Buildings
Japan Trunk Room
In the basement of my mansion, along with the garbage room, the bicycle sheds and the car parks, there are also 2 floors of trunk rooms. The storage space…
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Culture
Japan Christmas Bear
Spotted this Christmas Bear on the train heading towards Makuhari the other day. I wonder if bears ride for free? I saw this about the same time I posted…
Living in Japan
Japanese Government Blog
Looks like the new Japanese Government formed under Hatoyama-san have started a blog on Ameba. There is an official editor for the blog talking about…
Tech
Japan Twitter Map
I am just checking out the Shibuya area twitter map which shows those people who are tweeting locally with a GPS enabled device. As more people use…
Living in Japan
Japan Google Popular Searches
I came across an interesting picture showing a comparison of searches in Japanese on Google for "husband" and "wife". It looks like the women who I assume…
Food & Drink
Suica x Matsuya
Suica , JR's electronic payment card, and Matsuya, a popular teishoku eating place , have a promotion for customers who use their Suica card to pay for a…
Culture
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…
Conbini Monday
Conbini Monday Wk27
Yakult is well known for its Yakult milk drink which can be found in supermarkets overseas as well as Japan. Yakult has a number of subsidiaries that make…
Photos
Mt Fuji Golf
I went on a trip to Mt Fuji to play golf with friends. The weather was perfect and the views of Mt Fuji from the course, amazing. I spent more time snapping photos than hitting golf shots. Every hole seemed to have a better and better view. We played over 2 days at 2 different courses. Hope you enjoy!
Trains & Transport
Night View Cars
I took a test photo with my camera to see what could be achieved before heading down to the highway and catching some better scenery. Now that it the air…
Shopping
Nano Block
nanoblocks are like lego only smaller. They are made in Japan by Kawada Co. and provide a way to build blocks without taking up too much room. Do you make…
Shopping
Japan Plastic Food
Japan has some of the best plastic food displays I have seen. Have you every stood outside the shop looking at the displays thinking you could eat the…
Food & Drink
Akita Komachi, 25 years
The Akita Komachi brand of rice is 25 years old. Although its sometimes hard to distinguish between the different brands of rice, the Akita Komachi and…
Marketing
JR Suica Adverts
SUICA, Super Urban Intelligent Card, was introduced in 2001 and has steadily increased in its functionality and user base. Now most Japanese commuters in…
Conbini Monday
Conbini Monday Wk26
Looks like Conbini Monday is about 6 months old, as we enter Week 26. This weeks goodies come from a mixture of Family Mart, where I spent my lost 1,000…
Food & Drink
Rilakkuma Halloween Snacks
Rilakkuma and Lawson have got together again to bring out some Rilakkuma corn potage and chocolate marshmallow snacks, just in time for Halloween. Since I…
Living in Japan
View from my window
The other day was a nice clear sunset which gave the view from my window an extended reach all the way down to Yokohama. I could just make out the…
Photos
OTACOOL in Akiba
Danny Choo has been working with Kotobukiya to publish a book called OTACOOL. It shows some of the coolest rooms of otaku from around the world. This publishing project is a great example of cooperation between blogs, members and brick/mortar companies. Nice work Danny!