Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Feb 9, 2012, 9:56 am
The Spring weather seems to be hiding just around the corner as the trees start to get ready to show us their color. As we get ready for the colors of Spring here is the close of Autumn. Momiji The trees line the path nicely Autumn colors What are your plans for Spring? Related posts:Aoyama Aut...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Feb 5, 2012, 11:35 pm
After Setsubun, Spring starts according to the calendar. It is still too cold in Tokyo, so you might want to try some of these hot drinks. Sweet chestnut and roasted green tea Ginger lemonade and ginger chai. White cocoa! What does it taste like? Cha shu ramen. Tsuke men is kind of ramen. Befo...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Feb 3, 2012, 6:20 am
Shinjuku Station Shinjuku Station is said to be the busiest train station in the world with close to 4 million passengers a day passing through. I was one of those millions passing through this week on my way to some meetings. The amazing part about the number of people who use public transport in ...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Feb 2, 2012, 3:57 am
Keeping warm inside with my Fukujuen green tea and a dorayaki The month of February used to be called Kisaragi in Japan. February was the second month of winter under the lunar calendar, which Japan used before the Heian Period. Under this calendar, Winter was the period from January to end of Marc...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Jan 31, 2012, 12:22 pm
It is very cold in Japan at the moment with snow falling heavily in many parts of the country. Back in summer when I visited Arashiyama, it was all blue skies and warm weather. Visiting the gardens and Temples of Japan, the strong colors seem to be blue for the sky, green for the trees, some white/...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Jan 30, 2012, 2:37 am
After the snow we had in Tokyo last Monday, you might be tempted to stock up on some goods at the Conbini and stay at home with “Nama-cha Panda” instead. Buy 6 pack of green tea, you can get Nama-Cha Panda doll. Panda rice cracker. Can you eat him?? Negi Miso Ramen with grated garlic!! Onigi...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Jan 29, 2012, 1:26 am
Ryomaden I watched the NHK drama series, Ryomaden 龍馬伝, in 2010 and also the Jin drama on TBS last year, which both focused on the story of Sakamoto Ryoma, 坂本龍馬. I bought the DVD set for the first series of Ryomaden to watch it again. It is a great story and well told with Fukuyama Mas...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Jan 27, 2012, 10:56 am
... inside the park. Some of the local produce Fish art in one of the buildings European influence here ... around Cutlet curry rice burger PR for the Setouchi Art Festival Looking back down an arcade The Eldorado. ... The taxis look the same in many places in Japan Takoyaki Takamatsu i...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Jan 27, 2012, 3:16 am
Hotel inside Huis Ten Bosch, Nagasaki At the end of last year I went on a trip to Huis Ten Bosch, Nagasaki. It is a theme park built towards the end of the economic bubble years in Japan, and struggled for a long time to attract enough visitors to make a profit. Recently, it was bought out by HIS a...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Jan 26, 2012, 3:59 am
Shinjuku I have had dirty marks on my camera mirror for a while now and decided to take it to The Nikon service center to get it cleaned. I went to the center in Shinjuku which is near the station and also near Bic Camera. Can you spot the marks on this photo I took from the 28th floor of the serv...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Jan 23, 2012, 11:19 am
Trying to find the way home through Center-gai in Shibuya during snow We had snow in Tokyo tonight. Normally we get a bit of snow between January and March, but it doesn’t normally settle so easily. I expect by the morning this snow will also have melted away and things should be back to normal. ...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Jan 22, 2012, 10:51 am
It is getting cold recently, and Lawson has started a Korean food fare to help us fight off the winter months. Sundubu jjigae (Korean stew) Korean style YAKITORI DON Yukgaejang Ramen Spicy ramen keeps us warm. I like this pink brownie. It tastes good. Chocolate rice cake filled with peanut crea...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Jan 22, 2012, 3:19 am
Ebisu Garden Place Nice day out with lots of people shopping. A bit warmer than yesterday and clear blue skies. The rest of the country seems to be experiencing the cold with some parts snowing. Time to get down to Uniqlo and buy up some HeatTech. Can you guess which pieces of HeatTech I currently...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Jan 15, 2012, 8:15 am
Suzumushi Temple entrance A few friends I found along the way On the way to Suzumush Temple in Arashiyama Nice Kaguyahime sign outside this place Lining up to get a look inside Suzumushi Temple Beautiful greenery with the bamboo From the Temple grounds you can see back towards Kyoto city The...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Jan 10, 2012, 2:44 am
Former Mitsubishi dock house, Glover Garden The Church next to Glover House Lots of stairs to get to the top. Must have been a tough work 50 years ago Looking out over the port area Old Glover House A cold day, but a nice view all the same Out on the deck area Tea in Glover Garden Nagasaki m...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Jan 1, 2012, 4:47 am
Shibuya 109 It is always quiet in Tokyo on New Year Day. Here is a scene in Shibuya with a lot less people than normal. It’s really nice on the streets with so few people. Like a scene from a movie. Related posts:Happy New Year 2011 Happy New Year to everyone. I had a quiet night... Shibuya afte...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Dec 23, 2011, 11:01 pm
This CM came out a while ago, but its really nice to see this compilation showing names of places in Tohoku, as a genki call to them to recover from a tough year. Good luck to Tohoku in 2012. Kyushu Shinkansen at Okayama station Related posts:Shinkansen Cigarettes Cigarette advertising around th...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Nov 21, 2011, 11:22 am
Tsutaya It has been a while since we had a Shibuya Streets series. I took a quick walk on the weekend with camera in hand. Things always seem to be the same in Shibuya and yet things are always changing. It is great to see so many people out enjoying themselves. Shibuya is alive ! Tintin, or is it...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Nov 13, 2011, 4:52 am
The views are wonderful in Arashiyama, from the mountains to the clear waterways A beautiful sunny day in Arashiyama by the water. Arashiyama is a great place to take a day trip from central Kyoto and enjoy the mountains and Temples in the area. On the weekend many families are out walking along th...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Aug 25, 2011, 9:32 am
Margarita pizza with fireplace in the background Went out to dinner in Ebisu with a friend this evening and enjoyed pizza and pasta at Mercer Cafe. Very nice restaurant with a real fireplace in the center of the room. The pizza was particularly delicious, thin and crispy. Food in Japan is great. ...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Jul 9, 2011, 10:44 am
Hiroshima Atomic Dome I finished putting together another book on Canon’s PhotoPresso site. This one is from a trip to Hiroshima. You can see other books in the shibuya246 collection here also I have a few others in edit at the moment. One on Seijogakuenmae and another on Naoshima. I am still l...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Jul 4, 2011, 3:47 am
Strawberry treats Cool ramen for summer Onomichi Ramen Coffee jelly desserts from Uchi Cafe brand Azuki beauty drink Toumorokoshi drink. mmmmmmmmm Potekaru GABA chocolate a mint version of the popular DARS I like this name, Karipari Some ginger and Gobou snacks Honey ginger chews Honey ...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Jul 3, 2011, 2:13 am
Chicken Salad A hot day today in Tokyo. I joined the ABCLoop team for lunch in Daikanyama near their new office in Ebisu. The cafe we went to is in front of Daikanyama station called “Sign”. It is quite well known and always full of people. Strangely, we were told smoking seats were inside and ...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Jul 1, 2011, 11:33 pm
Standing in front of the Digital Garage building in Ebisu with ABCLoop members I had lunch yesterday with the team from ABCLoop.com. They had some exciting news, having just been accepted into the Open Network Lab Seed Accelerator program run by Digital Garage. Lunch with ABCLoop members and Robin...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Jun 5, 2011, 7:00 pm
Quite a few foreign brands appearing in the chocolate space at Natural Lawson An interesting selection this week mainly from Natural Lawson Mizu yokan with zero calories Supporting Iwate ken in North Japan after the earthquake with some great tasting yuzu yoghurt Rare cheese tarts Bento Some f...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Jun 4, 2011, 5:07 am
Aerial view A friend introduced me to Canon’s book printing service, PhotoPresso. I have tried a few photo book services before, but was quite surprised how easy the PhotoPresso service was to use and how quick and efficient their printing service was. It took me about 2 hours to put this book t...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - May 16, 2011, 9:51 am
Sweet looking strawberry soda. Nice big strawberry on the bottle here A wide selection here from yoghurts to potato chips and also some sodas. Enjoy your Conbini Monday. I have set this up on Facebook recently as well for those who want to view at http://facebook.com/conbinimonday ichigo (strawber...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - May 3, 2011, 3:34 am
Forgot to put these up yesterday. The Golden Week holiday made me forget it was a Monday and not a weekend. Small bagel sweets, with interesting colors dorayaki with cream Goma sweets pannacota in a caramel sauce ginger yoghurt a selection of salads Related posts:Conbini Monday Wk46 Conbinbi ...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Apr 12, 2011, 8:09 am
A while ago I showed a few HDR (High Dynamic Range) photos on the site which I had taken with my Nikon camera. One photo of HDR is actually made up of 5 shots that show the same scene at the same ISO level but with different lighting, ranging from -2 -1 0 +1 +2. You can hover over the photo and th...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Apr 8, 2011, 8:03 pm
Tokyo Elections This weekend is election time for Tokyo and many Prefectures. The 2 big name candidates in Tokyo are the incumbent Ishihara-san and former Governor of Miyazaki-ken, Higashikokubara-san. After Ishihara-san preventing people from holding hanami at various locations in Tokyo, the abo...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Apr 6, 2011, 10:18 am
Tsutaya with Sakura A really nice day in Tokyo today with Sakura coming into full bloom. I captured these photos near Shibuya crossing. People waiting in front of Hachiko Waiting waiting waiting A nice look at some advertising with sakura Sakura closeup Some police crossing with everyone Some...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Apr 4, 2011, 10:17 am
bamboo cheesecake. Interesting idea The lights might be dimmed in most stores, but the food is still looking good. Lots of interesting items this week. Enjoy. Calbee producing some small granola snacks For fans of Ghana chocolate, here are some bite size bits A little bit of conan in your snack ...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Mar 31, 2011, 3:10 am
Plenty of bread for those who want a break from instant ramen It has been 3 weeks since the earthquake in North Japan. Whilst supplies are no doubt in short supply in the areas hit hardest by the earthquake we can see some footage on television of evacuation centers receiving goods and how grateful...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Mar 12, 2011, 11:35 pm
Most of the fresh produce has been sold out here A few people have asked me about convenience stores and supermarkets since the earthquake. Most people are calmly going about their activities, obviously worried about images they see on television from Sendai and other parts of Northern Japan. We ar...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Mar 12, 2011, 5:05 am
Strange cloud patterns above 109 It is fairly quiet in Tokyo at the moment, a day after the 8.9 Magnitude strike in Tohoku northern Japan. I went out to Shibuya in the afternoon to see what the mood in town was. There were as many people out as normal, but more than half the stores were operating, ...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Mar 11, 2011, 5:31 am
Keeping the kids warm in the park There was a major earthquake today in Japan in the North just off the coast of Sendai. Reports at the moment are saying it is somewhere between magnitude 8.4 and 8.9. Every time I hear the figure it seems to go higher and higher. I was out at the time and felt the...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Mar 6, 2011, 5:05 am
Face mask I caught a cold recently, so have been wearing a face mask at night when sleeping to try and keep my throat from getting to dry. I found these eucalyptus scented moist masks that are quite interesting. So far they have been good. Showing the details on how to setup and wear your steam fa...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Feb 24, 2011, 3:36 am
Chocolate House I saw this cute looking chocolate house in the supermarket. What a great idea. Related posts:New Meiji Chocolate Product “cacao-kome” Japan Smoking House Crunky Chocolate Jigsaw
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Feb 21, 2011, 4:39 am
Yogurt made from tofu A few small cheeses to nibble on Doraemon in a cup !! Natural Lawson have started to make pizza and breads instore Spinach and Carrot donuts are new This is a carrot donut. Not as tasty as I thought, but not bad either. The other choice was a spinach donut. Related posts:...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Feb 14, 2011, 8:12 am
Mt Fuji on a sunny evening It is snowing tonight in Tokyo, a bit heavier than the other day, with maybe a chance of it settling over night. For Valentines Day, however, I thought it might be nice to see a sunny picture of Japan. Here is Mt Fuji taken from Roppongi Hills yesterday evening. The sun h...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Feb 13, 2011, 9:52 am
Looking across the Tokyo skyline from Tokyo Tower to the new Tokyo Sky Tree The new Tokyo Sky Tree is slowly, or maybe quickly, edging towards the sky. I managed to grab this photo from the top of Roppongi Hills, showing Tokyo Tower on the right with the new Tokyo Sky Tree in the distance out to th...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Feb 10, 2011, 6:50 pm
Snow coming down heavy on the crossing It was snowing in Tokyo today. I was out this morning and took these shots of Shibuya. The snow kept falling until evening when it became a bit more like rain, but it has not settled yet. Maybe over night we might have more. Tomorrow morning might be a snow bl...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Feb 10, 2011, 8:52 am
The waiting room at Dougo Onsen Very nice styled station building Town clock The arcade from the station to Dougo Onsen Entrance to the Dougo Onsen Quite an unusual looking building Stylish Balconies Lucky when I arrived the place was not too busy, so they let me take photos Baskets for put...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Feb 2, 2011, 7:18 am
Looking out over the Nijojo buildings from a high vantage point The outer entrance to Nijo Castle Looking back through the main entrance gate Good to see the school groups going through the historical grounds The Ninomaru Palace which has the Nightingale wooden floors that creak to let you know ...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Feb 1, 2011, 6:16 pm
The subway was just getting started I was up early and decided to take a walk around Ebisu and towards Naka-Meguro. It was dark at the start and without a tripod some of the photos were a bit shaky as I was taken 5 frames for each photo to merge in HDR. Maybe next time I should take the tripod. So...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Jan 28, 2011, 6:37 pm
You can walk under the Naruto Bridge and see the whirpools that are made at high and low tide You can walk under the Naruto Bridge and see the whirpools that are made at high and low tide The road above was quite noisy with traffic. Down below was a lot quieter Heading down the track to start the...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Jan 24, 2011, 9:19 am
Ramen yaki senbei (special for Kyushu) I think I have missed a few weeks, but here are some items from my recent trip to HuisTen Bosch in Kyushu. As you can see ramen is the main event. Hi-Chew Kyushu special candy Lots of choice of ramen here with some local selections as well Potato chips Kyus...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Jan 21, 2011, 2:16 pm
This display for Hina Matsuri costs over $1,000 Hina Matsuri, Girls Days is coming up soon (March 3) and the displays are out in the department store encouraging parents or grandparents to buy. So many displays to choose from Stylish sets A little bit of chirimen as well Dolls dolls dolls Plen...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Jan 16, 2011, 3:33 am
There are 300 booths at Kasai set on 3 floors. It is cold in Japan right now, but playing sports can help to keep you warm! I went for a bit of golf practice at Kasai Lotte range (about 30 minutes out of Tokyo) recently. Lotte is one of the bigger ranges in town and is normally very busy. You can s...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Jan 8, 2011, 6:22 am
Shibuya Sunset There are a number of places to see a great view of Tokyo City from high up. One of those is Roppongi Hills. In the evening you can see the sun setting over Mt Fuji. It was a bit cold today, but I thought it might be a good chance to catch Mt Fuji with a clear sky. There was a little...
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