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Characters

Japan Characters

Went shopping today at Yokohama and only had my iphone with me. Here are a few shots from some shops I couldn't go past without checking the goods. Looks…

Goods

Kumon Step 1

The educational company Kumon does a wonderful set of puzzles for kids. It starts with step one puzzles like this. This puzzle is a basic step one puzzle…

Conbini Monday

Japan Post

The Conbini Box #1 offer has been completed and the packages sent out. I took a few snaps of the process and also shot some live ustream footage. Picture…

Shibuya

Shinjuku skyline

I took some photos from the Excel Hotel in Shibuya and had a go at pasting them together to make a panorama. It's a bit shaky, but you get to see a wide…

Marketing

Japan Hamburgers

With Wendys leaving Japan, at least for the moment, McDonalds is not letting up its campaign to keep people eating its hamburgers. After introducing the…

Goods

Japan's Manga Guide

I haven't seen this before. It was published in 2007. It sounds interesting with the main characters, a mouse from the US and cat from Japan en tour!…

Marketing

RSS Feed, Full or Partial

I have had some email feedback that the RSS feed is getting too big and people are having trouble with it in their RSS readers. I have asked on Twitter…

Characters

Rilakkuma 2010

Forgot to post this on Monday. When I was at the Rilakkuma store I spotted this New Year decoration featuring the three main characters. Looks like the…

Culture

Tokyo Station Kimono

There are some great shops at Tokyo Station. I showed you some photos from a few of the stores on Character Street before. There are also plenty of…

Living in Japan

Pachinko Store

Pachinko stores are popular all year round in Japan. At New Year many of the stores give gifts to their customers and wish them a Happy New Year. This…

Goods

Japan for Kids

Excellent guidebook for those with children in Japan. Have you taken a look at this? Lots of great ideas for trips to Japan.

Conbini Monday

Conbini Monday Wk35

This weeks Conbini Monday saw me shopping for the first Conbini Box items that a number of people have ordered. Thanks for all those who put their order…

Characters

Hello Kitty TV

How cool is this!! It is her otoshidama so I think it is a fine choice! Amazon Japan

Photos

Favorite Photos of 2009

I have picked my favorite photos that I took in 2009. It took a while to go through the many photos taken in the year. I might have missed a few. Let me know if your favorite is missing from the list.

Outdoors & Sport

Japan Birds

It has been a busy day making some changes on the Site. I have photos to upload from my walk around Takanawa and visit to a shrine for New Years, but have…