Somebody had a long day…, Tokyo (Japan)
Ueno Park (上野公園) is a spacious public park located in the Ueno section of Taito, Tokyo, Japan. It occupies the site of the former....
3 Sep 10:30 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Escalator to Osaki Station, Tokyo (Japan)
Ōsaki Station (大崎駅) is a railway station in Tokyo’s Shinagawa Ward. It is one of the stations where trains on the Yamanote Line ....
2 Sep 10:32 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Maid in Akihabara, Tokyo (Japan)
Maid cafes are a popular, totally geeked-out phenomenon centered in the back alleys of Akihabara’s electric town. Their specialty? Girl....
1 Sep 10:30 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Relaxing around Shinagawa Station, Tokyo (Japan)
Shinagawa Station (品川駅) is the first major station south of Tokyo Station and is a major interchange for trains operated by JR East....
31 Aug 9:00 pm  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Salaryman of Osaki, Tokyo (Japan)
The word “Salaryman” can be found in many books and articles pertaining to Japanese culture. Immediately following World War II, beco....
30 Aug 10:24 pm  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Salaryman of Osaki, Tokyo (Japan)
The word “Salaryman” can be found in many books and articles pertaining to Japanese culture. Immediately following World War II, beco....
30 Aug 10:11 pm  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Taxis in Nippori, Tokyo (Japan)
The area was mainly agricultural in the Edo period. In 1651, Kozukappara, the Tokugawa’s largest execution ground (now located next to ....
27 Aug 7:38 pm  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Girls of Uguisudani, Tokyo (Japan)
Uguisudani station is noted for its proximity to a large number of love hotels. A love hotel (ラブホテル) is a type of short-stay ho....
26 Aug 11:14 pm  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Red bicycle in Ueno, Tokyo (Japan)
Ueno (上野) is a district in Tokyo’s Taitō Ward, best known as the home of Ueno Station and Ueno Park. Ueno is also home to some of ....
25 Aug 7:30 pm  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
H&M near Omotesando, Tokyo (Japan)
Omotesandō (表参道) is an avenue, subway station and neighborhood in the Minato and Shibuya wards in Tokyo stretching from Harajuku s....
24 Aug 6:56 pm  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Meiji Jingu, Tokyo (Japan)
Meiji Shrine (明治神宮), located in Shibuya, Tokyo, is the Shinto shrine that is dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji an....
23 Aug 9:16 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Ueno station, Tokyo (Japan)
Ueno Station (上野駅) is a major railway station in Tokyo’s Taitō ward. It is the station used to reach the Ueno district and Ueno ....
20 Aug 11:12 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan bidding to Host 2022 World Cup
The 2010 World Cup only recently finished after being successfully staged in South Africa. We already know that the 2014 wo....
20 Aug 1:05 am  from  Jamaipanese   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Todai campus, Tokyo (Japan)
The University of Tokyo (東京大学, abbreviated as Todai (東大)), is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The Univer....
19 Aug 8:00 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
“Top 50 Apps In Asia”: Help Accelerate 2010 Identify The Best Asia-Related Mobile And Web Apps
Can you think of a great mobile or web application that’s either made in an Asian country or specifically geared towards....
30 Jul 5:58 pm  from  Asiajin.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Karate Kid vs Kung Fu Kid
Last weekend I made an impromptu trip to the movies with Mrs Jamaipanese to check out Karate Kid, the remake of a cult clas....
23 Jul 10:58 pm  from  Jamaipanese   [Profile]  [Recent] 
White people for rent – not as innocent-sounding as it seems
A little while ago a story swept the Internet that “white people are available for rent in China.” Apparently, sometimes companies hi....
8 Jul 9:46 pm  from  Mutant Frog   [Profile]  [Recent] 
China Surpasses Japan as America’s most important Asian partner
This poll comes from Newsweek For the first time since 1985, China has overtaken Japan as America’s most important Asian....
5 Jul 5:27 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
People of Tokyo: Shinbashi
A monochrome wander around Shinbashi in the rain, with just a 50mm. Apologies for the lack of posts recently. The heat has been getting to m....
30 Jun 9:51 pm  from  Japanorama   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese traditional dance, Tokyo (Japan)
I recently found out about AlienSkin Exposure 3 software, which is a very nice tool to emulate a huge amount of old films. This is just a ....
29 Jun 8:08 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Ochanomizu station, Tokyo (Japan)
Ochanomizu is famous for its many musical instrument stores, as well as ski and snowboard shops located a short walk from the station; it....
17 Jun 10:14 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Ochanomizu, Tokyo (Japan)
Ochanomizu (御茶ノ水) is a neighborhood in Tokyo, Japan. It extends from the Yushima section of Bunkyo-ku to the Kanda section of Ch....
16 Jun 9:30 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Shibuya crossing at night, Tokyo (Japan)
Shibuya is famous for its scramble crossing. It is located in front of the Shibuya Station Hachikō exit and stops vehicles in all direct....
15 Jun 10:56 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sobu line on the Shohei bridge, Tokyo, Japan
The line was nationalized in 1907 under the Railway Nationalization Act, and double-tracked from Ryōgokubashi to Chiba till the next yea....
14 Jun 8:31 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Pink hat and a lollipop, Tokyo (Japan)
The west side of Shinjuku, a seismically stable area that escaped the last earthquake with nary a scratch, is Tokyo’s skyscraper distri....
10 Jun 8:31 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo (Japan)
The Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo (三菱一号館美術館) is a recently completed art museum in Tokyo’s Marunouchi district. ....
9 Jun 8:34 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sad-looking Girl in Shinjuku, Tokyo (Japan)
Japanese teenagers, like the young in the U.S. and other countries, go out of their way to create their own clothing fashions and forms o....
8 Jun 8:30 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Everybody loves Arcades, Tokyo (Japan)
First of all, the games are loud–really loud–and cute, really cute. Incredibly, though, above the deafening roar and clatter, you can....
7 Jun 9:00 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Golden-gai by day, Tokyo (Japan)
Golden-gai, or golden district, is a patch of a land — roughly 2,000 square metres (21,520 square feet) in size — that borders the bu....
4 Jun 8:20 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Girl curious about a curious cat, Tokyo (Japan)
“People… come here to chat to bar owners and fellow customers,” said Okura, who was raised in Golden-gai by his parents who started....
3 Jun 11:07 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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