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You-Ri Yamanaka

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UK based Japanese actress/movement director/intimacy coordinator/VoiceOver. Movement Director for totoroshow.com, rsc.org.uk. Butoh. JP Movement Coach www.you-ri.com

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Itโ€™s not about you. ๐Ÿช

08.02.2026 12:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iโ€™m coming back to the UK.
#uk #london #flying

26.01.2026 00:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Good morning, Mt Fuji!
#mtfuji #ๅฏŒๅฃซๅฑฑ

25.01.2026 00:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sky in Tokyo
On my way to Mum
ๆฑไบฌใฎ็ฉบ
ไปŠๆ—ฅใ‚‚ใ€ๆฏใฎใจใ“ใ‚ใธ

#sky #tokyo #alzheimers #mother #motheranddaughter #็ฉบ #ๆฑไบฌ #ใŠๆฏใ•ใ‚“ #ๆฏใจๅจ˜ #ไป‹่ญท #ใ‚ขใƒซใƒ„ใƒใ‚คใƒžใƒผ

12.01.2026 06:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hello Japan! First dinner at the airport: Chinese congee ๐Ÿฅฃ ๆ—ฅๆœฌใงๆœ€ๅˆใฎ้ฃŸไบ‹๏ผ็ฉบๆธฏใงไธญ่ฏ็ฒฅ ๐Ÿ˜‹
#Japan #travel #Hanedaairport #็พฝ็”ฐ็ฉบๆธฏ#ๆ—… #ๆ—…้ฃŸไบ‹ใ€€#ๆ—ฅๆœฌ

08.01.2026 09:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iโ€™m heading back to Japan to be with my mother, before work becomes busier.
Mum, wait for me. ๐ŸŒฟ

ไป•ไบ‹ใŒๅฟ™ใ—ใใชใ‚‹ๅ‰ใซใ€ใพใŸๆ—ฅๆœฌใธใ€‚
ๆฏใซไผšใ„ใซ่กŒใใพใ™ใ€‚
ใŠๆฏใ•ใ‚“ใ€ๅพ…ใฃใฆใฆใญใ€‚

#mother #motheranddaughters #ใŠๆฏใ•ใ‚“ #you_riyamanaka #ๅฑฑไธญ็ต่މ

07.01.2026 18:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ใƒญใƒณใƒ‰ใƒณใงไธŠๆผ”ไธญใฎ่ˆžๅฐ็‰ˆใ€Œใจใชใ‚Šใฎใƒˆใƒˆใƒญใ€ใฏใƒ›ใƒณใƒˆใซ็ด ๆ•ตใชใ‚ทใƒงใƒผใชใฎใ ใ€‚
ๆ„›ใจๅ…ฑๆ„ŸๅŠ›ใงใ€ใใ—ใฆๅคงๅˆ‡ใซใ‚ฑใ‚ขใ—ใฆไฝœใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
้ญ”ๆณ•ใจๅ–œใณใซๆบ€ใกๆบขใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚

่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒใ‚ฏใƒชใ‚จใ‚คใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒ–ใƒใƒผใƒ ใฎไธ€ๅ“กใ ใ‹ใ‚‰่จ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใงใฏใชใ„ใ€‚
ใ‚‚ใ—ใ€็”Ÿใใ‚‹ใฎใŒ้‡ใŸใ„ใชใ‚ใจๆ„Ÿใ˜ใŸใ‚‰โ€”-ๅฟƒ้…ใ€ๆ‚ฒใ—ใฟใ€ไฝ•ใŒ่ตทใ“ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„ไธๅฎ‰ใชใฉใ‚’ๆ„Ÿใ˜ใŸใ‚‰โ€”- ใœใฒ่ฆ‹ใซ่กŒใฃใฆใปใ—ใ„๏ผ

ๅฟƒใŒใ‚ใฃใŸใ‹ใใชใฃใฆใ€็ฌ‘้ก”ใซใชใ‚Œใ‚‹ใจๆ€ใ†ใ€‚
2026ๅนดใ€ๅนดใฎๅˆใ‚ใซใ€็š†ใซ่‰ฏใ„ๆณขๅ‹•ใ‚’้€ใ‚Šใพใ™๐ŸŒฑใ€€#ใจใชใ‚Šใฎใƒˆใƒˆใƒญ #ใƒˆใƒˆใƒญ #ใ‚ธใƒ–ใƒช #ๅฑฑไธญ็ต่މ #you_riyamanaka

03.01.2026 20:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This is a beautiful show, made with care, love, and compassion โ€” full of joy and magic.
If the world feels heavy right now and you havenโ€™t seen it yet, please go.
It may gently warm your mind and leave you with a quiet smile. ๐ŸŒฑ
@totoroshow.bsky.social @the-rsc.bsky.social @improbable1.bsky.social

03.01.2026 20:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#ๅนธใ›ใ€€#ๅนธใ›ใชๅ ดๆ‰€ #ๅนธใ›ใชๆ™‚้–“ #ๆฃฎ #ๆฃฎๆž— #ใ‚ปใƒซใƒ•ใ‚ฑใ‚ข

02.01.2026 13:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ใ‚ใ‘ใพใ—ใฆใŠใ‚ใงใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
ใ“ใ“ใฏใ€็งใŒๅœฐ็ƒใงใ„ใกใฐใ‚“ๅนธใ›ใชๅ ดๆ‰€ใ€‚
ใฒใจใคใฎ็žฌ้–“ใ€‚
ใฒใจใคใฎๅ ดๆ‰€ใ€‚

ใฉใ“ใงไฝ•ใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใฆใ‚‚ใ€
ใฉใ‚“ใชใซๅคงๅค‰ใชๆœ€ไธญใงใ‚‚ใ€
ๅฟƒใŒใ“ใฎๅคไปฃใฎๆฃฎใธๆˆปใ‚‹ใจใ€
่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎใ™ในใฆใŒ
ๆœจใซใ€ๅœŸใซใ€ๆฐดใซใ€็ฉบๆฐ—ใซใจใ‘ใฆใ„ใใ€‚

ใ‚ใ‚ใ€็งใฏใ“ใ“ใซใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
ไธ€็žฌใ€ไธ€็žฌใ‚’็”Ÿใใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚

ใใ‚“ใชๅœจใ‚Šๆ–นใง้Žใ”ใ—ใŸใ„ใ€2026ๅนดใ€‚

02.01.2026 13:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy New Year.
This is me, where I feel happiest on Earth.

Wherever I am, whatever I am doing,
my heart flies back to this ancient forest.

I dissolve into
trees, earth, water, and air.

I am here.

#happiestplaceonearth #forest #selfcare

02.01.2026 13:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

2025ๅนดใฏใ‹ใชใ‚Šๆ—ฅๆœฌใซๆปžๅœจใ—ใŸใ€‚ๆฏใฎไป‹่ญทใŒๆœฌๆ ผๅŒ–ใ—ใŸใ‹ใ‚‰ใ ใ€‚
ๅˆ่จˆใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ€ๅคšๅˆ†ไธ€ๅนดใฎๅŠๅˆ†ไปฅไธŠใซใชใ‚‹ใ€‚

ๅคใซใฏๆฏใฎๆ–ฝ่จญใงใ€ๅบŠใซใƒžใƒƒใƒˆใƒฌใ‚นใ‚’ๆ•ทใ„ใฆไบŒใƒถๆœˆๆทปใ„ๅฏใ—ใŸใ€‚
ใŽใฃใใ‚Š่…ฐใ‚„่‚ฉใฎ็—›ใฟใฏๅ‡บใŸใŒใ€ๅฟƒใฏใ™ใฃใใ‚Šใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚

ๆฏใฎๆ–ฝ่จญใ‹ใ‚‰ๆฑไบฌใฎไป•ไบ‹ๅ ดใพใงใ€ๆททใ‚“ใ ้›ป่ปŠใง็‰‡้“ไบŒๆ™‚้–“ๅŠ้€šใ„ใ€ไป•ไบ‹ๅ ดใงใ‚ทใƒฃใƒฏใƒผใ‚’ๅ€Ÿใ‚Šใ‚‹ๆ—ฅใ€…ใ€‚
ใ‚คใ‚ฎใƒชใ‚นใฎไป•ไบ‹ใ‚‚ใ‹ใชใ‚Šๆ–ญใฃใŸใŒใ€ๆฏใ‚’ๆœ€ๅ„ชๅ…ˆใซใ™ใ‚‹ใจ่ฟทใ„ใฏๆถˆใˆใŸใ€‚

ใ‚ใจใฉใ‚Œใ ใ‘็ถšใใ‹ใฏใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ€‚
ไปŠใ“ใฎ็žฌ้–“ใ€ใ‚„ใ‚ŠใŸใ„ใ“ใจใ‚’ๅฟƒใ‚’่พผใ‚ใฆใ‚„ใ‚‹ใ ใ‘ใ€‚
ใใ‚ŒใŒใงใใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซๅฟƒๅบ•ๆ„Ÿ่ฌใ€‚
ๅฎ‡ๅฎ™ใ€ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ€‚
#ใŠๆฏใ•ใ‚“ #ๆฏ #ๆฏใจๅจ˜ #mother #ใ‚ขใƒซใƒ„ใƒใ‚คใƒžใƒผ #alzheimer

30.12.2025 22:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In 2025, I spent much of the year in Japan, caring for my mother.
I slept beside her in her care home through the summer.
My body ached, but my heart felt clear.

I chose her over other work, without regret.
All I can do is give myself fully to what Iโ€™m called to do, here and now.
Iโ€™m so grateful.

30.12.2025 22:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Merry Christmas ๐Ÿฉต๐ŸŽ„๐Ÿฉต

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25.12.2025 12:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ใƒฏใƒผใ‚ฏใ‚ทใƒงใƒƒใƒ—ใ€Œๅ†…ใชใ‚‹ๅฃฐใ‚’่งฃใๆ”พใคใ€€ใ€œ่บซไฝ“ใจ่กจ็พใ€œใ€ใ‚’ใ€ๆผ”ๅЇไบบใ€ใƒ€ใƒณใ‚ตใƒผ็ญ‰ๅ‘ใ‘ใซ่กŒใฃใŸใ€‚
ๅ†…ใชใ‚‹่‡ชๅˆ†โ€•โ€•ๅ†…ใชใ‚‹็œŸๅฎŸใ‚„ๆœฌ่ณชใ€ใใ—ใฆๅ†…ใชใ‚‹ๅฎ‡ๅฎ™ใจๆทฑใใคใชใŒใ‚‹ใจใ€
ใจใฆใ‚‚็”Ÿใ€…ใ—ใใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใ‚‰ใ—ใ„่กจ็พใŒ่‡ช็„ถใจ่กจใซ็พใ‚Œใฆใใ‚‹ใ€‚
ใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใฎ็พŽใ—ใ„็žฌ้–“ใซ็ซ‹ใกไผšใˆใฆใ€ใ“ใฎๆ™‚้–“ใจๅ ดใŒไธŽใˆใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใ“ใจใซใ€ๆทฑใ€œใๆ„Ÿ่ฌใ€‚
ใ“ใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚‚ใ€ใ‚‚ใฃใจๆŽขๆฑ‚ใ—ใ€้Šใณใ€ๅˆ†ใ‹ใกๅˆใฃใฆใ„ใใŸใ„ใญ๏ผโœจ
#ๆผ”ๆŠ€ใƒฏใƒผใ‚ฏใ‚ทใƒงใƒƒใƒ— #ๆผ”ๅЇใƒฏใƒผใ‚ฏใ‚ทใƒงใƒƒใƒ— #ไฟณๅ„ช่จ“็ทด #ๆผ”ๆŠ€่จ“็ทด #ๅฑฑไธญ็ต่މ

22.12.2025 22:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I led the workshop โ€˜Freeing the Inner Voice โ€“ Body and Expressionโ€™ for theatre-makers and dancers.
When we connect deeply to our inner truth, raw and visceral expression naturally emerges.
So many beautiful moments โ€” deeply grateful. More to explore and share. โœจ #actingworkshop #you-riyamanaka

22.12.2025 21:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Meet your new best friends... Sho Totoro and Chu Totoro! ๐Ÿ’š

If this has landed on your feed it means the spirits of the forest like you โ˜บ๏ธ๐ŸŒฑ

#FindYourSpirit

09.12.2025 11:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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This morning, on the way to work.
ไปŠๆœใ€ไป•ไบ‹ๅ ดใซ่กŒใ้€”ไธญใ€‚ใƒญใƒณใƒ‰ใƒณใซใฆใ€‚
#acting #actingworkshop #ๆผ”ๆŠ€ #ๆผ”ๆŠ€ใƒฏใƒผใ‚ฏใ‚ทใƒงใƒƒใƒ—

05.12.2025 18:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Nostalgic childhood memories โœจ
Magic acapella vocals ๐ŸŽค

December cozy season has officially begun! ๐ŸŽงโ„๏ธ

#FindYourSpirit

05.12.2025 16:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The beauty of colour. ่‰ฒใฎ็พŽใ€‚
#colour #autumn #่‰ฒใ€€#็ง‹

25.11.2025 09:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The touch, the soundโ€ฆ itโ€™s been so long since I played an acoustic piano like this.
Truly my dream piano.
One day, perhaps, Iโ€™ll be able to bring one home.ๅ—šๅ‘ผใ€ใ“ใฎใ‚ฟใƒƒใƒใ€้Ÿฟใใ€ใ€ใ€ใ€‚
ใ“ใ‚“ใชใซ็พŽใ—ใ„ใ‚ขใ‚ณใƒผใ‚นใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒƒใ‚ฏใƒ”ใ‚ขใƒŽใ‚’ๅผพใใฎใฏใ€ๆœฌๅฝ“ใซไน…ใ—ใถใ‚Šใ€‚
ใพใ•ใซใ€็งใฎๅคขใฎใƒ”ใ‚ขใƒŽใ€‚
ใ„ใคใ‹ใใฃใจใ€ๅฎถใซ่ฟŽใˆใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€‚
#piano #bechstein #ใƒ”ใ‚ขใƒŽ #ใƒ™ใƒ’ใ‚ทใƒฅใ‚ฟใ‚คใƒณ

21.11.2025 21:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸŒฑโ˜”๏ธ๐ŸŒฑ

12.11.2025 15:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

็งใŸใกใฎๅ‘ฝใฏใ€ๅœฐ็ƒใฎๆญดๅฒใŒ็žฌใไธ€ใคใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ‚‚็Ÿญใ„
็„ก้™ใฎๅฎ‡ๅฎ™ใ‚’ๆผ‚ใ†ใ€ใฒใจ็ฒ’ใฎๆ˜Ÿใฎใ‹ใ‘ใ‚‰
ไธ€็žฌใซใ—ใฆๆถˆใ—้ฃ›ใณใใ†ใ 
ใงใ‚‚ใ“ใฎๆฏŽ็žฌๆฏŽ็žฌใŒๆฐธ้ ใซใ‚‚ใฒใจใ—ใ„
ๆ„›ใจๆ…ˆใ—ใฟใ€่ช ๅฎŸใ•ใ‚’ๆŒใฃใฆ็”ŸใใŸใ„
#ๆ„›ใ€€#ๆ…ˆใ—ใฟใ€€#ๅ…ฑๆ„ŸๅŠ›ใ€€#่ช ๅฎŸใ•

06.11.2025 08:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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(ไธ‹ใซๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž่จณใ‚ใ‚Š)Our lives are shorter than a single blink in the history of the Earthโ€”
a grain of stardust drifting through the infinite universe.
We could vanish in an instant,
and yet, each fleeting moment is as precious as eternity.
May we live with love, compassion, and sincerity. #love #compassion

06.11.2025 08:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A magical offering from the forest! ๐ŸŒฑโœจ

Book early and save when you join us for one of our Acorn Performances, with seats available from ยฃ15. bit.ly/3JijG1R

Have you met Totoro yet? ๐Ÿคญ

#FindYourSpirit

23.10.2025 11:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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All aboard the Cat Bus! #MyNeighbourTotoro extends in the West End to 30 August 2026! ๐Ÿฑ๐ŸšŒ

We can't wait to welcome you to the neighbourhood! ๐Ÿ’š
www.totoroshow.com

#FindYourSpirit

23.10.2025 09:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Wow! Itโ€™s already 3 years ago! ใƒˆใƒˆใƒญใŒ้–‹ๅน•ใ—ใŸใฎใฏ3ๅนดๅ‰ใฎไปŠๆ—ฅโ‰๏ธŽ ๆ™‚ใฎ็ตŒใคใฎใฏๆ—ฉใ„๐Ÿ˜‡
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#myneighbourtotoro #totoro #totorolover #ghibli #studioghibli #StudioGhibliVibes #ghiblistudio #ใจใชใ‚Šใฎใƒˆใƒˆใƒญ #ใƒˆใƒˆใƒญ #ใ‚ธใƒ–ใƒช #ใ‚นใ‚ฟใ‚ธใ‚ชใ‚ธใƒ–ใƒช

18.10.2025 14:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Autumn in London. ใƒญใƒณใƒ‰ใƒณใฎ็ง‹๐Ÿ‚
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#autumn #autumninlondon #london #uk #็ง‹ใ€€#ใƒญใƒณใƒ‰ใƒณใฎ็ง‹ #ใƒญใƒณใƒ‰ใƒณ

18.10.2025 00:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ‡ฉโ‡ฉโ‡ฉ๐ŸŒŸ

16.10.2025 06:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0