Outdoors & Sport
Tokyo2016Today.com
Tokyo2016Today.com is a site focused on showing stories about Tokyo's bid for the 2016 Olympic / Paralympic Games . As some of you know, myself and 3…
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Tech
Site Upgrade
Had some major site traffic over the last 2 days thanks to everyone for checking out the Gundam Wedding Photos . Much appreciate all of you who have…
Photos
Akihabara with Danny Choo
Caught up with Danny Choo who was doing some filming with the BBC TV crew tonight in Akihabara. Looks like Stormtrooper Danny is popular wherever he goes. Between keitai phone photos, flashes popping on normal cameras and the film crew doing their bit, managed to squeeze in a few photos of my own.
Culture
Gundam Wedding Ceremony
I just got back from the special wedding event that was held at the base of the 1/1 Gundam RX at Odaiba on August 25, 2009. The couple was chosen out of…
Photos
Odaiba Gundam Wedding
A special wedding event was held at the base of the 1/1 Gundam RX78 at Odaiba on August 25, 2009. The couple was chosen out of over 500 entries by T&G wedding planners. They have a new born daughter they have named Sayla （せいら） from the Gundam series.
Conbini Monday
Lawson x Matsumoto Kiyoshi
Lawson convenience stores and Matsumoto Kiyoshi drug retailers have announced a tie-up to jointly make new stores selling both daily conveniences and over…
Shopping
Summer Mist
Clever idea in Yokohama to help lower the outdoor temperature for shoppers. a layer of mist is created when the temperature is above 28 degrees Celsius…
Photos
Relaxing Drive
There are many great videos of Highway driving in Tokyo which remind you of Ridge Racer. Here is a nice peaceful drive in the countryside at dusk which…
Conbini Monday
Conbini Monday Wk17
2 tasty treats for this weeks conbini monday, and a special Rilakkuma bottle top opener give-away from Lawson. Rilakkuma gets in other product side of…
Shibuya
Shibuya Streets Vol 4
There is always action at the Shibuya scramble crossing. This edition of Shibuya Streets we are focusing on cars. During the 10 minutes I was at the…
Marketing
Gundam Wedding
The Gundam project at Odaiba is now set for a wedding. The Wedding Planning company, T&G (Take & Give) have a special wedding ceremony planned for one…
Trains & Transport
Ohashi Junction, Chuo-Kanjou-sen
Central Tokyo Highways are a great site, built high above the ground, winding past apartment and office windows through the over-developed city below.…
Trains & Transport
Shinkansen Hotels
Summer time means holidays and with that comes Pokemon Shinkansens , Pokemon Yamanote Trains and plenty of rail travel for families. DIME Magazine this…
Buildings
Construction Noise
Construction noise is always a problem if you live close by to a big hole in the ground that is slowly having pieces of steel welded together to form a…
Culture
Brutus Magazine
I have introduced some articles from Brutus Magazine before, but wanted to take a special look at this the current edition out. The edition selling from…
Food & Drink
Pocari Sweat
Most people know the Pocari Sweat drink from Otsuka Drink Co. One of the original sports drinks in Japan, it is still hugely popular today. You can buy…
Conbini Monday
Conbini Monday Wk16
Summer is hot at the moment, and I had to decide whether to buy some drinks or ice-cream for this weeks Conbini Monday. Once I spotted the Diabolo Ginger…
Culture
Haneda Airport Jinrikisha
ANA has started a Jinrikisha service for passengers at Haneda Airport. Once you have cleared the security check and you are making your way to the…