Its a slow day in Tokyo, but the pace of change at the convenience stores is fast. Every time I visit there are new products on the shelf and the old...
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Marukobashi Golf Range, TamaTokyo, Japan I tried out a new golf driving range the other day on the banks of the Tamagawa River (多摩川) near...
Many people who have been to Japan have heard about the capsule hotels where you have barely enough room to crawl into your space for a nights rest...
I took a trip to Sendai last week and visited Matsushima which is said to be one of Japan’s three great views along with Miyajima and...
Having visited the Rilakkuma store at Tokyo Station yesterday, I couldn’t resist taking this photo this morning as I enjoyed some toast and...
Spotted this rather expensive Lamborghini in Shibuya today. As it drove past me I could not figure out what the bar code was doing on the side of the...
I found these two packages at the convenience store when I was in Sendai. They are both gumi (グミ) candy from Senjaku. What makes them interesting is...
Just came back from a 2 day trip to Sendai and brought back some Sakura tea with me. The Sakura leaves looked good in the cup and didn’t get in...
This is not the best photo I have ever taken by a long way, particularly with the glare back from the display window, but I would really like to know...
The train to Odaiba, otherwise known as the Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit, TWR or 東京臨海高速鉄道 runs its basic route from Osaki on the Yamaonote...
Many countries are looking at ways they can help reduce the harm we cause on the environment through consumption of resources and how we dispose of...
I was walking up the hill at Sakuragaoka-cho when I came across this live jazz festival under the Sakura trees. Of course a Sakura festival is...
A few quick shots of the area around Shibuya Station on a beautiful Spring morning. Always a lot of people about near the Scramble Crossing, morning...
Seven Eleven, convenience store, has a wide variety of bento lunches you can buy in store. They have also launched a home delivery bento service...
With the launch of this years Doraemon Movie, McDonalds has tied up with Doraemon to give away some figures with its Happy Meal Set. The figures...
It’s April 1st tomorrow, the start of the new financial year, and JR East are putting into practice their new policy of no smoking at stations...
With the cold weather, the Sakura have taken a while to come out. Most years we tend to have one day which is really warm and the Sakura bloom...
Although Shibuya is one of the major shopping/entertainment districts in Tokyo and the area around the station is fairly well built up, there are...
I recently bought a new USB device that basically does nothing. Actually it lights up 3 cones and moves the arm on a stick man for the Koji Genba...
Recently in the convenience stores the shelf area for candy seems to be seeing packages that have more variety than before. The most recent range of...
I went past this bike cover in Shibuya today. I think it is a bike under there but it could be some sort of animal. It sort of looks like a dog if...
The online edition of the NY Times, Opinion section, carries a blog by Ben Schott focusing on the words of our times. Ben makes a review of the...
Found these great JR keyring chains with the station names on. The design is the same as the real display sign at the station. The product has been...
In the bubble years, the image of golf in Japan was one of wealthy businessmen paying exorbitant sums of money to be members of elite golf courses...
Nagatani-en (永谷園) have released their first range of “function orientated” miso soups. A number of makers have been selling miso soup...
There are a number of chocolate and other flavored power bars on sale at the moment. making me think a niche has been identified in the market that...
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