Conbini Monday
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 i saw sitting on the…
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Buildings
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, others are much…
Characters
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…
Outdoors & Sport
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…
Food & Drink
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
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 is unusual. The store is…
Living in Japan
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 being published to…
Travel
4 Japan Mini-Tours (Part II)
I posted recently on some mini-tours that were available in Japan including Gunkanjima and the Morioka Silk factory . To follow up on that I am going to…
Food & Drink
Bento Lunch
I decided to get a bento lunch today from the corner store, rather than mingling with the crowds around the station. This is a delivery bento place but…
Food & Drink
Do you prefer Chocolate or Caramel Beer?
We are passed Valentine's Day now but one product which has proven a hit and is sticking around long after the novelty should have worn off is Sweet Beer.…
Shibuya
Busy Day in Shibuya for Showa no Hi
It was busy out in town today with shoppers everywhere. The official reason for the day off was to celebrate Showa no Hi, for the previous Emperor. The…
Outdoors & Sport
Golf at Mt Fuji
I recently had the chance to play golf at Asagiri Country Golf which is located right next to Mt Fuji. The views from the golf course of Mt Fuji were…
Conbini Monday
Conbini Monday - Week 1 （コンビニマンデー）
I have written a number of posts about trips to the convenience store and talked about the regular change over of new products on the shelves providing…
Shibuya
Building Design in Tokyo
This building always makes me think when I go past it. How did the architect convince the building owner this would be a good idea? How did they present…
Travel
Gunkanjima mini-tour
Once a thriving coal mine, more recently a derelict deserted mass of buildings on an island off Nagasaki, Hashima Island, also known as Gunkanjima…
Characters
Visit to Rilakkuma Store
I went to the Rilakkuma store at Tokyo Station a week ago and finally have got around to posting the photos from the visit. I went on a weekend and the…
Culture
Inside the locker room
Having spent four hours on the golf course staring at Mt Fuji most of the time it was nice to get back in the clubhouse and hit the locker room for a…
Outdoors & Sport
Boys Day, Mt Fuji
I went away on the weekend to play golf near Mt Fuji and just got back. On the way to the golf course I passed a rest area with parks and childrens play…