/08/2026
If you go up into the hills outside of town, there is a cenotaph dedicated to Aterui and another Emishi chief called More, who lived around the same time. It’s deep in a forest, next to a shrine that looks almost abandoned.
A photograph of a polished black stone cenotaph, with a smaller explanatory stone next to it. They are both dedicated to the Emishi chieftains Aterui and More, and are surrounded by thick foliage and trees.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 10/08/2026
Today I travelled around Iwate. I visited Ōshū - home of famous Emishi chief Aterui - who fought against Japanese incursions from the south in the late 8th and early 9th centuries. The city has a statue in his honour which draws from Jōmon pottery motifs.
A photograph of the Aterui statue and park. In the foreground, a sign says “Aterui’s hometown” in Japanese, while the Jōmon-inspired statue stands tall in the background.A closeup of the Aterui statue. The statue is based on Jōmon vases with their spiral motifs, with a somewhat abstract face carved into the front.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 09/08/2026
Today I visited the Tomizawa Archeological Site in Sendai, where remnants of a 20,000 year old pine marsh are preserved underground - which was once surface level. Remnants of a campfire are also visible - created around the same time by Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers.
A photo from a vantage point at the Tomizawa site. A large dimly lit oval exposes petrified remains of tree roots in earth - underground, but where the surface once was 20,000 years ago.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 09/08/2026
Yasukuni Shrine - infamous for its enshrining of war criminals - has released an official proclamation banning “cosplay”, specifically the wearing of military uniforms, inside the shrine grounds. Groups sympathetic to Imperial Japan have previously visited the shrine in old Imperial uniform.
A Japanese notice dated August 7, 2026 (Reiwa 8). The red title reads “Request Regarding Clothing and Attire Within the Shrine Grounds.” The centered heading repeats this as “[Request Regarding Clothing and Attire Within the Shrine Grounds].” At the bottom, the issuing office is Yasukuni Shrine Office.A Japanese notice with two bullet-point prohibitions: “Cosplay costumes may not be worn within the premises” and “Military uniforms or military-related attire/equipment may not be worn within the premises.”

Below, the notice explains that the policy aims to “maintain silence and reverence in this sacred place where spirits are enshrined.” It respectfully asks visitors who come to pay their respects with sincere devotion to understand and cooperate with the policy.

The notice ends with “以上” (“End” / “That is all”).
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 08/08/2026
Today was the last day of Sendai’s Tanabata celebrations. I saw one set of decorations made of a million paper cranes - as a memorial for the victims of the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan, and as a symbol of peace. I was also given a chain of paper cranes by the organising group!
A photograph of colourful Sendai Tanabata decorations, featuring a paper ball and streamers made of a million paper cranes in total. Each individual streamer consists of approximately 20,000 cranes.A close up of the decorations, with information about the 51st “Peace Tanabata”, which says:

August 6th, the opening day of the Sendai Tanabata Festival, is also the anniversary of the atomic bomb destruction of Hiroshima. 2026 is the 81st anniversary of the dropping of the atom bomb on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Once more we have received over 1 million origami cranes from all around Japan, as a prayer offering that there be “No more Hiroshima“ and “No more Nagasaki“. May the day will soon come when there are no more nuclear weapons threatening our world.A photograph of a chain of colourful origami cranes with a message attached in the form of a Tanzaku - a long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written. It says: “No more Hiroshima, Nagasaki”.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 08/08/2026
My parents have been to Japan quite a few times now, but today I decided to show them the wonder that is Saizeriya. They seemed to like it (especially the prices!)
A photograph of the wall outside of Japanese “Italian” restaurant chain Saizeriya, showing their logo on the wall.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 08/08/2026
Hello Sendai! For the next week, I will be travelling throughout the Tōhoku region. It’s my first time up here.
A photograph of the sign marking the east exit of JR Sendai station.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 07/08/2026
The franchise relies heavily on Fontworks' Oedokanteiryū typeface - based on Kanteiryū lettering of the Edo period. Initially used for advertising kabuki performances, you see it a lot at summer festivals and the like. But many Japanese foundries offer their own Kanteiryū, so they can easily switch.
A photograph of a Japanese notice board lettered in a traditional style, using Kanteiryū lettering.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 07/08/2026
Taiko no Tatsujin is changing the fonts used in the arcade version of the game. Likely a result of Monotype's acquisition of Fontworks and their decision to hike up prices more than tenfold. Even though it was sort of walked back, it got developers rattled enough to ditch them entirely.
A screenshot of the official Taiko no Tatsujin Twitter page, with the following content (translated from Japanese):
【Notice Regarding In-Game Font Changes】  
Starting from August 19, 2026 (Wed) at 7:00, some of the fonts used in "Taiko no Tatsujin (Arcade Version)" will be updated to new ones.

Due to this font change, some displays or text appearances may differ from before, but please rest assured that it will not affect gameplay in any way.

We look forward to your continued support for "Taiko no Tatsujin (Arcade Version)."
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 05/08/2026
I have translated the key points of the statement as reported by the Hokkaido Shimbun:
Key points from Hokkaido Ainu Association Director Ogawa's statement

•	Welcomed the apology positively, expressing "heartfelt respect for the many years of investigation and review" that led to it. 

•	Stated that research founded on discrimination and prejudice is wholly unacceptable and cannot be justified. 

•	Called for closer cooperation to resolve the remaining issues, including further investigation into how the remains were removed and greater public disclosure of information. 

•	Emphasised that this is not merely a matter of the past, and that the Association will continue to closely monitor how the university takes concrete responsibility going forward.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 03/08/2026
Shakouki-dogū are called such due to how their eyes resemble snow goggles worn by Indigenous Arctic peoples. The most famous one was excavated at the Kamegaoka Site in Tsugaru City, Aomori Prefecture, and probably served as the inspiration for most dogū/dogū-inspired things you see in media.
A photograph of the shakouki-dogū excavated at the Kamegaoka Site in Tsugaru City, Aomori Prefecture. Its body features detailed, incised patterns across its torsos and legs as well as large eyes.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 03/08/2026
Saw some chatter on Twitter about this item in Splatoon Raiders that’s clearly based on a dogū. It’s funny how Shakouki-dogū have such an big influence on how Jōmon culture appears in popular media considering they only represent about 10% of all excavated dogū. But you can’t deny they’re iconic.
A screenshot from the recently released Splatoon Raiders game, showing an item called a “Clay Salmonid” which looks like a Shakouki-Dogū (a type of ancient clay figure from Japan). The in game text says it “Resembles an adorably rotund clay figure. Putting aside at status as a priceless work of art, it could be used as a fork in a pinch”.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 03/08/2026
My new Sharp TV appears to be using a Chinese font for Japanese text…
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 28/07/2026
Finally got a LAN port installed in my home office. After moving in I was using the wifi card in my desktop with its goofy looking external antenna, but it was really jumpy and I had to constantly resest the network adapter. No more problems now!
The result of a Google Internet Speed Test, showing results of 1731 Megabits per second download, and 807.8 Megabits per second upload.
Very, very fast!
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 26/07/2026
No smorking
A handwritten sign in downtown Osaka, which says in English “Keep Out” on one line, and “No Smorking”, on the other (a misspelling of “No Smoking).
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 23/07/2026
Here is a (non-exhaustive) list of Japanese fonts which cover a huge variety of historical styles - from Edomoji lettering like Kanteiryū and Kakumoji, to older calligraphy such as folded seal script, regular seal-script, grass script, clerical script - all the way back to Oracle Bone inspired!
A screenshot of a list of fonts in Photoshop - cropped and pasted together - of various Japanese typefaces which are in styles reflecting the whole span of writing history in Japan, as well as China.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 23/07/2026
※ Also I should add that Lightmorning is specifically emulating Mincho typefaces which makes it look a bit stilted - there are more general Japanese typefaces which mimic specific styles of penmanship which work much better.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 23/07/2026
What interests me more is how they showed off a book they read called “The Discovery of God” by Nakazawa Shinichi. The contents seem to mention “spirit” quite a bit - something that also appears in the narrative of the games. Might have to give this one a read and see how they drew from it.
A screenshot of a GameFreak produced documentary about the creation of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, showing off a Japanese book called "The Discovery of God" by Nakazawa Shinichi.
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Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 23/07/2026
The section of the documentary about how the development team came up with Pokémon Diamond and Pearl’s creation myth was interesting. It seems they read through quite a few books on Greek Mythology (evident in the final product), including Robert Graves’ notable “The Greek Myths” compendium.
A screenshot of a GameFreak produced documentary about the creation of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, showing off a Japanese translation of Robert Graves' "The Greek Myths".A screenshot of a GameFreak produced documentary about the creation of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, showing off a Japanese picture book about Greek Myths and the "World of the gods".
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