Essay - Blog
2025: A Year in Review
AEDI’s 2025 Year in Review. Looking back on a year of growth as a website and design company in Okayama and Kurashiki, including the launch of SimpleTastes and ongoing service development.
In the White Breeze: Tamashima, Kurashiki, Okayama
Yesterday, I went out with my camera for the first time in quite a while. Since early October, so many things have happened, including some that were almost unbelievable, and I completely lost the motivation to take out my camera and go shooting on my own.
Drawing Is Like Meditation
At the end of the day, I sometimes draw—illustrations or doodles. Since it’s not commissioned, I can draw anything. Just letting the pen run, no matter if it’s messy or imperfect—that feels amazing.
From Kurashiki to Okayama: Cameras and Blogging
A day traveling from Kurashiki to Okayama with a lightweight APS-C camera. Thoughts on photography, blogging, and the joy of capturing everyday moments.
Misfortune Is Your Asset
I was deeply moved by a passage from a memorial article honoring Yoshiomi Tamai, the founder of the Ashinaga movement. It was a message about turning suffering, sadness, and misfortune into the strength to live.
In the Blue Breeze: Tamashima, Kurashiki, Okayama
This morning, I visited a place I often go to—well, occasionally. It’s the kind of place I find myself drawn to whenever I’m feeling busy or mentally stuck with work.
Keep Doing, Stay Strong
For the past two months, I have been focused on developing our web service and sub-brand, SimpleTastes. This involves not only designing and creating websites but also considering, creating, and improving various aspects necessary for the service.
In the Green Breeze: Sakazu, Kurashiki, Okayama
This morning, the weather was exceptionally good, prompting me to take my camera to Sakazu Park in Sakazu, Kurashiki, Okayama, where our company AEDI is also located, and capture the scenes.
Design Work Beyond Imagination
Over the past year into this year, I've had the opportunity to work on design projects that I never imagined before.
Let’s Start from Small Things
Let's start from small things. Just start anyway. Let's try what we want to do.
From Soja to Sasaoki and from Mizushima to Kojima
From Soja, Okayama, to Kojima, Kurashiki, in search of something specific. In Kojima, there was a sea that seemed as if it was visited and photographed for its beauty.
