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There are adverts everywhere in Japan, on the trains, on the buses, in magazines, television, billboards, tissue packets, take-away food wrappers and so on. It is probably true of most cities that adverts seem to dominate the [...]
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Most visitors to Japan have probably tried out Karaoke at some time, whilst those living abroad either have a local version of it or have at least heard of it. It is one of Japan’s great export ideas. The home Karaoke boom never [...]
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Rubbish in Japan, particularly the big cities, is always a problem. The biggest problem is, there is a lot of it. Then there is the issue of its disposal and how to get it ready to be thrown away. Most residents know that they have to [...]
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I found this guy shopping for his vitamins, and it wasn’t even Conbini monday. His mom did say it was ok to put up his photo though.
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This months issue of 日経ＴＲＥＮＤＹ magazine, June, 2009 (yes, the magazines always seem to come out about 2-3 weeks before the actual month), carries a very interesting article on Twitter, blogging and SNS. It compares the contrasting [...]
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After the bursting of the “Bubble Years” in Japan it took property prices a long time to stabilize. Some parts of Tokyo were more resilient than others, like Omotesando 表参道 and Aoyama 青山. I was passing by this place in [...]
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I have about 7 convenience stores all within 3 minutes walk of my house. The Lawson is about 10 seconds away (too close to avoid visiting anytime of the day), then I have a Ministop, 7-11, Family Mart, another Lawson and 2 [...]
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Passing through Shinkiba station (新木場) I saw this classical music concert inside the station building. What a great idea. If you cant get the people to come to the music, bring the music to where the people are. I recorded a small clip [...]
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Saw these 2 guys waiting for the train at Shinkiba station (新木場). One of them had a cute Rilakkuma keychain holder. Can you find it in the photograph? Update: 24 May 2009. Here is a link to Rilakkuma products at J-List
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I played golf in Chiba yesterday and for those following on twitter @Shibuya246 you will have seen some of the tweets live as I made my way round the course, stopping in for lunch after nine holes, as is customary in Japan, and then [...]
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I played golf today in Chiba and will be posting tomorrow details of the day which included a detour to the back of a police wagon for my friend after doing a bit of speeding on what we thought was a highway road. I managed to catch [...]
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Visiting restaurants in Japan that serve Western style foods, particularly Italian, you tend to see a lot of doria (ドリア) and gratin （グラタン） on the menu along with pizza and pasta. You can also find doria on the menu at many local [...]
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A while ago I visited a number of different magic show “spots” in Tokyo. I recently saw two of the places I visited advertised in this guide book (TOKYO 夜遊び達人), Experts Guide to Tokyo Night Life. This book is for sale for [...]
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In this weekly convenience store series, Conbini Monday, we are going to have a look at the inside of the Lawson store near my house. There is always plenty of choice on the shelves in the cold section, whether you want sandwiches, [...]
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Mameshiba, a character created by Dentsu, Japan’s largest marketing agency, was created in 2008. The range of characters has now grown to over 25 and has guaranteed Dentsu a successful franchise for the brand. After 12 months in [...]
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Continuing the “Street Walk” series following the building construction photos, I photographed a number of street signs that are quite common in Tokyo. They have a uniquely Japanese feeling to them. When you walk past them [...]
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Update: Just discovered this wasn’t new, but has actually been going on for 1 year. I saw it today and thought it had just started. Thanks to @serkantoto for pointing this out. It is interesting to note that a year has gone by [...]
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There are a lot of services on the web for making photo books, although many of them cost more to ship from the US back to Japan than the actual making of the book. I thought it might be useful to have a look at a book making service [...]
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The river in Shibuya is not normally noticed as it has been largely built upon, concreted around and most importantly flushed with clean water to take away the once potent smell. The origins of the the place name Shibuya have a number [...]
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Following up the Spo-Vege drink from last week, I thought we would stay with the drinks and take a look at this interesting find that i saw sitting on the shelves last night. It is called Pudding Jake Shake, a drinkable version of [...]
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Nearby to where I live there is a lot of construction work going on at the moment with new buildings being developed. Some are small, others are much bigger. It is interesting to see the small spaces that quite unique architectural [...]
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Rilakkuma started its tie-up promotions with Lawson late in 2007 and since then has been increasing its visibility in store. I went to this Lawson convenience store today where they had a whole rack of Rilakkuma goods. One of the [...]
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I recently wrote about the gaining popularity of golf with Japanese girls. Today, I received a promotion mail this morning from ALBA.Net, the publishers of the ALBA and REGINA golf magazines in Japan. They also run various golf [...]
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Advertising outside Shibuya station. Guess what I am having for lunch after seeing this? What’s your favorite Japanese lunch? Let me know in the comments below and we can compare notes.
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It’s a bit quieter this week with Golden Week being in full swing. I didn’t have to line up today at the convenience store which is unusual. The store is located under a juku (cram school) for kids and they are always [...]
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I visited the bookstore today to look for a design book and in passing the finance section was surprised to see how many books were being published to help people understand FX trading (Foreign Exchange Trading). FX has been big in [...]
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