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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…
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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…
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…
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Shibuya Streets Vol 4
There is always action at the Shibuya scramble crossing. This edition of Shibuya Streets we are focusing on cars. During the 10 minutes I was at the…
Photos
Tokyo Bike Rental
The camera is a bit bumpy as it sits atop the bicycle ride from Daikanyama to Shibuya in this video from TokyoRentaBike , but the scenery is enjoyable to…
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Shibuya Streets Vol.3
If you have been following the Shibuya Streets series you will have seen quite a few of the advertising trucks in the shots. This week we are taking a…
Marketing
Wedding Proposal Planner
When asked by your friends 'How did he propose to you?', imagine if you could say that your husband rented out an entire movie cinema, featuring a special…
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Shibuya Tanabata
Team Shibuya CENTER-GAI is helping Shibuya to celebrate the Tanabata Matsuri by decorating the entrance and streets of Center-gai. The festival runs from…
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Shibuya Station Live
Around the railway stations at night in Japan, you often see the live street performers take up a position and play for the crowd. Some of these…
Culture
Gundam 00 Complete Best
The Gundam 00 Complete Best limited edition DVD went on sale on July 8th, 2009. I spotted this truck driving through Shibuya advertising ガンダム00. The…
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Shibuya Streets Vol. 2
It's been a while since we have had a Shibuya Streets series. The weekends are always busy with foot traffic and with a spare hour, I took a walk out to…
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Old Shibuya Photos
The area around Shibuya station is well known to the millions of people who flow through the train station. What is not so well known by all those people…
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Railway Construction
There has been a lot of railway construction going on recently around Shibuya station. The Fukutoshin （副都心線） line construction was completed between Wako…
Marketing
Mobile Advertising
Looks like after seeing the electronic billboards, the trucks with advertising on them, and occasionally small car/bike advertising, we now have a new…
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Shibuya Videos
Video (original link) Shibuya In May from eleven23 on Vimeo . Video (original link) Shibuya May 23 2009 from eleven23 on Vimeo . Video (original link)…
Trains & Transport
Elevator Manners
It is always good to see workers of large corporations taking the initiative themselves. It looks like at Shibuya station, they decided there was a need…