Living in Japan
Pachinko Promotions
Pachinko is popular throughout Japan and while some of the parlors have ultra-modern architecture and look more like Las Vegas casinos, some still are the…
Topic
Shibuya
Shibuya, Tokyo: the streets, shops, stations and changes around Route 246.
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Shibuya
Snow in Tokyo
The weather had got warmer for a while, but as is normal before the warmer months of April and May arrive we are seeing snow in Tokyo today. The photos…
Shibuya
Ready for Valentine's Day?
You can't go anywhere in Tokyo at this time of year without running into people buying Valentine Day Chocolates. They are everywhere. The economy might be…
Marketing
Shibuya sells off toilets to highest biddders
In order to raise cash for the local Shibuya area, the Shibuya Council ward have decided to sell the naming rights to 14 public toilet locations in…
Culture
Chocolate Underground Movie, Shibuya
The movie "Chocolate Underground" is set to open this Saturday (Jan 31) at the Shibuya Tsutaya Theater. Since Jan 16 the ads have been up in Shibuya…
Shibuya
UFO Catcher - Ready for Valentines Day
UFO catchers have been around for ages and they never seem to go out of fashion at Japanese game centers. At a local Game Center in Shibuya the UFO…
Shibuya
Tissues and promotions
If you pass through Shibuya then you invariably will see or receive those free tissues offering easy loans or promotion material from those such as the…
Shibuya
Cruising Ad - Doubledecker Bus
I was on my way home tonight and i saw this double decker bus passing Shibuya station. I didnt manage to get a good shot of it before it cruised off into…
Outdoors & Sport
Golf in Shibuya
Whilst many people are familiar with the driving ranges at Lotte Kasai or Jingu Golf Club, some of the smaller ranges often go unnoticed on the roof-tops…
Food & Drink
Burger King back in the Center-gai !!
Burger King has been back in Japan for a while now, but it is great to see the franchise back in the middle of the center-gai in Shibuya. I was passing…
Shibuya
adidas new store in Shibuya
adidas is about to open its new store in Shibuya next to the 109 store area. As the official opening gets closer the building has been modelled to sport a…
