Moon River
drifting through thoughts, one story at a time
Category: Moon’s Stories
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If Tokyo is a city of motion, then Kamakura is a city of pause. The moment I stepped off the train, everything felt different, slower, softer, as if time itself had stretched to accommodate the weight of history. And as I wandered through its streets, I thought about how urban design isn’t just about movement,…
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On my recent trip to Japan, I spent most of my time in Tokyo. Tokyo is a city that shouldn’t make sense but somehow, it does. It’s a place where towering skyscrapers stand beside centuries-old temples, where neon lights pulse through the night while hidden alleyways remain untouched by time. It is structured yet chaotic,…
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They say cities are designed for movement, for connection, for life. But as I walked through the streets of Stockholm, tracing the lines of old and new, I couldn’t help but wonder, when it comes to urban design, are we just planning spaces, or are we planning relationships? Every city tells a love story. Some,…
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Studying urban design teaches me that cities are never truly finished. They are constantly evolving, shaped by time, by movement, by the quiet forces we rarely notice. Streets are rerouted, buildings rise and fall, spaces once forgotten find new purpose. And in many ways, life is no different. We like to think of life as…
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I watched Past Lives the other night, and for the first time in a long time, I felt like a movie was speaking directly to me. Not in an obvious way, not in a way that screamed, this is your story, but in a way that settled in my chest and stayed there. It’s a…
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