Eki Stamps from Japan Vacation 2024

In this world of digitality, having physical proof that you actually went somewhere and did something is a great souvenir to bring back from your travels. In Japan, there's "station stamps", called eki sutanpu. In English, you can simply call them eki stamps. They are rubber stamps for which you have to hunt. The goal is to add as many as you can to your eki stamp book. Although they are called station stamps, they aren't just found at train stations. Many tourist locations have specials stamps too.

My stamps from around Japan during my vacation in 2024

Here's the stamps I was able to collect during our vacation to Japan in 2024.  Some stamps are very clear, while others have poor quality due to dry ink pads or worn rub. Such variation is part of the charm of this physical activity.  I hope to collect many more on future journeys in Japan. 

 

Also see:

Japan Vacation 2024
Japan Vacation Photos Part 1

Japan Vacation Photos Part 2

Japan Vacation Photos Part 2

Various photos from around Tokyo and Yokohama.

Also see:

Japan Vacation 2024
Japan Vacation Photos Part 1

Eki Stamps from Japan Vacation 2024

Japan Vacation Photos Part 1

Various photos from Fukuoka, Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo.

Also see:

Japan Vacation 2024

Japan Vacation Photos Part 2

Eki Stamps from Japan Vacation 2024

Movies I watched in 2024 (not that many)

In 2023, I had A-List membership at AMC Theaters. I did see a lot of movies at the theaters in 2023.  However, I found myself attending showings of movies that I likely wouldn't have seen at the theater, if it were not for AMC A-List status. But, without seeing these extra movies, it was a struggle to get my money's worth for the cost of the A-List membership.  As such, I dropped A-List for 2024. 

This means I saw significantly fewer movies in 2024 at the theater.  In 2023, it is 32 movies at the theater.  In 2024, the number is 11.  That's less than 2022's number of 16 (after A-List was reïnstated post-Covid).

Please see the list below for the movies I watched at the theater in 2024. If you click on my Amazon affiliate links and you have Honey installed on your browser, please remember to NOT click on the Honey messages, even to dismiss them. Just ignore their messages until your purchase is complete.  

One thing I should note about Furiosa. I don't know if I'm in a minority, but I enjoyed that film more than Mad Max: Fury Road.  Back when media was heaping praise onto Fury Road, I was left wondering. It's a good movie, for sure. But it's not the great movie that people proclaimed it to be.