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NOBUNAGA — A wandering samurai tries to understand America
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samurai in modern america
A samurai with his sword
📜 The wandering samurai is bound at last. All my books, now on Amazon.
Paperback stands ready today. The Kindle scroll rides in any day now. Every tale carries a fresh afterword.
See all my books → Buy me a coffee
This rōnin carries no gun. Only a sword, a brush, and a small glowing phone.
Every tale here is drawn and written by one wandering hand. If it warmed you, help fuel the next hundred.
☕ Buy this samurai a coffee

Postcards from a confused samurai

65.2M impressions · 1.3M likes · 180 stories

☕ Packed for the American road Swipe for gear →
16oz. Stays hot. You stop getting up. Self-heating coffee mug You grind it by hand. The morning obeys. Hand-crank coffee grinder Warm foam. Cold foam. The cafe line, cancelled. Milk frother 6 quarts. No PFAS. The pot that outlives you. Cast iron Dutch oven Marinate. Carry. The backyard starts on time. BBQ prep tub Corn on the cob. Held by crocodiles. Yes. Crocodile corn holders A gnome guards the garlic. You will buy it for that. Gnome garlic keeper 10 outlets. The desk finally has enough. Desk clamp power strip The pillow that argues with your neck, and wins. Neck pillow for the road 3 batteries. 9 amps. They never go dead. Battery tender 5W. GPS. IP67. The coast answers back. Marine radio 1600W. Japan plug. American machines. TESSAN voltage converter ChatGPT on your wrist. Ten days. Swim with it. AOC watch 20ms. The game hears you first. AOC headphones A 15.6" second screen. One cable. AOC monitor · Black 11.5 feet of glow. The TV looks expensive. AOC video light Wireless. 75 percent. The board that follows you. CHERRY keyboard Falcon. Tactile. The click you chose. CHERRY switch Sony sensor. You stop looking like a hostage. AOC webcam Full tang. It is not pretending to be a knife. FLISSA knife The desk starts sounding like a room. Edifier speaker · Black The fingerprints vanish. The steel looks new. Fox Run cloth · Cream 8 little weapons. The board looks intentional. Ironwood charcuterie set White ceramic. Fruit looks like a still life. Fox Run berry baskets
The Free 🔥 14.8M

We sat at a table in a bright, loud eating house.

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 14.4M

I needed to move a sofa.

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I mentioned that my garage door was making a sound.

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The Renamed 🔥 3.5M

In Japan, mispronouncing a word gets you a polite correction.

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 2.7M

In Georgia I entered a Chick-fil-A drive-thru line of forty cars.

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The Bewilderment 🔥 2.4M

USA. Summer. It is 95 degrees outside, and I am shivering inside a sandwich shop.

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A samurai with his sword
📜 My scrolls are bound at last. Behold them all on Amazon.
Paperback stands ready today. The Kindle edition rides in any day now. Each tale carries a fresh afterword.
See all my books → Buy me a coffee
This rōnin carries no gun. Only a sword, a brush, and a small glowing phone.
Every tale here is drawn and written by one wandering hand. If it warmed you, help fuel the next hundred.
☕ Buy this samurai a coffee
The Bewilderment 🔥 2.0M

I went to In-N-Out and ordered a cheeseburger.

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The Enormous 🔥 1.8M

The waitress, a woman of sunny disposition, recommended a dish that, to my eyes, appeared to be…

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In Texas they told me to stop at Buc-ee's for gas.

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The Renamed 🔥 1.6M

In Alabama a man said "Roll Tide" to me as a greeting.

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The Bewilderment 🔥 1.4M

I ordered one pancake in America. The waitress wrote it down and said, "one short stack."

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The Renamed 🔥 1.3M

In America, a stranger will rename you in a single breath, and you are simply expected to come…

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A samurai with his sword
🏯 The wandering samurai now sits upon a shelf.
Hold the whole journey in your hands. Paperback today, the Kindle scroll very soon.
Visit my shelf on Amazon → Buy me a coffee
One hand draws, one hand writes, and the tea has gone cold.
If you smiled even once, a coffee helps the next story get made.
☕ Treat the samurai to a coffee
The Sacred Rituals 🔥 709K

USA. A potluck. Everyone brings one dish.

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 689K

Update. I have been assigned a function.

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The Free 🔥 643K

USA. A restaurant. I could not finish my meal, and I bowed my head in shame.

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The Renamed 🔥 554K

I left Alabama. I am in Georgia now.

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USA. A house. The garage is full, so the car sleeps in the rain.

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I stood in the vast hall of goods, a silent guardian of philosophy.

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A samurai with his sword
⚔️ A hundred misunderstandings, properly bound.
Every misadventure with America, gathered together and footnoted with afterwords.
Behold the collection → Buy me a coffee
He fends off bullets for free, but a coffee he cannot refuse.
Your cup keeps this wandering project alive. Thank you, honored friend.
☕ Buy this samurai a coffee
The Bewilderment 🔥 424K

The drink was blue, cold, and a mystery.

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 401K

I called a recommended electrician and he did not answer.

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The Enormous 🔥 304K

In America I was taken to a warehouse called Costco.

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 265K

USA. A backyard. A man. A grill. Four hours.

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The Bewilderment 🔥 263K

An American said "yeah, no" to me and I did not know if that was a yes.

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The Enormous 🔥 259K

Americans keep a second refrigerator in the garage.

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A samurai with his sword
🍶 Freshly printed and standing at attention.
Paperback out now. The Kindle edition joins the ranks shortly. All my books in one honorable place.
To the bookstore, swiftly → Buy me a coffee
No sword raised against you. Just a tired rōnin with a brush.
If these stories made your day a little lighter, a coffee keeps the ink flowing.
☕ Buy this samurai a coffee
The Bewilderment 🔥 242K

USA. There is a beast that lives beneath the American sink.

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The Free 🔥 240K

A stranger at an American grocery store said, "I love your jacket, man."

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 235K

In Nashville I ordered hot chicken.

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The Bewilderment 🔥 224K

As a Japanese person, one thing that still messes with my head in America is how “How are you?” is b

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The Bewilderment 🔥 216K

In Texas I was taken to a grocery store called H-E-B.

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The Bewilderment 🔥 180K

USA. A diner. The waitress asked me how I want my eggs, and my mind went completely blank.

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A samurai with his sword
📜 My scrolls are bound at last. Behold them all on Amazon.
Paperback stands ready today. The Kindle edition rides in any day now. Each tale carries a fresh afterword.
See all my books → Buy me a coffee
This rōnin carries no gun. Only a sword, a brush, and a small glowing phone.
Every tale here is drawn and written by one wandering hand. If it warmed you, help fuel the next hundred.
☕ Buy this samurai a coffee
The Sacred Rituals 🔥 169K

There is a chair in every American house that is not for sitting.

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 155K

I went to Katz's Deli on Houston Street. The man at the door, an older guy in an apron, handed me a

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 143K

My car made a noise.

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 143K

I said goodbye to an American family at eight o'clock.

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 136K

USA. There is a white sauce here that the people pour upon…

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 136K

In America they told me the football game starts at 1 PM.

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A samurai with his sword
🏯 The wandering samurai now sits upon a shelf.
Hold the whole journey in your hands. Paperback today, the Kindle scroll very soon.
Visit my shelf on Amazon → Buy me a coffee
One hand draws, one hand writes, and the tea has gone cold.
If you smiled even once, a coffee helps the next story get made.
☕ Treat the samurai to a coffee
The Sacred Rituals 🔥 131K

I called a man about my roof and he told me not to hire him.

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A boy stood ready to serve, his station a counter of sugared and salted delights.

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My neighbor has a key to my house.

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The Renamed 🔥 127K

A gas station in Texas, called Buc-ee’s.

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The Bewilderment 🔥 126K

A Waffle House at three in the morning.

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The Renamed 🔥 112K

There came a knock at my gate, and a young warrior, small but formidable, stood ready for battle.

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A samurai with his sword
⚔️ A hundred misunderstandings, properly bound.
Every misadventure with America, gathered together and footnoted with afterwords.
Behold the collection → Buy me a coffee
He fends off bullets for free, but a coffee he cannot refuse.
Your cup keeps this wandering project alive. Thank you, honored friend.
☕ Buy this samurai a coffee
The Enormous 🔥 104K

There is a diner in the Tennessee mountains where a little girl showed me a book.

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The Enormous 🔥 99K

I sought but a single bottle of the American white sauce, this nation’s sacred oil.

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 94K

At an American cookout, only one man is allowed to touch the meat.

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The Bewilderment 🔥 91K

My American friends led me into a cavernous room where swords of fire danced and a chef, master…

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A Five Guys in a strip mall. I had heard the burgers here were honest. A samurai goes where the food

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USA. A grocery register.

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A samurai with his sword
🍶 Freshly printed and standing at attention.
Paperback out now. The Kindle edition joins the ranks shortly. All my books in one honorable place.
To the bookstore, swiftly → Buy me a coffee
No sword raised against you. Just a tired rōnin with a brush.
If these stories made your day a little lighter, a coffee keeps the ink flowing.
☕ Buy this samurai a coffee
The Renamed 🔥 78K

The man at the hardware store called me “boss.”

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The Bewilderment 🔥 76K

A man in Kansas City told me the meat would be ready at four in the afternoon.

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The Bewilderment 🔥 75K

My sword broke last winter, and so I went to replace it at the only smith I could find: a vast…

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The Renamed 🔥 74K

USA. A gas station register.

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 71K

I came to watch the gladiators clash, and found the warriors feasting hours before the arena…

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 71K

In America I bought a used Jeep to cross the country.

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A samurai with his sword
📜 My scrolls are bound at last. Behold them all on Amazon.
Paperback stands ready today. The Kindle edition rides in any day now. Each tale carries a fresh afterword.
See all my books → Buy me a coffee
This rōnin carries no gun. Only a sword, a brush, and a small glowing phone.
Every tale here is drawn and written by one wandering hand. If it warmed you, help fuel the next hundred.
☕ Buy this samurai a coffee
The Bewilderment 🔥 67K

They made me sign a waiver before the wings arrived.

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The Enormous 🔥 65K

I came to lift one weight. I left a legend.

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 64K

Wire came in.

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The Renamed 🔥 61K

In America, a stranger will love you on sight, and you are simply expected to allow it.

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The Enormous 🔥 59K

USA. A national park. A crowd had gathered on wooden benches to watch a hole in the ground, and ever

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 56K

Over here, the school bus has an ARM, and when the arm extends, all of America stops.

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A samurai with his sword
🏯 The wandering samurai now sits upon a shelf.
Hold the whole journey in your hands. Paperback today, the Kindle scroll very soon.
Visit my shelf on Amazon → Buy me a coffee
One hand draws, one hand writes, and the tea has gone cold.
If you smiled even once, a coffee helps the next story get made.
☕ Treat the samurai to a coffee
The Bewilderment 🔥 53K

My English teacher warned me: “Americans are fake.”

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 52K

My host calls him “the weather man.”

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The Bewilderment 🔥 50K

A doughnut shop called Krispy Kreme.

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In 1948, a young American pilot gave two sticks of gum to a group of German children behind a barbed

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The Renamed 🔥 48K

My American friends invited me to dinner.

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 48K

I got invited to a church potluck in Alabama. I brought nothing. I didn't know the rules.

❤️ 3.7K📅 Jul 19, 2026⏰ 09:35 AM EDT
A samurai with his sword
⚔️ A hundred misunderstandings, properly bound.
Every misadventure with America, gathered together and footnoted with afterwords.
Behold the collection → Buy me a coffee
He fends off bullets for free, but a coffee he cannot refuse.
Your cup keeps this wandering project alive. Thank you, honored friend.
☕ Buy this samurai a coffee
The Free 🔥 47K

There is a restaurant in Texas where they bring you food until you tell them to stop.

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The Enormous 🔥 47K

USA. They sell food here in the sizes of war.

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The Bewilderment 🔥 46K

I bought a drink at this American eating-house.

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I am a samurai. Tonight, my army won.

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The Bewilderment 🔥 44K

USA. A restaurant entrance.

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The Free 🔥 43K

A restaurant in America handed me a cup of soda.

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A samurai with his sword
🍶 Freshly printed and standing at attention.
Paperback out now. The Kindle edition joins the ranks shortly. All my books in one honorable place.
To the bookstore, swiftly → Buy me a coffee
No sword raised against you. Just a tired rōnin with a brush.
If these stories made your day a little lighter, a coffee keeps the ink flowing.
☕ Buy this samurai a coffee
The Sacred Rituals 🔥 42K

At an American baseball game, a stranger will throw his arms around you the instant your side…

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The Bewilderment 🔥 41K

USA. A diner. I ordered a cola, and they handed me a cup that was ninety percent ice.

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The Bewilderment 🔥 40K

Here in America, a bedroom.

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The Bewilderment 🔥 40K

Somewhere in America, a drive-in.

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The Free 🔥 40K

I was driving and the cars ahead of me pulled to the side of the road, so I pulled to the side of th

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The Bewilderment 🔥 40K

In America, a young man at the coffee shop extended his FIST toward me, and I stood before it…

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A samurai with his sword
📜 My scrolls are bound at last. Behold them all on Amazon.
Paperback stands ready today. The Kindle edition rides in any day now. Each tale carries a fresh afterword.
See all my books → Buy me a coffee
This rōnin carries no gun. Only a sword, a brush, and a small glowing phone.
Every tale here is drawn and written by one wandering hand. If it warmed you, help fuel the next hundred.
☕ Buy this samurai a coffee
The Sacred Rituals 🔥 39K

I mentioned to one person that I was moving apartments.

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The Renamed 🔥 39K

For the fourth time since my arrival, I entered the small eatery.

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 37K

TOMODACHI.

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My neighbor, Dale, possesses a magnificent machine of burden, and I have observed its quiet,…

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In America, a stranger will say “bless you” when you sneeze.

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The Renamed 🔥 37K

A confession. My fortune had been falling.

❤️ 2.3K💬 14📅 Jun 06, 2026⏰ 11:00 AM EDT
A samurai with his sword
🏯 The wandering samurai now sits upon a shelf.
Hold the whole journey in your hands. Paperback today, the Kindle scroll very soon.
Visit my shelf on Amazon → Buy me a coffee
One hand draws, one hand writes, and the tea has gone cold.
If you smiled even once, a coffee helps the next story get made.
☕ Treat the samurai to a coffee
The Free 🔥 36K

USA. A Southern restaurant.

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The Bewilderment 🔥 35K

I stood before a beast of the old world, a creature of such power and quiet majesty that I…

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The Free 🔥 34K

Here in America, i returned to my hotel room at night and found that someone had entered, remade…

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My neighbor’s small, red banner on a stick appeared, and he raised it, not to announce battle,…

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 32K

Beneath a lantern declaring “Express Lane,” I observed a sacred instruction, written in bold…

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The Bewilderment 🔥 31K

This country. A living room.

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A samurai with his sword
⚔️ A hundred misunderstandings, properly bound.
Every misadventure with America, gathered together and footnoted with afterwords.
Behold the collection → Buy me a coffee
He fends off bullets for free, but a coffee he cannot refuse.
Your cup keeps this wandering project alive. Thank you, honored friend.
☕ Buy this samurai a coffee
The Sacred Rituals 🔥 30K

Somewhere in America, your weather report is performed as THEATER, and I have become a devoted…

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The Bewilderment 🔥 29K

A grocery store called Trader Joe’s.

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The Bewilderment 🔥 27K

This country. A grocery store.

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 26K

In America, a stranger will hold a door for a man who is nowhere near it.

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 26K

USA. A supermarket register.

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 25K

USA. September first.

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A samurai with his sword
🍶 Freshly printed and standing at attention.
Paperback out now. The Kindle edition joins the ranks shortly. All my books in one honorable place.
To the bookstore, swiftly → Buy me a coffee
No sword raised against you. Just a tired rōnin with a brush.
If these stories made your day a little lighter, a coffee keeps the ink flowing.
☕ Buy this samurai a coffee
The Sacred Rituals 🔥 25K

My nose tingled, a familiar warning.

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The Bewilderment 🔥 25K

USA. A diner entrance.

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 24K

Somewhere in America, july 4th, 9 p.

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The Bewilderment 🔥 24K

USA. A checkout lane. I have found where this nation hides its ambush troops.

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 24K

USA. Anime convention, Saturday morning.

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The Bewilderment 🔥 23K

Stateside, a restaurant.

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A samurai with his sword
📜 My scrolls are bound at last. Behold them all on Amazon.
Paperback stands ready today. The Kindle edition rides in any day now. Each tale carries a fresh afterword.
See all my books → Buy me a coffee
This rōnin carries no gun. Only a sword, a brush, and a small glowing phone.
Every tale here is drawn and written by one wandering hand. If it warmed you, help fuel the next hundred.
☕ Buy this samurai a coffee
The Sacred Rituals 🔥 23K

There was a man at the next table in uniform, and the waitress would not let him pay.

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The Renamed 🔥 22K

The girl at the coffee counter asked for my name.

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 22K

USA. A grocery store.

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 21K

Fifty thousand people stood up in order, section by section.

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The Free 🔥 21K

USA. A restaurant on my birthday week.

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The Bewilderment 🔥 21K

USA. Every store shouts the same two words when you enter: “Welcome in!”

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A samurai with his sword
🏯 The wandering samurai now sits upon a shelf.
Hold the whole journey in your hands. Paperback today, the Kindle scroll very soon.
Visit my shelf on Amazon → Buy me a coffee
One hand draws, one hand writes, and the tea has gone cold.
If you smiled even once, a coffee helps the next story get made.
☕ Treat the samurai to a coffee
The Bewilderment 🔥 21K

The morning sun found me again at the House of Waffles.

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 20K

The wind changed, the air grew heavy, and the sky above my neighbor’s house began to pulse with…

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The Renamed 🔥 19K

Stateside, a man with three small children at a brewery looked at my hakama and said, very…

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 19K

USA. The woman handed me my receipt and said, “Have a nice day!”

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The Enormous 🔥 19K

A shop in a shopping mall, called Cinnabon.

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The Renamed 🔥 18K

In America, a stranger will tell you that you are funny, and you must decide what to do with such…

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A samurai with his sword
⚔️ A hundred misunderstandings, properly bound.
Every misadventure with America, gathered together and footnoted with afterwords.
Behold the collection → Buy me a coffee
He fends off bullets for free, but a coffee he cannot refuse.
Your cup keeps this wandering project alive. Thank you, honored friend.
☕ Buy this samurai a coffee
The Bewilderment 🔥 18K

Out here, my neighbor’s doorbell has an EYE, and the eye speaks with his voice.

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 18K

There is a moment at the end of every American meal when a stranger in an apron offers you the…

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The Bewilderment 🔥 17K

USA. A small eating house.

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The Bewilderment 🔥 17K

USA. There is a store where everything costs one dollar, and I went in to find the catch.

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 16K

USA. A highway on-ramp.

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The Bewilderment 🔥 16K

In America, a man will promise you lunch, and you are both meant to understand that he means…

❤️ 757💬 3📅 Jun 04, 2026⏰ 11:00 AM EDT
A samurai with his sword
🍶 Freshly printed and standing at attention.
Paperback out now. The Kindle edition joins the ranks shortly. All my books in one honorable place.
To the bookstore, swiftly → Buy me a coffee
No sword raised against you. Just a tired rōnin with a brush.
If these stories made your day a little lighter, a coffee keeps the ink flowing.
☕ Buy this samurai a coffee
The Enormous 🔥 16K

A woman at the warehouse store held out a tiny paper cup.

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The Enormous 🔥 16K

USA. A fast food counter. I ordered a sandwich.

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The Bewilderment 🔥 16K

USA. A grocery register.

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 15K

I bought water and gum.

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The Renamed 🔥 15K

USA. A parking lot.

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The Free 🔥 14K

USA. I bumped a man’s cart with mine.

❤️ 1.2K💬 9📅 Jun 06, 2026⏰ 11:00 AM EDT
A samurai with his sword
📜 My scrolls are bound at last. Behold them all on Amazon.
Paperback stands ready today. The Kindle edition rides in any day now. Each tale carries a fresh afterword.
See all my books → Buy me a coffee
This rōnin carries no gun. Only a sword, a brush, and a small glowing phone.
Every tale here is drawn and written by one wandering hand. If it warmed you, help fuel the next hundred.
☕ Buy this samurai a coffee
The Free 🔥 14K

USA. A diner. The waitress asked me a question, and I misheard my destiny.

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 14K

USA. A woman named Brittany whispered that she was going to…

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The Bewilderment 🔥 14K

I gave the cashier my name. She said, “Perfect.”

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The Bewilderment 🔥 14K

USA. A small town, Friday, 5 p.

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The Renamed 🔥 14K

My American neighbor, Megan, approached me this morning with a grave pronouncement.

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The Renamed 🔥 14K

USA. I walked into a sandwich shop a commoner, and walked out…

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A samurai with his sword
🏯 The wandering samurai now sits upon a shelf.
Hold the whole journey in your hands. Paperback today, the Kindle scroll very soon.
Visit my shelf on Amazon → Buy me a coffee
One hand draws, one hand writes, and the tea has gone cold.
If you smiled even once, a coffee helps the next story get made.
☕ Treat the samurai to a coffee
The Sacred Rituals 🔥 14K

A child, flushed from battle with summer heat, offered me his elixir, fresh from a green serpent…

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The Enormous 🔥 13K

I once sat at a table in the southland when a woman spoke a word that felt like a sudden embrace,…

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The Renamed 🔥 13K

I ordered a coffee.

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The Enormous 🔥 13K

USA. A great yellow carriage stopped in the road, threw out a…

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The Enormous 🔥 12K

I purchased a drink.

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The Enormous 🔥 12K

USA. The suburbs. My neighbor Dale complimented my lawn, and I…

❤️ 1.1K🔄 97💬 15📅 Jun 11, 2026⏰ 01:47 AM EDT
A samurai with his sword
⚔️ A hundred misunderstandings, properly bound.
Every misadventure with America, gathered together and footnoted with afterwords.
Behold the collection → Buy me a coffee
He fends off bullets for free, but a coffee he cannot refuse.
Your cup keeps this wandering project alive. Thank you, honored friend.
☕ Buy this samurai a coffee
The Enormous 🔥 12K

A warm basket appeared before me, unbidden.

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The Bewilderment 🔥 12K

USA. At the door of every house here lies a small cloth that…

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The Renamed 🔥 11K

USA. A family restaurant.

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 11K

In America, a stranger will say “love you” and then hang up.

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The Bewilderment 🔥 11K

In America, there is a secret password.

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 11K

I stood before the grandest collection of faces I had ever witnessed, a silent army of joy and…

❤️ 512🔄 54💬 2📅 Jun 16, 2026⏰ 11:51 AM EDT
A samurai with his sword
🍶 Freshly printed and standing at attention.
Paperback out now. The Kindle edition joins the ranks shortly. All my books in one honorable place.
To the bookstore, swiftly → Buy me a coffee
No sword raised against you. Just a tired rōnin with a brush.
If these stories made your day a little lighter, a coffee keeps the ink flowing.
☕ Buy this samurai a coffee
The Sacred Rituals 🔥 11K

There was a sign on the lawn. “YARD SALE.”

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The Enormous 🔥 11K

USA. A buffet. The sign said all you can eat.

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 11K

USA. On Saturday mornings, a parking lot near my home becomes a…

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 10K

We came upon an American house with its treasures spread across the front lawn.

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The Free 🔥 10K

In America, a stranger will offer you his fist, and you are simply meant to understand.

❤️ 498🔄 24💬 4📅 Jun 03, 2026⏰ 10:18 AM EDT
The Sacred Rituals 🔥 10K

My neighbor, Walt-san, cuts his vast garden mounted upon a motorized steed, a ritual I have…

❤️ 686🔄 51📅 Jun 15, 2026⏰ 03:15 PM EDT
A samurai with his sword
📜 My scrolls are bound at last. Behold them all on Amazon.
Paperback stands ready today. The Kindle edition rides in any day now. Each tale carries a fresh afterword.
See all my books → Buy me a coffee
This rōnin carries no gun. Only a sword, a brush, and a small glowing phone.
Every tale here is drawn and written by one wandering hand. If it warmed you, help fuel the next hundred.
☕ Buy this samurai a coffee
The Bewilderment 🔥 10K

Beyond the formal receiving rooms of the house, in the place where a family keeps its riding…

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The Renamed 🔥 10K

“Can I get a name for the order?”

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The Bewilderment 🔥 10K

The machine accused me of a crime I did not commit.

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The Enormous 🔥 9.8K

USA. The hotel bathroom contains a row of tiny bottles, and I…

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 9.5K

A national holiday. The chains had invented it, I knew that.

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The Renamed 🔥 9.4K

I stood before a shop, its doorway protected by a stark, absolute decree: three items, neatly…

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A samurai with his sword
🏯 The wandering samurai now sits upon a shelf.
Hold the whole journey in your hands. Paperback today, the Kindle scroll very soon.
Visit my shelf on Amazon → Buy me a coffee
One hand draws, one hand writes, and the tea has gone cold.
If you smiled even once, a coffee helps the next story get made.
☕ Treat the samurai to a coffee
The Sacred Rituals 🔥 9.4K

The waiter knelt slightly, met my eyes, and said, “Hi, I’m Brad, I’ll be taking care of you tonight.”

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The Enormous 🔥 9.2K

An arcade called Dave & Buster’s.

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The Bewilderment 🔥 8.7K

I needed a single book. I was told to go to a great building where they keep them all.

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 8.5K

USA. The forecast promised a storm, and my neighbor responded by…

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The Renamed 🔥 8.0K

USA. Battery Park ferry.

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The Enormous 🔥 7.8K

The sign read: “ALL YOU CAN EAT — $14.”

❤️ 380🔄 33💬 3📅 Jun 28, 2026⏰ 11:58 AM EDT
A samurai with his sword
⚔️ A hundred misunderstandings, properly bound.
Every misadventure with America, gathered together and footnoted with afterwords.
Behold the collection → Buy me a coffee
He fends off bullets for free, but a coffee he cannot refuse.
Your cup keeps this wandering project alive. Thank you, honored friend.
☕ Buy this samurai a coffee
The Sacred Rituals 🔥 7.6K

USA. Driving at night through open country, I saw a pink light…

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 7.3K

“Take as long as you want at the window, sir.”

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The Enormous 🔥 6.9K

My friends said they were taking me somewhere “fun.”

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The Renamed 🔥 6.9K

“How many times did you die of dysentery?”

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The Bewilderment 🔥 6.8K

The waiters dropped their trays and ran.

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 6.8K

USA. I thanked the young woman for my coffee.

❤️ 551💬 5📅 Jun 06, 2026⏰ 11:00 AM EDT
A samurai with his sword
🍶 Freshly printed and standing at attention.
Paperback out now. The Kindle edition joins the ranks shortly. All my books in one honorable place.
To the bookstore, swiftly → Buy me a coffee
No sword raised against you. Just a tired rōnin with a brush.
If these stories made your day a little lighter, a coffee keeps the ink flowing.
☕ Buy this samurai a coffee
The Free 🔥 6.6K

I saw a sign for a village, but the characters were not kanji.

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 6.6K

“How much do I tip a camel. ” Brad asked it without looking up from his wallet.

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 6.6K

My friend beckoned me toward a door I had always presumed to be a mere closet, a portal to some…

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The Bewilderment 🔥 6.4K

USA. A businessman shook my hand, and I require a moment.

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The Bewilderment 🔥 6.3K

USA. I walked in to ask about a job.

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The Free 🔥 6.2K

USA. I broke a kettle, so I went to the store to confess.

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A samurai with his sword
📜 My scrolls are bound at last. Behold them all on Amazon.
Paperback stands ready today. The Kindle edition rides in any day now. Each tale carries a fresh afterword.
See all my books → Buy me a coffee
This rōnin carries no gun. Only a sword, a brush, and a small glowing phone.
Every tale here is drawn and written by one wandering hand. If it warmed you, help fuel the next hundred.
☕ Buy this samurai a coffee
The Bewilderment 🔥 6.1K

I learned English from action movies.

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 6.1K

USA. Your weather report is performed as THEATER, and I have become a devoted patron.

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The Free 🔥 5.9K

On my third day, the barista handed me a small card.

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The Renamed 🔥 5.6K

USA. NASA visitor center.

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The Renamed 🔥 5.4K

Stateside. A training mock-up of the space toilet.

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The Sacred Rituals 🔥 4.7K

USA. A park near my home.

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packed for the American road
16oz. Stays hot. You stop getting up.Self-heating coffee mug You grind it by hand. The morning obeys.Hand-crank coffee grinder Camp coffee that tastes like you meant it.Camping coffee maker Warm foam. Cold foam. The cafe line, cancelled.Milk frother 6 quarts. No PFAS. The pot that outlives you.Cast iron Dutch oven Marinate. Carry. The backyard starts on time.BBQ prep tub Corn on the cob. Held by crocodiles. Yes.Crocodile corn holders A gnome guards the garlic. You will buy it for that.Gnome garlic keeper 10 outlets. The desk finally has enough.Desk clamp power strip The pillow that argues with your neck, and wins.Neck pillow for the road 3 batteries. 9 amps. They never go dead.Battery tender 5W. GPS. IP67. The coast answers back.Marine radio
A samurai with his sword
📜 The wandering samurai is bound at last. All my books, now on Amazon.
Paperback stands ready today. The Kindle scroll rides in any day now. Every tale carries a fresh afterword.
See all my books → Buy me a coffee
This rōnin carries no gun. Only a sword, a brush, and a small glowing phone.
Every tale here is drawn and written by one wandering hand. If it warmed you, help fuel the next hundred.
☕ Buy this samurai a coffee
pack a sparkler

America’s festival nights

A cheerful samurai watching fireworks over an American festival night
this is a festival calendar, friend!

Parades. Fireworks. State fairs.

A wandering samurai’s cheerful guide to the nights America lights up — tap any date and smile.

Open the festival calendar →
press & media

Where the samurai has wandered

The New York Times
Food · June 18, 2026

“Nobunaga, the Japanese wanderer whose reverential written meditations on X about bottomless baskets of chips and salsa at a Mexican restaurant in the United States, isn’t quite what some observers have taken him for…”

from Those World Cup Tourists Loving American Food? They’re Not All What They Seem.

Read the article ↗
NOBUNAGA — A wandering samurai tries to understand America
ABC News Live
via Justin Tinsley · June 18, 2026

“Sir, I was so moved by this tweet I had to salute you on @ABCNewsLive with @LinseyDavis. Hands down my favorite part of the #WorldCup have been the food reviews. This is the magnum opus of them all.”

Featured on ABC News Live during the World Cup — saved here in case the original post goes away.

View on X ↗
Full press page →
beyond the diaries

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All discoveries →
A samurai with his sword
📚 Read this far, honored friend? The whole journey now sits on a shelf.
Paperback available today on Amazon. The Kindle edition joins the ranks shortly. An afterword waits at the end of every tale.
Visit the author’s shelf → Buy me a coffee
No sword raised against you. Just a tired rōnin with a brush.
If these stories made your day a little lighter, a coffee keeps the ink flowing.
☕ Buy this samurai a coffee