https://shibuya246.com/Shibuya246 is a blog about life in Japan from Shibuya, Tokyo: new products and character goods, convenience store finds, food, trains, Kyoto and travel, with photos from 2008 onwards.enhttps://shibuya246.com/2023/10/22/chestnut-anpan-bread/https://shibuya246.com/2023/10/22/chestnut-anpan-bread/Sun, 22 Oct 2023 01:02:57 GMTFood & DrinkWith Autumn comes a change in weather and a change in foods. Local stores start to serve different vegetables and there is a clear switch in menus. It is…https://shibuya246.com/2023/10/08/biwako-golf/https://shibuya246.com/2023/10/08/biwako-golf/Sun, 08 Oct 2023 03:57:37 GMTOutdoors & SportAs we are now in Autumn and the weather gets a bit cooler I went out to play some golf. The course had a great view of Lake Biwa and although the fairways…https://shibuya246.com/2023/09/28/tokyo-station-water-park/https://shibuya246.com/2023/09/28/tokyo-station-water-park/Thu, 28 Sep 2023 09:37:31 GMTLiving in JapanThe 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…https://shibuya246.com/2023/09/24/new-waves-for-ginza-line-entrance/https://shibuya246.com/2023/09/24/new-waves-for-ginza-line-entrance/Sun, 24 Sep 2023 08:19:16 GMTTrains & TransportThe new entrance to the Ginza Line subway at Shibuya station gets some nice curvy-wavy overhead lines. Progress as the city moves forward, but I feel…https://shibuya246.com/2023/09/19/exhibition-at-ninnaji/https://shibuya246.com/2023/09/19/exhibition-at-ninnaji/Tue, 19 Sep 2023 14:44:18 GMTBuildingsMy friend had an architecture exhibition at Ninnaji Temple. What do you think of this blend between the traditional temple building and this design objecthttps://shibuya246.com/2022/04/11/kyoto-sunset/https://shibuya246.com/2022/04/11/kyoto-sunset/Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:18:00 GMTTrains & TransportThe sun goes down in the West on another day. The colors painted in the sky at this time of year are a light pinkish haze.https://shibuya246.com/2019/03/23/hello-kitty-airport-train/https://shibuya246.com/2019/03/23/hello-kitty-airport-train/Fri, 22 Mar 2019 23:45:00 GMTTrains & TransportAfter a long flight home, its nice to be greeted with the friendly face of Hello Kitty as you board the train. Instead of contemplating a dirty carriage…https://shibuya246.com/2017/02/07/capsule-hotel-rest-at-narita-airport/https://shibuya246.com/2017/02/07/capsule-hotel-rest-at-narita-airport/Tue, 07 Feb 2017 13:33:00 GMTTravelIf you arrive early at Narita Airport for your flight, you can get a quick nap and a shower before you board the plane keeping you super fresh for the…https://shibuya246.com/2016/05/21/in-the-garden/https://shibuya246.com/2016/05/21/in-the-garden/Sat, 21 May 2016 13:18:38 GMTOutdoors & SportThis is not my garden of course, but there are some nice flowers around as I took a look at one of the university gardens study areas.https://shibuya246.com/2015/09/22/sunflowers-on-awajishima/https://shibuya246.com/2015/09/22/sunflowers-on-awajishima/Mon, 21 Sep 2015 15:48:00 GMTTravelNice to be out in the sunshine for a bicycle ride on the island of Awajishima near Sumoto. I came across these wonderful sunflowers which brightened up…https://shibuya246.com/2015/01/02/snow-on-the-kamogawa/https://shibuya246.com/2015/01/02/snow-on-the-kamogawa/Fri, 02 Jan 2015 12:26:06 GMTOutdoors & SportSnow snow snow snow snowhttps://shibuya246.com/2014/12/24/xmas-lights-in-botanical-gardens/https://shibuya246.com/2014/12/24/xmas-lights-in-botanical-gardens/Wed, 24 Dec 2014 14:15:15 GMTOutdoors & SportI went to take a look at some of the Christmas lights in the Botanical Gardenshttps://shibuya246.com/2014/11/16/kitano-tenmangu/https://shibuya246.com/2014/11/16/kitano-tenmangu/Sun, 16 Nov 2014 14:33:28 GMTPhotosKitano Tenmangu is well known as a shrine dedicated to Sugawara Michizane, a scholar and politician who was exiled unfairly by his political rivals many years ago. He is associated with Tenjin, the god of literature or calligraphy and many students come to wish for good fortune in their upcoming exams. Dazaifu Tenmangu in Fukuoka which i visited previously is built over the grave of Sugawara Michizane.https://shibuya246.com/2014/11/13/autumn-leaves-on-the-kamogawa/https://shibuya246.com/2014/11/13/autumn-leaves-on-the-kamogawa/Thu, 13 Nov 2014 06:44:59 GMTOutdoors & SportAutumn is always a nice time of the year for taking photos. Great colors, cooler weather. Lots of action. I have had a cold recently and so haven't been…https://shibuya246.com/2014/10/22/jidai-matsuri/https://shibuya246.com/2014/10/22/jidai-matsuri/Wed, 22 Oct 2014 04:54:51 GMTCultureThe Jidai Matsuri event is taking place again right now in Kyoto. The weather seems to have dipped a bit and is providing some rain today. Not too bad but…https://shibuya246.com/2014/10/20/city-hall-robots/https://shibuya246.com/2014/10/20/city-hall-robots/Mon, 20 Oct 2014 08:01:47 GMTOutdoors & SportLooks what's hanging out near City Hall I got a tip from @taro3yen about this after I posted it on Twitter @shibuya246 The Torayan baby-bot returns to…https://shibuya246.com/2014/08/29/photography-in-japan-1853-1912/https://shibuya246.com/2014/08/29/photography-in-japan-1853-1912/Fri, 29 Aug 2014 05:02:46 GMTCultureI was asked recently whether I would like to introduce a book detailing the history of Japanese photography from the period 1853-1912. The book is a…https://shibuya246.com/2014/08/20/biwako-wind/https://shibuya246.com/2014/08/20/biwako-wind/Wed, 20 Aug 2014 13:26:35 GMTOutdoors & SportAn afternoon out feeling the breeze at Lake Biwakohttps://shibuya246.com/2014/07/21/summertime-in-kyoto/https://shibuya246.com/2014/07/21/summertime-in-kyoto/Mon, 21 Jul 2014 12:30:36 GMTOutdoors & SportWalking down the banks of the Kamogawa in summer is always a nice way to cool down. Sitting up on the wooden decks with a cool drink in your hand is…https://shibuya246.com/2014/05/05/mountain-trail/https://shibuya246.com/2014/05/05/mountain-trail/Mon, 05 May 2014 02:57:10 GMTOutdoors & SportHeading up the trail on Mount Kongou in Osakahttps://shibuya246.com/2014/04/10/kyoto-botanic-gardens/https://shibuya246.com/2014/04/10/kyoto-botanic-gardens/Thu, 10 Apr 2014 06:42:00 GMTLiving in Japanhttps://shibuya246.com/2014/04/10/spring-weather/https://shibuya246.com/2014/04/10/spring-weather/Thu, 10 Apr 2014 06:37:35 GMTOutdoors & SportSuch great weather out today. It was nice to see the temperature reach 20 degrees and enjoy the sunshine.https://shibuya246.com/2014/04/01/kurashiki/https://shibuya246.com/2014/04/01/kurashiki/Tue, 01 Apr 2014 08:02:36 GMTTravelKurashiki in Okayama-ken was developed as a river port in the 1920's. It is famous for the Ohara Museum of Art (the first Western art gallery in Japan), the Ohara Spinning Mill and its plentiful old buildings which still remain in the area.https://shibuya246.com/2014/03/27/amanohashidate-in-the-rain/https://shibuya246.com/2014/03/27/amanohashidate-in-the-rain/Thu, 27 Mar 2014 01:31:42 GMTPhotosAmanohashidate is known as one of the 3 great scenery spots in Japan. It is a sandbar stretching about 3 kilometres covered pine trees.https://shibuya246.com/2014/03/23/hatake-sunset/https://shibuya246.com/2014/03/23/hatake-sunset/Sun, 23 Mar 2014 13:30:24 GMTOutdoors & SportA quick glimpse of the fields as the sun starts to sethttps://shibuya246.com/2014/03/21/snow-on-hiezan/https://shibuya246.com/2014/03/21/snow-on-hiezan/Fri, 21 Mar 2014 13:35:15 GMTOutdoors & SportI went for a drive late in the day and caught some snow on Mt Hiei about half way up.https://shibuya246.com/2013/12/10/carlton-ritz-hotel-kyoto/https://shibuya246.com/2013/12/10/carlton-ritz-hotel-kyoto/Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:47:17 GMTBuildingsThe new Carlton Ritz Hotel in Kyoto, on the banks of the Kamogawa River near Nijo, will open soon. Looks like they will enjoy some nice views.https://shibuya246.com/2013/11/20/myoshinji-autumn-colors/https://shibuya246.com/2013/11/20/myoshinji-autumn-colors/Wed, 20 Nov 2013 03:14:12 GMTPhotosA quiet walk through the grounds of Myoshinji Temple in Kyoto looking at the Autumn colors.https://shibuya246.com/2013/11/19/autumn-kyoto/https://shibuya246.com/2013/11/19/autumn-kyoto/Tue, 19 Nov 2013 00:57:22 GMTTrains & TransportAutumn colors on the street in Kyotohttps://shibuya246.com/2013/10/13/kamogawa-walking/https://shibuya246.com/2013/10/13/kamogawa-walking/Sun, 13 Oct 2013 07:07:00 GMTOutdoors & SportAs summer cools off and the Autumn breezes arrive, it's nice to take a weekend walk down the banks of the Kamogawa River.