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Shibuya

Shibuya Streets Vol5

This time in Shibuya Streets I wanted to change the camera viewpoint and give you something fresh to look at. To do this I took some shots in black and…

Marketing

Site Review, Aug 2009

A little late with the review for August. Took a while to recover after the sudden increase in traffic from the Gundam Wedding photos at Odaiba. New…

Characters

Gundam Job Interview

Can you put together a plastic model Gundam and paint it perfectly within a 3 hour time frame? If you can then you might be ready for a job at the dental…

Characters

Rilakkuma at KiddlyLand

Rilakkuma made an appearance at Kiddyland in Harajuku yesterday when I was out watching the Tokyo 2016 Olympic Parade . I was lucky to be able to catch…

Photos

Tokyo 2016 Olympic Parade

Tokyo is bidding for the 2016 Olympics. With 9 days to go before the decision in Copenhagen, a parade was held in central Tokyo between Harajuku and Omotesando to mark the occasion. The last time Tokyo held the Olympics was in 1964.

Culture

Harajuku Moe Fashion

Snapped some cute moe fashion when out in Harajuku. This girl was posing for some scouts on the street with her stuffed rabbit.

Living in Japan

DannyChoo x Shibuya246

Many of you probably already know the DannyChoo.com brand and have enjoyed reading about Japan life along with Figure reviews and dancing Stormtrooper…

Conbini Monday

Conbini Monday, Wk21

We are taking a look at Family Mart's goodies this week for Conbini Monday. Each of the different convenience stores is tying hard to form its own brand…

Living in Japan

Sakuragaoka-cho Matusri

Another day, another matsuri (festival), this time in Sakuragaoka-cho (桜丘町), Shibuya. This was just a local matsuri involving the kids carrying the…

Photos

Shibuya Nebuta Matsuri

Tonight was the Shibuya Nebuta Matsuri (festival) in Center-gai. The float procession was very small but the energy of the participants was high. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves, but it did not seem quite a big event to call it a real matsuri. I was expecting a lot more food stalls and floats.

Characters

Hello Kitty Shibuya

Hello Kitty is in Shibuya this week (from 16th to 27th Sep, 2009). The passageway between the Tokyu stores has been taken over by the Hello Kitty…

Living in Japan

Sleeping Japanese

Yes, its Friday and for some there is excitement for the weekend coming up. For others, like this guy, the week was just too much and a quick power nap…

Travel

Japan Taxi Timeout

Saw this wonderful scene at a station in Chiba. Looks like the 2 drivers are enjoying a game of Shogi (sort of Japanese Chess) whilst waiting for…

Shopping

Tenso.com

I met up with the guys from Tenso.com at the end of last week to discuss some online shopping / shipping ideas. For those regular readers you will have…

Conbini Monday

Conbini Monday Wk20

Some sweet treats and a magazine to read from this monday's edition. Looks like a gift has been scored from LOTTE Toppo as well. The LED light emits a…

Characters

Tokyo Gift Show

I went to the Tokyo Gift Show on Friday and took a look at a few exhibits. It seemed like a lot of companies were licensing characters such as Rilakkuma…

Shopping

H&M v Uniqlo, Shibuya

After a lot of construction to complete the building, H&M are ready to open in Shibuya. The location is near Yamada Denki, LABI and just opposite Tokyu…