侘寂 wabi-sabi
— 随筆 · Essays & Reflections

Finding beauty
in imperfection.

A personal journal on code, craft, and the quiet art of building things that last. Notes from a decade of software, side projects, and slow travel through Japan.

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Recent Posts

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2026.02.14

On the art of refactoring legacy systems

There is a quiet satisfaction in untangling old code — like restoring a wooden joint that has held for decades.

Engineering
2026.01.28

Kyoto in winter — a different silence

The temples empty of tourists. Snow on bamboo. The sound of a deer scarer echoing through cold air.

Travel
2026.01.09

Why I stopped chasing frameworks

The tools change every year, but the principles remain. On choosing depth over breadth in a noisy industry.

Thoughts
2025.12.22

Building a CLI tool for garden logging

Tracking seasonal growth with a simple terminal app. Go, SQLite, and the satisfaction of small software.

Projects
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Projects

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niwa 庭

niwa 庭

A CLI garden journal. Track plants, seasons, and harvests from your terminal.

GoSQLiteCLI
tenki 天気

tenki 天気

Hyper-local weather station for Raspberry Pi. Ceramic-inspired minimal display.

PythonRPiE-ink
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Travel Gallery

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Fushimi Inari Taisha
Fushimi Inari Taisha 2025.11.08
Golden Gai After Dark
Golden Gai After Dark 2025.10.15
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove 2025.09.22
Shigaraki Pottery Village
Shigaraki Pottery Village 2025.08.14
Tsukiji Market at Dawn
Tsukiji Market at Dawn 2025.07.20