When it’s especially nice and comfortable in normally far colder November, there are certainly worse things to do than trek out to west To....
23 Nov 2:00 pm  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 

With their mayhem, mikoshi and monstrous size, Japanese festivals are fun to say the least, but at the same time they are apparently nowhere....
20 Nov 7:00 pm  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 

After looking at some personal effects and the rooms in parts one and two respectively, it’s finally time to see the facilities; areas of ....
19 Nov 4:00 pm  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Celebrated throughout November but focused mainly around the 15th, Shichi-Go-San (Seven-Five-Three) is a rite of passage of sorts for young ....
18 Nov 6:30 pm  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 

The Japanese notion of wabi-sabi is notoriously difficult to describe, let alone try and define; however, whilst many would disagree — inc....
17 Nov 2:17 pm  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 

With a pen, paper and some possible positivism, for this fella at least, the weekend is all about a walk, and more importantly, a wager. ....
16 Nov 4:00 pm  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Traditional white make-up and wigs it seems stand out from the crowd just as much as colossal noses combined with equally cumbersome cameras....
13 Nov 6:00 pm  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 

After a look in part one at the insides of some abandoned miner’s houses, along with the possessions left behind by the people who once li....
12 Nov 1:00 pm  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Regardless of how charming this kid’s cat may be, the little foreign fella and his father are decidedly more disturbing than delightful. ....
11 Nov 6:30 pm  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 

After probably working for way too long, or at least way too much, it’s now finally time for this old fella to do what he really wants to ....
10 Nov 6:00 pm  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 

The popular tourist town of Karuizawa is tremendously well known in its own right, and, being in the mountains, it’s especially busy in th....
9 Nov 3:00 pm  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Maybe it’s because they already have a naturally cosy coat, or canines in kimonos are a conspicuously odd combination, but dressing up dog....
6 Nov 6:45 pm  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Abandoned houses/buildings come in all shapes and sizes, but personally speaking, the most interesting to explore are those with a plethora ....
5 Nov 5:46 pm  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 

As well as being tremendously photogenic in a traditional sense, Tokyo also tends to lend itself very nicely to the toy-like tilt-shift tech....
4 Nov 3:30 pm  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent]