Documentary

As the snow slowly descended from the heavens on March 23, 2024, it was an auspicious sign for the Grand Opening of Nagi Sushi.

The first visible sign of progress was the newly erected Nagi Sushi sign, which was emblazoned with the kanji for calm, 凪 . . .

Here, in an unassuming street replete with equally unassuming strip malls, Hiroha-san would establish Nagi Sushi.

In a smoky snack bar in Maebashi in the late 1980s, a young Moriyuki Hiroha, otherwise known as Shu, tended the counter . . .

“Hiroha-san, are you opening a restaurant?” “I’m still thinking about it.”

Unbeknownst to the majority of people, the concept of sushi is relatively young, having only been invented 200 years ago . . .

Arai-san, how do you feel today? I don't know.

Arai-san, of course, is the first person on-site. It’s always busy, but with only one month before the official closure . . .

I want to have an event and invite everyone who worked at Suisha Gardens. I need someone to be the photographer. Would you like to do it?"

“I challenge, I challenge." Arai-san repeated these words, almost like a mantra.

C’est Japon à Suisha and its predecessor, Suisha Gardens, is located in Ottawa’s downtown core at 208 Slater Street . . .

In July 2023, C’est Japon à Suisha will serve its last dinner service. No longer will Ottawans hear “Please watch your step” . . .

The atmosphere was thick with a silent tension . . . . as if the entire venue knew that this match would be monumental . . .

Alright everybody, please stand to observe the Tetris anthem . . .

Obviously someone playing Tetris at a Tetris tournament isn't unusual. But this person was using a guitar . . .

This was a family reunion where you had that awesome cousin that you hadn't seen in a while . . . Except everyone was that awesome cousin.

Today was October 13, the day before the official start of the CTWC. People from around the world had flown in to help set up the CTWC.

A retrospective on the milestones that changed the Tetris meta between the 2018 and 2022 editions of the Classic Tetris World Championships.

A retrospective on the Classic Tetris World Championship 2018 Grand Finals match between Jonas Neubauer and Joseph Saelee.

Warning: This post contains text descriptions of the processing of cows. I had spent the past hour walking around Crysler mentally...