Why Is Anime Obsessed With Power Lines?(atlasobscura.com)

    [An establishing shot] establishes the context for a 
    scene by showing the relationship between its important 
    figures and objects.[1] It is generally a long or 
    extreme-long shot at the beginning of a scene indicating where, 
    and sometimes when, the remainder of the scene takes 
    place

    A "pillow shot" is a cutaway, for no obvious narrative reason, to 
    a visual element, often a landscape or an empty room, that is held 
    for a significant time (five or six seconds). It can be at the start 
    of a scene or during a scene. At a minimum, in Ozu’s work, these pillow 
    shots inject a sense of calm and serenity and contribute to the elegant 
    and stately pacing of his movies.
    
    The term “pillow shot” was coined [...] by the critic Noël Burch in his
    book To the Distant Observer: Form and Meaning in the Japanese Cinema: 
    “I call these images pillow-shots, proposing a loose analogy with the 
    ‘pillow-word’ of classical [Japanese] poetry.” 

  - train crossings
  - shrines/temples
  - cafe
  - classroom/school

  - ice cubes shifting/clinking on their own in a glass