Daylight, and it’s all gone. As I predicted, it didn’t last very long. It would have been nice to experience going to work in the snow. Perhaps people from places where they often have to snow
A side-by-side photo comparison shows the snow last night, and the remnants this morning.
Japan can be such a noisy country at times, especially the major retail and commercial districts. I sometimes wonder whether the concept of noise pollution exists. Recently, my ear drums were blasted by this advertising truck driving down Miyamasuzaka in Shibuya.
Mac Akasaka (マック赤坂) is no regular Japanese political candidate. He’s standing in the general election on 30 August for his own 日本スマイル党 (Japan Smile Party), with the intention of making us all a little bit happier. I found him at Shibuya Crossing this evening, poking out of the sunroof of his white Rolls Royce, shaking castanets at the crowd. And yes, he posed for my photo when I held my mobile phone camera up. Enough to bring a smile.
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Sphere: Related ContentIt’s been just over year since I arrived in Shibuya, the district of Tokyo where I currently live, and I’ve already noticed changes to the skyline showing the city evolving and renewing itself.
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Sphere: Related ContentHere are some photos taken tonight from my mobile phone camera of the hill leading up from Shibuya Station to the Sakura-ga-oka district – appropriately named at this time of year, with the row of cherry blossoms. Bring on the weekend and hanami!
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Everyone’s waiting for spring! Pink lanterns sponsored by local shops herald the upcoming cherry blossom festival (28 March) in Shibuya.
What do fugu and love hotels have in common? I was struggling to find a direct link, but on the way home from dinner last night, I found a fugu restaurant located right next to one of the most gaudy love hotels in Shibuya. » More: Love hotels & fugu restaurants
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Wednesday night running
Quick melt
Shibuya in the snow
Snowing in Tokyo
Winter hike to Kawanori-san
Akemashite omedeto gozaimasu
Advertising cacophony
Hakuba
Ear wax
Yakiniku
