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Toyooka, Japan

Paul Chin • 陈保罗 @paulch.in · Apr 8 Toyooka, JP

A manhole cover in Toyooka, Japan. It features an illustration of an oriental white stork, a species that was bred back from extinction in the wild in Toyooka.

A floor mat for the Toyooka stork preserve. It’s a vibrant blue, with a stork on it, and the name of the city Toyooka in black.

A paper lamp at a shrine in Toyooka.

An old storefront in Kinosakionsen. There’s a vending machine in front, and a Japanese aunty looking in.

A small lemon tree, sitting in a turquoise planter on someone’s front stoop.

An old warehouse in the Japanese countryside, shot from the window of a train between Kinosakionsen and Toyooka, Japan.

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Toyooka, Japan

Very much looking forward to hitting Toyooka again when I’m back on tour in a few weeks! Asia Tour 2026 bout to be an all-timer!

A manhole cover in Toyooka, Japan. It features an illustration of an oriental white stork, a species that was bred back from extinction in the wild in Toyooka.

A floor mat for the Toyooka stork preserve. It’s a vibrant blue, with a stork on it, and the name of the city Toyooka in black.

A paper lamp at a shrine in Toyooka.

An old storefront in Kinosakionsen. There’s a vending machine in front, and a Japanese aunty looking in.

A small lemon tree, sitting in a turquoise planter on someone’s front stoop.

An old warehouse in the Japanese countryside, shot from the window of a train between Kinosakionsen and Toyooka, Japan.

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