やまの最近の日常

After the Billboard Tour: A Calmer Daily Life

Yama summed up his current state in two words: "settled down." The Billboard Tour is finished, the new song is out, and several major events have wrapped up all at once, leaving his days stable and genuinely comfortable. When the host asked whether he was being "aggressive" about pushing new projects, Yama confirmed he was not—and that felt exactly right.

That mood sets the tone for the whole episode. Ordinary days, Yama and the host agreed, are the best days.

Hobbies Back in Rotation: Plants, Italian Cooking, Marvel, Football, and the Gym

With life settled, Yama reported picking up a cluster of hobbies he had set aside: tending his plants, studying Italian cooking, rewatching the Marvel Avengers series, following the new Premier League season, and returning to regular gym sessions. "It finally feels like I'm back in my usual rhythm," he said.

Nothing dramatic had happened—and that, both Yama and the host agreed, was precisely the point. "These uneventful days are the best."

Why Rewatch Marvel Now? Preparing for December's New Avengers Film

Yama has a clear reason for going back through the Marvel catalog. The latest Spider-Man film is currently in theaters, and a new Avengers film is scheduled for December. He wants to revisit earlier entries before it opens.

The catch: rewatching revealed that he had forgotten almost every scene. "I have the overall concept and the final scene in my head, but the middle parts are basically gone," he admitted candidly. He described his relationship with stories as following them through "feel" rather than memory.

The same pattern shows up with football. He can read what is happening on the pitch and anticipate the next play, but last season's match results and stats have completely vanished. "It's not that I need to remember them—but it would be better if I did," he said with a laugh.

The Notebook Purchase: Writing Down Facts and Tactics

To compensate for his weak memory, Yama bought a notebook. For Marvel he writes down events and lore; for football he logs scores, formations, and tactics. The motivation is practical: when talking about these topics on camera or in front of people, having specific data and memories on hand makes what he says more convincing. He had often felt frustrated that key scenes or figures would not come to him during conversations with the host, Kakajan (カカジャン), about Marvel or football.

He added, with a self-deprecating laugh, that he is still only on page two.

The host related immediately. He has a large notebook dedicated to Japan's tax system—too complex not to write down—and another for skincare, recording the ingredients he has tried and the combinations that make up his current routine. "It's like a science lab notebook," the two agreed, laughing.

The Smart Pen Discovery: Handwriting Digitized in Real Time

As the conversation deepened into notebooks and digital tools, the host introduced MindNode, a mind-mapping app whose branching node structure suits his way of thinking; the free version caps the number of nodes but he finds it useful overall. Yama, for his part, has used GoodNotes on iPad, but lately prolonged screen time has been wearing him out and he is drifting back toward physical notebooks.

"I wish there were a way to combine physical and digital," Yama said—and that opened the door to his next revelation: smart pens. A smart pen converts whatever you write in a physical notebook into digital data in real time. Yama brought up the Livescribe 3 as a concrete example while noting that several brands make similar devices.

The host had never heard of such a product. "I had no idea—that's amazing!" His surprise was unmistakable; even the term "smart pen" was new to him. By the end of the segment, with Yama walking him through the concept, the host said he was going to buy one—and on that enthusiastic note, the episode wrapped up.