Sumi-Shichimi × Day Trader | Win or lose, get back your "core" with a bite

Cold early morning air.

Through the gap in the curtains, the city of Tokyo is visible in a pale blue light.

6am.

Hayato Takanash, 29 years old.

Former systems engineer.

He is now a day trader who lives in a room in an apartment.

When you sit in front of a screen, everything turns into numbers.

Even your breathing is synchronized with the movement of the board.

There are times when I don't know if I'm alive or not.

──That's why.

I always start my day with a little ritual.

Lightly grill the frozen yakitori you bought at the convenience store on a fish grill.

Once the surface has browned nicely, add a sprinkle of Kyoto Asanoha "Sumi Shichimi".

Black charcoal powder and red chili peppers.

Plus, there's Japanese pepper leaf and yuzu peel. Rather than being spices, they're scents that add depth to the burnt air.

The days you lose and the days you win.

Pop it in your mouth and chew it.

The aroma of charcoal and the subtle spiciness of Japanese pepper.

My hazy consciousness suddenly becomes coherent.

There are no answers on the other side of the screen today either.

No one can guarantee you the right answer.

But I always return these yakitori and shichimi to the same place.

Whether we win or lose.

For Hayato, it is simply a "result."

What you're really fighting is your own wavering self.

The tingly aftertaste of shichimi spice lights a small fire deep in your stomach.

Today, I take my seat.

With the smell of charcoal on his back, he reaches out his own hands into a market no one can see.

A shake that tells you, "I'm back," in both taste and feeling.
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▼ Day trader Hayato Takanashi's "Kyoto Asanoha Storybook"
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