Tag - tokyo station

Living

Tokyo Station Water Park

The renovations on the west side of Tokyo Station are largely complete and families on the hot summer weekends get the chance to watch their children play in...

Photo-Post • Trains

Akita Shinkansen

From my recent trip to Yokote in Akita ken, I took some photos of the Akita Shinkansen leaving from Tokyo Station and arriving in at Yokote. The change over...

Marketing

meiji chocosk

Saw this great form of advertising at Tokyo Station for meiji chocolate. The whole kiosk is wrapped up in meiji milk chocolate brand with the back of the kiosk...

character goods

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 are...

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 souvenir...

Anime

Giveaway Contest Results

We have a number of winners for the recent K-ON, Rilakkuma giveaway contest. It has taken me a while to go through the list and figure out who won each of the...

Trains

Shinkansen Cleaning

The trains in Japan always look clean, particularly the Shinkansen. At Tokyo station, the cleaners quickly board the incoming trains, perform a quick clean and...

Trains

Pokemon Shinkansen

The Pokemon decorated Shinkansen series was started last year during the summer holiday season and became a popular success with families. I went down to Tokyo...

character goods

Rilakkuma Bento

There were a lot of character goods on display in Kyoto and Rilakkuma didn’t miss out. From a Rilakkuma bento lunch to eat on the train to the goods in...

Drinks

Sakura Tea with Rilakkuma

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 the way...