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Japanese Cherry Blossoms
2008-03-29 05:42:00 I took the long way home from my travels this morning and took a stroll through Yoyogi Park. Yoyogi Park (?????, Yoyogi k?en) is one of the largest parks in Tokyo, located adjacent to Harajuku Station and Meiji Shrine in Shibuya. Even though it was barely lunch time the park was already filling quickly with punters ... More About: Japan , Japanese , Cherry Blossoms , Cherry
Miss Universe Japan 2008
2008-03-27 05:55:00 A week today and the 10 finalists in this years Miss Universe Japan contest will take the stage hoping to represent Japan later in the year and Miss Universe 2008 . Since attending Miss Nippon 2008 i had kept a close eye on the calendar in the lead up to next weeks event. Not close enough by the ...
Odakyu Line Train
2008-03-25 02:43:00 It’s a big year for Odakyu Railways this year with a new Romance Car and other additions to the fleet. To celebrate the 80th Anniversary of the good guys down at Odakyu Railways held a competition for primary school kids to come up with a winning train design. I’m lucky, or unlucky enough depending on which way you look at it, to ... More About: Japan , Train , Line
Snowboarding Japan - Gala Yuzawa
2008-03-23 03:43:00 This weekend i headed up to Gala Yuzawa, about 1.5hrs North West of Tokyo on the Shinkansen. I must say, it certainly is the easiest way to get to the snow and the same as last week, pretty cheap too. This weeks trip was an up and back affair for 8700 yen, which includes the ... More About: Travel , Japan , Snowboarding
Photo Hunt - Metal, Kinzoku
2008-03-21 07:50:00 This weeks theme in The Photo Hunt is Metal or Kinzoku (????) in Japanese. I took this photo of a metal, Sun Tiger water pump, on the way home from my local Sushi bar where i eat dinner and have a few beers several nights each week. You could be mistaken for thinking this photo was taken deep in the ...
JR Yamanote Line - Gotanda
2008-03-18 11:28:00 This week on the 29 stops of the JR Yamanote Line i visited Gotanda, this was the first time i’d been to Gotanda and exactly the reason behind visiting all 29 stops, to go to places i ordinarily wouldn’t have thought to visit. Gotanda (???, Gotanda) is described as a busy but unfashionable neighborhood in the ...
Map Of Japan
2008-03-18 06:46:00 The longer i live in Japan the more i want to see of it and the more i find myself looking for a map of Japan so i can see what’s out there. I’ve been to a few of the prefectures and will mark up one of these maps sometime soon so i can keep ... More About: Travel
Snowboarding Japan - Kawaba Ski Resort
2008-03-16 07:41:00 After 16 months i’ve finally been able to get to the snow for a days Snowboarding . I’ve been to the snow a heap of times but it’s always been on the back of an Onsen Trip, which is considerably different to a day of excercise hurtling down the mountain. The destination was Kawaba Ski Resort , about ... More About: Travel , Japan
White Day In Japan
2008-03-16 01:34:00 In Japan , Valentine’s Day is observed by members of the female gender who present chocolate gifts (either store-bought or handmade), usually to a member of the male gender, as an expression of love. The handmade chocolate is usually preferred by the receiver, because it is a sign that the receiving male is the girl’s “only ... More About: White
Canon IXY Digital Camera Winner
2008-03-11 07:37:00 A little over a month ago i started a 2nd competition, this time giving away a Canon IXY Digital L4 Camera to one lucky recipient. The purpose of the competition was to help launch Japan Singles and i can say in the first month it’s going very nicely with over 220 people signing up in February ... More About: Technology , Digital Camera
JR Yamanote Line - Ebisu
2008-03-09 08:36:00 The 2nd stop for me of the 29 Stops on the Yamanote Line is Ebisu, it’s 3 stations from home so an easy one to get too. Prior to today i’d only been out to Ebisu once and that was for an afternoon at the Ebisu Beer Hall with the other members of the language school ...
Photo Hunt - Different, Kotonatta
2008-03-08 02:26:00 This weeks theme in The Photo Hunt is Different or Kotonatta (?????) in Japanese. Ultraman (??????, Urutoraman) is a fictional character featured in tokusatsu, or “special effects” television programs. Ultraman made his debut in the tokusatsu SF/kaiju/superhero TV series, Ultraman, a follow-up to the television series Ultra Q. The show was produced by Tsuburaya Productions and was broadcast ...
Amae And Japanese Girls
2008-03-06 02:32:00 It’s been a while since i’ve written about a something like this, the last time was on the subject of Honne and Tatemae. One thing i’ve noticed since moving to Japan and something Japanese girls themselves have mentioned to me is the level of maturity, or lack thereof, in Japanese girls. Not that this is necessarily a bad thing, not by any ... More About: Girls
Beer And Milk = Bilk
2008-03-04 11:57:00 The good guys down at The Tokyo University of Agriculture have come up with a way of combining your daily intake of calcium and also getting a beer in while you’re at it. Bilk is a low-malt beer made by the TUA in their industrial faculty using fresh milk from Nakashibetsu Cho that is an eminent ... More About: Japan , Beer , Milk
Matsue - Shimane Prefecture
2008-03-04 01:15:00 Over the weekend i was lucky enough to attend a Traditional Japan ese Wedding in Matsue, Izumo Province, in the Chugoku Region of the Shimane Prefecture …. now that’s a mouthful. It was a short and sharp visit, flying down Saturday morning and back again Sunday. With pretty much the whole weekend being consumed by the wedding, ... More About: Travel
Sumo In Training
2008-02-27 01:00:00 I guess we all have to start somewhere, i suggest this young fella starts with a few more bowls or Ramen. Picture from Japan Sugoi Share This More About: Training , Sumo
JR Yamanote Line - Akihabara
2008-02-24 09:59:00 Last week i came up with the idea to visit all 29 stops on the JR Yamanote Line . After a false start with a flat battery in my Canon Camera this week i returned to Akihabara , the first pitstop on the Amazing Race, well not so amazing and not a race at all, just a massive fan of ...
Photo Hunt - Wooden, Mokusei
2008-02-23 07:27:00 This weeks theme in The Photo Hunt is Wooden or Mokusei (????) in Japanese. Prior to living in Japan i would have said this seat was divided in two so that seperate parties can share the same seat without feeling like they’re imposing on the other. Now i live here i can safely say it’s to stop homeless people ...
Cherry Blossom Viewing 2008
2008-02-22 01:48:00 Since my last post on this years Cherry Blossom Forecast i’ve had a few comments and emails asking where there best spots to view Cherry Blossoms in Tokyo, so here’s a list i’ve put together of 7 spots to view this years Cherry Blossoms and the nearest station access for each. Yoyogi Koen - is one of ... More About: Japan , Viewing , 2008
Bento Box Face Food
2008-02-20 03:36:00 A few weeks ago the good folks from Mark Batty Publishers approached me saying they were putting out books on Japan ese visual culture and wanted Japanophiles to review them. The first thing i did was check what the word Japanophile meant. Japanophile - Japanophilia is an interest in, or love of, Japan and all things Japanese. (It’s ... More About: Food , Face , Bento
Cherry Blossom Tattoo
2008-02-19 07:51:00 Since writing a few updates on this years Cherry Blossom Forecast and Cherry Blossom Viewing i’ve had several requests from people asking for high quality and close up images so they can refer to them when they get a Cherry Blossom Tattoo . I had never realised the popularity of a Cherry Blossom Tattoo a few weeks ago, but from ... More About: Japan
Cherry Blossom Season 2008
2008-02-18 11:22:00 It’s a little over 4 weeks away and cheers to Evan for reminding me that this years Cherry Blossom Forecast - Sakura Zensen (????????) has been published for all too see. If all things go according to plan we should have Cherry Blossom’s in Tokyo the last week of March and first week of April. For more detailed information ... More About: Japan , Season , 2008
Tokyo JR Yamanote Line
2008-02-17 11:59:00 Anyone spending even the smallest amount of time in Tokyo would know the rail system here is extensive to say the least. For me, living in Yoyogi, the JR Yamanote Line , is the easiest and the line i use most when getting out and about on the weekends. I haven’t fallen asleep on the train for quite a while ... More About: Japan
Photo Hunt - Free, Muriyou
2008-02-17 04:08:00 This weeks theme in The Photo Hunt is Free or Muriyou (????) in Japanese. In the absense of any other photos i pulled this one from a recent post on Harajuku Bridge …. it needs no explaining. Share This
Say it with Giri-Choco
2008-02-14 01:10:00 Today is Valentines Day as i know it but in Japan it’s better know for the custom of Giri Choco . Giri choco (?????), literally, “obligation chocolate” in Japanese. Giri choco is chocolate given on Valentine’s day to someone whom the giver has no romantic feelings for. This is often given to co-workers, casual acquaintances, Friends etc. This ...
Tsukiji Restaurant Says Japanese People Only
2008-02-13 03:38:00 When i first came to Japan in 2002 i experienced being waved away from several restaurants due to language issues on both sides, it hasn’t happened in a long time and i think those times are well behind us, not everywhere from what it seems. This restaurant in Tsukiji Fish Market had gone one step further ... More About: Food , People , Restaurant , Japanese
National Foundation Day - Kusatsu Onsen
2008-02-11 04:18:00 National Foundation Day - Kenkoku Kinen-no-hi ?????or ?????? Early Saturday morning a group of us, 17 Friends in all, left on the yearly National Foundation Day long weekend Onsen trip. This years destination was Kusatsu Onsen in Gunma Prefecture. Kusatsu Onsen is one of Japans most famous hot spring resorts, blessed with large volumes of high quality hot spring water, said to cure ... More About: Travel , National
Photo Hunt - Heavy, Omoi
2008-02-08 12:35:00 This weeks theme in The Photo Hunt is Heavy or Omoi (???) in Japanese. The pedestrian traffic in Shibuya is Heavy to say the least. Shibuya is famous for its scramble crossing which is reportedly the world’s busiest. It is located in front of the Shibuya Station Hachiko exit and stops vehicles in all directions to allow pedestrians ...
Cool Japanese Guy
2008-02-07 01:44:00 Check out this cool cat Hector saw on the train on the way home the other night. Thanks to Hector Garcia for the picture. Share This More About: Japan , Cool , Japanese
Japan Singles Valentines Day Promotion
More articles from this author:2008-02-05 12:11:00 I’ve just launched Japan Singles and to kick things off i will be running a Valentine’s Day 2008 promotion. The campaign runs until Feb 14, 2008. UPDATE: Everyone who joins up for any account below will receive a FREE 1 hr International Calling Card from Pingo. Send me your registration confirmation and i’ll send you the Calling Card, ... More About: Promotion , Valentines Day , Valentines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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