Travel
Yokohama Picture Cards
A couple of weeks ago I went to Yokohama and took some photos of China Town, Yamashita Koen and Minato Mirai . When I was there, I found this great…
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Food & Drink
Dora Pudding
I tried this new Dora Pudding どらぷりん today that I picked up at the Family Mart. This is a mix between a dorayaki, azuki bean filled pancake, and purin…
Characters
My Doraemon Robot
Bandai released a "My Doraemon" Robot a while ago. This is the first time I saw it advertised in the shops. It looked quite neat. You can see on the top…
Conbini Monday
Japanese Honesty
It is often talked about by visitors how clean and how honest they find the everyday Japanese. Business can get a bit murky sometimes, but out on the…
Travel
Nara Promotion
Next year, 2010, Nara will be celebrating 1300 years since it was the capital of Japan as 平城京 (Heijo-kyo). A number of events are scheduled throughout the…
Food & Drink
Rilakkuma Pancakes
Time for a quick brekky, sitting down with Rilakkuma eating some pancakes. I bought this pancake shaper/maker on the net. Now that I have my Rilakkuma…
Characters
Hello Kitty Swarovski MP3
Check out the great Japan products at JapanHabit shop iRiver is selling a limited edition MP3 player in the shape of Hello Kitty , decorated with…
Conbini Monday
Conbini Monday, Wk25
Lots of great action for this weeks combini monday. Plenty of new snacks coming into the stores as we push on towards the colder winter months. The stores…
Culture
Giveaway Contest
This is the first giveaway contest for the shibuya246.com site. The rules are simple: Contest Question Hint 1 I covered the location in a previous post…
Living in Japan
Japanese Kakeibo (家計簿)
Many Japanese housewives keep a record of the months spending in a book called a 家計簿 (kakeibo), housekeeping book. When they are out shopping they will…
Travel
Yokohama Mini Trip
The weather looked like rain today, but since I had been away from Japan for a while, I decided to get out and brave the coldish looking weather. It…
Characters
Yuru Kyara Festival
The Kigurimi 2009 Summit for Yurukyara (ゆるキャラ) Festival is on in Hikone, Shiga-ken (滋賀県彦根) from 23rd to 25th October, 2009. Over 100 soft toy characters…
Outdoors & Sport
Shinagawa Golf Center
I came out to the Shinagawa Golf Center at Oimachi to have a hit of golf. Oimachi is one station down from Shinagawa on the Keihin-tokhoku Line. The range…
Living in Japan
Mizuho Bank Goods
I was at Mizuho Bank in Shibuya yesterday to change some details on my account. Unlike the ATM's, getting service at the counter can take a little while.…
Buildings
Japan Sea Mural
This cheerful sea creatures mural was on the side of a construction site that I saw. Instead of boring white panels, someone has gone to the trouble of…
Food & Drink
Shibuya Rice
If you like your Japanese rice, then check out this Shibuya Rice. From the series where they took some Shibuya Gals out into the countryside and did some…
Conbini Monday
Conbini Monday, Wk24 - Who owns what?
With the convenience store wars heating up, its worth reviewing some numbers, and introducing the players behind the stores. Mitsubishi Shoji have a 32%…
Living in Japan
Swine Flu Vaccine
Japan is starting to roll out its domestic vaccine for Swine Flu or Shingata Influenza (new form of Influenza) as it's called in Japan. The vaccine will…