Monday, September 28, 2026

The Dead Give Those of Us Still Alive a Reason to Want to Live Again

Check out Takumi’s NEW English youtube channel 🎵
https://www.youtube.com/@takuway

100% Polluted Water Popsicles — that's the art!!!

An artwork that turns muddy water into ice pops!

Because they're really beautiful,

You can find Takumi Yamazaki's art here!

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https://takumiyamazaki.jp/

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1. How Information Is Gathered, and Its Scope

  • Google Maps: Based on Google Maps’ own database (store listings, official data, user reviews, etc.), starting from a keyword or your current location, it finds spots sorted by “nearest” or “highest rated”.

  • ChatGPT Maps: Beyond just map data, it cross-references a wide range of information — web articles, blogs, social media, official sites, and more — to investigate. For example, it also factors in things like “trends in online reputation” and “detailed facility conditions” when gathering information for you.

2. Handling Complex Conditions, and What Each Is Good At for Comparison and Analysis

  • Google Maps:“a nearby café” or “Italian food in Shinjuku” — for single conditions like that, or for pinpointing an exact spot, it's unbeatable.That said, you have to compare and judge multiple conditions yourself, one by one.

  • ChatGPT Maps:For things like “budget, distance from the station, atmosphere, business hours, specific facilities or must-haves,” you can give it complex, multiple conditions at once in natural language. On top of that, it organizes everything into a comparison table and scores/sorts it on its own, or proposes the best option tailored to your preferences.

3. The Role of the Map (Finding vs. Thinking/Planning)

  • Google Maps: It's a highly precise “map itself” covering the whole world, and it's overwhelmingly strong at real-time traffic conditions, detailed navigation, and route guidance.

  • ChatGPT Maps: It doesn't just help you find places — planning like “what order should I visit these in to be efficient”, or business uses like “competitor analysis,” “listing sales prospects by area,” and “finding underserved gaps where there's demand but few stores”, data analysis and decision-making support — that's what it's good at.

Summary: How Should You Use Each One?

  • Scenes where Google Maps shines:

    • You want to get to your destination right now via an accurate route (real-time navigation)

    • You want a quick check of a nearby shop's hours, how crowded it is, and its exact location

  • Scenes where ChatGPT Maps shines:

    • “There are so many conditions that I can't decide which shop to choose (or where to open a location / stay)”

    • You want to build the best plan after comparing everything, including online reputation and blog reviews

It's incredibly convenient to switch between them — or combine them — depending on your purpose.

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“The dead give those of us who are still alive a reason to want to live again.”

The movie,

the extras, the supporting cast —

thank you so much!

And to all our volunteers too —

you've been an enormous help!

Thank you!

Would you like to join the Open Chat, “The Society to Support Director Takumi Yamazaki”?!

I'm hoping we can get it to 5,000 members.

Open Chat: “The Society to Support Director Takumi Yamazaki”

https://line.me/ti/g2/ho2HRxeOrHrI9s01HFn5bdUtv-bjzVHbMPKvrA?utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=link_copy&utm_campaign=default

Worried about the rain!

Had a meeting with Ucchi, the assistant director!

Going to give it my all for the second half of filming!

Katori, all the way from Okinawa

[E-Sports] 11-Year-Old Yuki Kurihara Wins Gold! Youngest Medalist in Asian Games History with “Puyo Puyo” (Nikkan Sports) https://u.lin.ee/xcINSh6?mediadetail=1&utm_source=line&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=none&ep_list_account_id=oa-nikkansports&ep_list_slug=9bpefh8je1fp

Link to Takumi Yamazaki’s ENGLISH Book “SHIFT”
https://amzn.to/2DYcFkG

Original Japanese post: https://ameblo.jp/takumi-yamazaki/entry-12979976698.html