Kitty Ichimori

Japanese writer & translator based in the Midwest.
I write essays about slowing down and finding meaning in small moments.

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A week back in Tokyo.
Old friends. Unexpected reunions. And the strange realization that no matter how far life takes us, some part of us remains exactly who we once were.
New essay: ”The People We Once Were”
https://t.co/GMA9O5eGK1
#amwriting #poetry #Memoir #Tokyo #Japan

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Three classmates.
Three very different lives.
A week back in Tokyo.
New essay:”The People We Once Were”
https://t.co/GMA9O5eGK1
#Memoir #Tokyo #Japan #Friendship #Writing #amwriting #poetry

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A day ago, I was on the other side of the world.
This morning, I'm sitting in a café in Tokyo, writing this essay.
Distance can bring certain memories closer.
New essay ↓
https://t.co/Y2DIWmBseV
#poetry #amwriting #Memoir #japan

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We always order the same thing.
A Thai restaurant five minutes from home.
Same dishes, same booth, same small habits.
But it never gets old.
New essay on Small Moments 🖤
https://t.co/Lurv3mulLt
#personalessay #essay #CreativeNonfiction #slowliving #writingcommunity

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It’s one of those rainy days when my motivation is a little low,

but I still have things to do.

#poetry #amwriting

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Writing at a café, surrounded by the aroma of coffee.

One of my favorite places to be, with a chai latte and a mochi muffin . . .

#poetry #amwriting

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An ordinary evening.
Rain, roses, a quiet house.
Everyone absorbed their tasks.
New essay is up.
https://t.co/AKCIKqHpsm
#poerty #amwriting #writing #essay #rain #substack

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Walking around Tokyo with Marcello. Louis Vuitton x Murakami.
https://t.co/rJr0cduBHq

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In Harajuku, you sometimes see girls who look like 19th-century ghosts eating crêpes.

#poetry #amwriting

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While we were living in Yokohama, an Italian friend came to Japan on what he called a “business trip.”

A beret and red pants, a Gothic girl "work of art," and Yukio Mishima’s grave.

I wrote about one unforgettable week.

https://t.co/rJr0cduBHq
#Substack #amwriting #japan

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Opened my laptop to write one sentence and somehow ended up researching sardines for 40 minutes.

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A poem by Japanese poet Misuzu Kaneko that I translated into English.
#poetry #amwriting

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The cats are
so busy

erasing our emptiness.

They don't even
have time
to sleep.

#poetry #amwriting

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https://t.co/4TlaEWSyBy

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A passage from my latest essay.
https://t.co/4TlaEWT6r6
#poetry #amwriting

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You are a rose.
And I received
countless petals
from you.

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@SorphyPa Beautiful!

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I keep trying to live a disciplined life.
Some days I do, some days I don’t.
Somehow, French fries always find their way in.
New essay is up.
https://t.co/Oyoe6aOimx
#writing #essays #substack #life #routine #creativity