advertising the url?
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...
Month : May 2009
Karaoke, Keeping it quiet
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...
Shopping for Vitamins?
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...
Twitter, SNS, Blogs
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...
Real Estate slump?
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...
Conbini Monday Wk5
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...
Station Concert
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...
Rilakkuma spotted at station
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...
Golf is never boring
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...
Cloud Patterns
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...
Where is Doria from?
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...
Tokyo Magic Shows
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...
Conbini Monday Wk4
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....
Mameshiba to debut in English
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...
Neighborhood Street Signs
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...
Twitter Japanese platform with adverts
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....
Making Photo Books in Japan
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...
What’s hiding under Tokyu Dept Store?
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...
Conbini Monday Wk3
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...
Construction sites
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,...
Rilakkuma Ice at Lawson
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...
Take Me Out To Golf
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...
Shibuya Advertising, Okonomiyaki
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...
Conbini Monday – Week 2
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...
FX popular with Japanese
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...