March 2010

• Japanese Ramen
  3/10/10 • (21)

  On my trip to Akita-ken I captured this guy sitting in the middle of…

• Yamanote Line Automatic gates
  3/09/10 • (18)

  The Yamanote Line is going to have automatic gates installed on all its platforms…

• Conbini Monday Wk44
  3/08/10 • (25)

  Some breads and vitamins to mix up the food at this weeks conbini. Which…

• Yamate Tunnel Walk
  3/08/10 • (35)

  The Yamate Tunnel is due to open at the end of March 2010, helping to provide a second circular road for highway traffic in Tokyo. This section of the road includes a very interesting tunnel and ramp known as Ohashi Junction. Today was the tunnel walk for the public which I took part in.

• Cute Faces, White Day Japan
  3/07/10 • (0)

  White Day Japan is coming up on March 14th – this is a day…

• Anpan Man, aiueo
  3/05/10 • (1)

  I really like the Anpanman brand! Who would have thought it could have taken…

• Japan Trains
  3/05/10 • (31)

  Japan has some great trains. Living in Tokyo and traveling on the Yamanote Line everyday it is easy to forgot how good they are. When on the train today I heard some people from out of town talking about how beautiful the trains in Tokyo were and decided to take some photos to remind myself.

• Japan Profiles
  3/04/10 • (14)

  Just got tweeted about these great images that LifeYouTv has created with photoshop and…

• Matsushima, Sendai
  3/04/10 • (21)

  Last year I took a trip to Sendai and visited Matsushima which is said to be one of Japan’s three great views along with Miyajima and Amanohashidate. I found more photos of my trip and resized some others to provide this gallery of beautiful Matsushima which has a group of 260 small, pine tree islands as well as the many temples nearby.

• Tokyo Videos
  3/03/10 • (16)

  Shibuya Faces Part II from eleven23 on Vimeo.
  Short film shot in Shibuya on November…

• Rilakkuma Pudding
  3/02/10 • (11)

  I had to go to the Tokyo Station Rilakkuma Store today and ended up…

• Sakura mochi, Japan
  3/02/10 • (0)

  This one is for sakura mochi fans!
  It is a wonderful addition to the bag…

• Girls Day, Boys Day, Japan
  3/01/10 • (0)

  Girls Day or Boys Day there seems to be a considerable expense involved!
  I looked…

• Conbini Monday Wk43
  3/01/10 • (23)

  This conbini monday falls on the 1st day of March. I can’t believe 2…

• Portable Audio Device: Zoom H4n
  3/01/10 • (2)

  If you’re shooting with the new crop of Digital SLR cameras then, like me,…

February 2010

• Hot Ginger drink
  2/28/10 • (25)

  Right now I have a cold so my best friend, apart from Rilakkuma, is…

• Japanese Food Stories
  2/28/10 • (0)

  Have you got a favourite kids story?
  I really enjoy Japanese kids stories – they…

• Meiro, Mazes, Japan
  2/28/10 • (0)

  There are some great books on mazes for kids but look through this one!

  This…

• Teaching Japanese, aiueo
  2/28/10 • (0)

  Games are a great way of teaching language.
  This game from Kumon Education is one…

• Soft Lighting, Japan
  2/27/10 • (0)

  I wondered what this was when I first came across it on Amazon Japan.

  It…

• Hina Matsuri Cake
  2/27/10 • (17)

  Saw this delicious looking Hina Matsuri cake for sale at Buzzsearch Shinagawa. The price…

• Tsutaya Rental
  2/26/10 • (9)

  Tsutaya is the largest rental DVD, CD, Game and book store in Japan. With…

• Tokyo.JapanTimes Launch
  2/26/10 • (28)

  The launch party for the new Tokyo.JapanTimes.co.jp Site was on tonight at Roppongi Hills….

• Western Architecture, Japan
  2/24/10 • (2)

  I am thrilled to find some models of Western influenced Japanese architecture on Amazon…

• Hard Disk failure
  2/23/10 • (31)

  I upgrade to Windows 7 a week ago and everything seemed to be going…

• Kanji Quiz Toilet Paper
  2/23/10 • (6)

  Do you have have a passion to learn kanji on the toilet? What a…

• Japanese Buildings
  2/22/10 • (0)

  These building replicas look interesting.
  I wonder what you would use them for other than…

• Conbini Monday Wk42
  2/22/10 • (17)

  I took a few photos of the Yokote convenience store on my recent visit…

• Akita Shinkansen
  2/21/10 • (34)

  From my recent trip to Yokote in Akita ken, I took some photos of the Akita Shinkansen leaving from Tokyo Station and arriving in at Yokote. The change over time at Oomagari was only 5 minutes and I boarded the train just as the door shut behind me. I did however manage to capture some photos along the way.

• Yokote Yakisoba
  2/20/10 • (12)

  On my recent trip to Yokote I tried the local delicacy of Yokote Yakisoba….

• Hina Dolls, Japan
  2/20/10 • (0)

  Have you got a favourite doll?

  I love the Japanese Hina doll set.
  What is your…

• Rilakkuma Cafe
  2/20/10 • (0)

  Cute !! Another great gift idea if you are keen on Rilakkuma!!
  My kids are…

• Rilakkuma iPhone case
  2/19/10 • (22)

  After a trip to the Tokyo Station Rilakkuma Store I now have a hard…

• Rilakkuma Store Visit
  2/19/10 • (21)

  I went to the Rilakkuma Store at Tokyo Station again yesterday. This time I…

• meiji chocosk
  2/19/10 • (14)

  Saw this great form of advertising at Tokyo Station for meiji chocolate. The whole…

• Doll Festival
  2/18/10 • (18)

  I was at Ryogoku Station, where the Sumo is held in Tokyo, to visit…

• Kamakura Snow Festival, Yokote
  2/17/10 • (78)

  I visted Yokote, Akita-Ken, for the recent Kamakura Snow Festival. The Kamakura tradition dates back over 400 years when small snow houses were made for the Gods and filled with food and Sake. The tradition carries on today with people from all over Japan and other countries coming to see the kamakura made by local villagers and children.

• Japan Snow Train
  2/16/10 • (9)

  Just got back from my one night trip to Yokote where they were holding…

• Conbini Monday Wk41
  2/15/10 • (15)

  The new products are starting to roll into the convenience stores quickly again. It…

• Shibuya Streets Vol 11
  2/14/10 • (38)

  It is Valentines Day today and as always in Japan it is predominantly the…