Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Nov 26, 2009, 6:05 am
Hachiko still standing outside of Shibuya Station, now helping those meeting up with friends to find each other, also helping the Labor Standards Office with their Workers Insurance campaign Hachiko ...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Nov 24, 2009, 11:20 pm
Kiiroitori dressed up for xmas in his red winter suit with snow buttons A few purchases from the Rilakkuma store yesterday. The apron Rilakkuma is about to be sent overseas. Xmas Kiiroitoris going to...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Nov 24, 2009, 7:55 am
Some Christmas cheer from Rilakkuma and Korilakkuma. Do you want one of these? Following the recent giveaway contest I decided the packages I was sending out needed a few extra items added from the R...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Nov 23, 2009, 2:21 am
I saw this drink advertised on the trains yesterday and was wondering whether I would catch it in the conbini today. It wasn't in 7 Eleven, but I did see it in NewDays and Family Mart. Vinegar and...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Nov 22, 2009, 5:09 am
These birds were swarming around in a group over the canal. Looks like they might have found something to eat? I spotted these birds moving in a group around the canals in Shinagawa. Looks like they ...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Nov 20, 2009, 8:44 pm
Great colors for a xmas tree here at the top of the stairs for 109 store. The girl on the left seems pleased to see the tree as well. Since so many people said they liked the photos from the last set...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Nov 20, 2009, 2:24 am
Nodame Cantabile out in December The movie for Nodame Cantabile comes out on December 19, 2009. This popular anime, book and drama series created a boom for classical music in Japan and saw a number ...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Nov 19, 2009, 7:36 am
Rainbow Bridge at night from Odaiba The Rainbow Bridge can be a great sight at night looking from Odaiba back towards the skyline of Tokyo. Related posts:Tokyo Rainbow Bridge WalkNight View Cars...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Nov 19, 2009, 1:00 am
Mr Natsuno (夏野さん) is well known in Japan as the creator of Docomo’s Imode platform for their cell phones. I had the chance to go to a speech yesterday at the Foreign Correspondents Club ...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Nov 18, 2009, 5:20 am
New Macross Frontier movie due out on 21 Nov, 2009. Getting a preview here on the Yamanote Line Looks like the train advertising is really catching on with many companies. Here is some colorful adver...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Nov 16, 2009, 9:56 pm
All I want for Christmas this year. Putting in my order for one of these #6920 'Pretty Santa' models Cosplay comes in many forms in Japan. When you combine Christmas it can either be very cut...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Nov 16, 2009, 3:55 am
Christmas and New Year is fast approaching. At the convenience stores you can order nengajou, osechi ryori and christmas gifts. Something for everyone! This week I was in search of some nuts at the c...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Nov 15, 2009, 8:02 am
Jimmy Choo with H&M at the Shibuya store I started my Sunday walk in Shibuya having a look at Yamada Denki and then checking out the H&M Store that opened recently. Looking out of the Tokyu Honten e...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Nov 14, 2009, 5:13 am
The Aflac truck was full of christmas cheer sporting these colorful ducks The Aflac ads in Japan use a duck. You can see the character on the bottom left of the truck. Some of the ads are really well...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Nov 13, 2009, 9:03 pm
The emergency exit sign at the entrance to the trunk room. Beware of shady characters! In the basement of my mansion, along with the garbage room, the bicycle sheds and the car parks, there are also ...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Nov 13, 2009, 7:32 am
all the accessories ready for xmas 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 on the To...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Nov 12, 2009, 7:00 am
Hatoyama-san's Blog on Ameba 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 major issues of ...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Nov 12, 2009, 1:15 am
Are you on the Shibuya Twitter map today? 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 applicati...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Nov 11, 2009, 7:42 am
Not a lot of love in the left hand column. I came across an interesting picture showing a comparison of searches in Japanese on Google for “husband” and “wife”. It looks like ...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Nov 10, 2009, 10:59 pm
Matsuya Webpage 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 meal at Matsuya between 5...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Nov 9, 2009, 7:59 pm
Photos taken all on the same day at Tokyo Station capturing the Pokemon Shinkansen. Looks like there are some clocks in this picture too! We have a number of winners for the recent K-ON, Rilakkuma gi...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Nov 9, 2009, 8:37 am
Rilakkuma checking out these tasty soybean cereal bars from Yakult 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 ...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Nov 7, 2009, 9:25 pm
Golfers in action. My friend takes a shot at Mt Fuji. At least it was easy to pick a target in the distance and aim for it Nice pale blue shadow being cast off by Mt Fuji as we start play at Asagiri ...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Nov 6, 2009, 10:26 pm
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 is colder at night, the street lights seem to...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Nov 5, 2009, 10:46 pm
Tokyo Tower looks like a popular set of nano blocks 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. nan...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Nov 5, 2009, 12:40 am
Hungry? How about some plastic food to spice up your kitchen? 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 ...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Nov 4, 2009, 2:55 am
Akita Komachi rice advertising on the Yamanote Line 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...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Nov 2, 2009, 9:30 pm
This is a favorite ad of mine for AQUA water. The AQUA water brand is by JR bottled water company, so they are using the SUICA Penguin. Has he even noticed there is a squirrel in the tree untwining hi...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Nov 2, 2009, 2:17 am
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 yen, 7 Eleven and JR’s Newdays. These sw...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Nov 1, 2009, 11:06 pm
Chocolate Marshmallows gets Rilakkuma in the Halloween spirit Rilakkuma and Lawson have got together again to bring out some Rilakkuma corn potage and chocolate marshmallow snacks, just in time for H...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Nov 1, 2009, 5:24 am
Nice sunset with clear skies making it easy to see Yokohama 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 c...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Oct 31, 2009, 3:02 am
The signing underway as fans lined up to buy copies Publicity for the signing event showing Danny Choo and Amano Ai The OTACOOL book signing event was held at Kotobukiya's store in Akihabara in ...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Oct 30, 2009, 10:22 pm
Yokohama Playing Card set I bouoght a few weeks ago A couple of weeks ago I went to Yokohama and took some photos of China Town, Yamashita Koen and Minato Mirai. When I was there, I found this great ...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Oct 30, 2009, 8:59 am
Dora Pudding, どらぷりん on sale at Family Mart I tried this new Dora Pudding どらぷりん today that I picked up at the Family Mart. This is a mix between a dorayaki, azuki bean filled panca...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Oct 29, 2009, 8:52 pm
My Doraemon on sale at Seibu Loft Bandai released a “My Doraemon” Robot a while ago. This is the first time I saw it advertised in the shops. It looked quite neat. You can see on the top ...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Oct 29, 2009, 7:56 am
The Family Mart conbini that helped me out It is often talked about by visitors how clean and how honest they find the everyday Japanese. Business can get a bit murky sometimes, but out on the street...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Oct 29, 2009, 4:14 am
Sento-kun. Well known all over Japan, promoting Nara and its time as the Nations Capital Next year, 2010, Nara will be celebrating 1300 years since it was the capital of Japan as 平城京 (Heijo-kyo...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Oct 27, 2009, 7:05 pm
My Rilakkuma Pancake set newly acquired Time for a quick brekky, sitting down with Rilakkuma eating some pancakes. I bought this pancake shaper/maker on the net. Here is the result of the Rilakkuma ...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Oct 27, 2009, 7:10 am
Sparkling Swarovski Hello Kitty plays MP3 iRiver is selling a limited edition MP3 player in the shape of Hello Kitty, decorated with Swarovski crystals. There are limit of 200 units being sold and th...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Oct 26, 2009, 8:42 am
Meltykiss is hitting the shelves hard at the moment in quite a few different conbini chains Lots of great action for this weeks combini monday. Plenty of new snacks coming into the stores as we push ...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Oct 26, 2009, 5:43 am
The full collection of giveaway goodies. What's your pick of the bunch? This is the first giveaway contest for the shibuya246.com site. The rules are simple: You need to be signed up as a membe...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Oct 25, 2009, 6:17 am
Rilakkuma just one of the characters getting into the kakeibo business Many Japanese housewives keep a record of the months spending in a book called a 家計簿 (kakeibo), housekeeping book. When th...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Oct 24, 2009, 4:37 am
Inside the Minato Mirai Line Station. An Akita-ken festival was being held in the concourse. yoghurts, melons and other things available to be checked out. Maybe a trip to Akita is worth doing? The w...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Oct 23, 2009, 7:28 pm
Website for the Yuru Kyara Festival, Kigurimi 2009 Summit The Kigurimi 2009 Summit for Yurukyara (ゆるキャラ) Festival is on in Hikone, Shiga-ken (滋賀県彦根) from 23rd to 25th October, 200...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Oct 23, 2009, 2:58 am
There are about 10 booths across on both the ground and 2nd floor I came out to the Shinagawa Golf Center at Oimachi to have a hit of golf. Oimachi is one station down from Shinagawa on the Keihin-to...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Oct 23, 2009, 12:15 am
Hello Kitty tissues from Mizuho Bank I was at Mizuho Bank in Shibuya yesterday to change some details on my account. Unlike the ATM’s, getting service at the counter can take a little while. Ev...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Oct 22, 2009, 8:18 am
Nice sea creatures here enjoying a sunny day This cheerful sea creatures mural was on the side of a construction site that I saw. Instead of boring white panels, someone has gone to the trouble of pa...
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Shibuya 2. posted an article on Shibuya246 - Oct 20, 2009, 2:31 am
Shibuya Rice on Rakuten If you like your Japanese rice, then check out this Shibuya Rice. From the series where they took some Shibuya Gals out into the countryside and did some reality TV show style...
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