桜まつり
Yesterday we went to a park for 花見 (Cherry Blossom Viewing), which has been a springtime tradition in Japan for centuries. Just as most....
5 Apr 3:16 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sakura in Ueno park, Tokyo (Japan)
Cherry blossoms and leaves are edible and both are used as food ingredients in Japan. The blossoms are pickled in salt and umezu and used....
4 Apr 9:34 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Shakuji River Sakura
Alfie took the Mamiya out for a workout in Itabashi and found some lovely sakura. Finding good spots in town for cherry blossom which are no....
3 Apr 11:45 am  from  Japanorama   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hanami in Ueno park, Tokyo (Japan)
Hanami (花見, lit. “flower viewing”) is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers, “flower” in this cas....
2 Apr 10:05 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
April Fools
Today is April Fools Day. On this day it has been a common practice for centuries for people to play a practical joke on others. And if some....
1 Apr 5:51 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Renaissance / Vintage Street Fashion in Harajuku
This amazing Japanese guy and girl were photographed on Cat Street in Harajuku. We were on our way to grab a bite to eat, with no intention ....
1 Apr 4:25 am  from  TokyoFashion.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sakura in Yanaka Cemetery, Tokyo (Japan)
In Japan cherry blossoms also symbolize clouds due to their nature of blooming en masse, besides being an enduring metaphor for the ephem....
29 Mar 10:51 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
weekend
breakfast: coffee & strawberries. i had a few slices of leftover pizza, too, which didn’t taste anything, either. lunch (?): i took ....
28 Mar 10:31 pm  from  it will stop raining*   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Plum Blossoms Springing
These photos are a couple of weeks old but I’ve been busy. Now it’s Sakura season – cherry blossoms. But plum blosso....
27 Mar 10:15 pm  from  Goddesscarlie   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sakura, Tokyo (Japan)
During World War II, the cherry blossom was used to motivate the Japanese people, to stoke nationalism and militarism among the populace.....
27 Mar 10:52 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Flowerpots gardens, Tokyo (Japan)
With no grassy spaces to use as gardens, Tokyoites often decorate their doorways, stoops and walkways with loads upon loads of flowerpots....
24 Mar 9:30 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
march 22 2010: envelope
breakfast: coffee & baked apple pie from kanaya hotel bakery lunch: dessert @ hoco in ebisu, tokyo. i met up with an old friend and t....
23 Mar 10:26 pm  from  it will stop raining*   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Cherry blossoms of Zenshoan temple, Tokyo (Japan)
During the Heian Period (794–1191), Japanese sought to emulate many practices from China,[citation needed] including the social phenome....
22 Mar 9:36 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sakura in Zenshoan temple, Tokyo (Japan)
A cherry blossom is the name for the flower of cherry trees known as Sakura (Japanese kanji : 桜 or 櫻; hiragana: さくら) in Japanes....
20 Mar 11:05 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Orange house in Taito-ku, Tokyo (Japan)
Talk to a Tokyoite about “downtown” (下町 shitamachi), and he will think of the Taito district: the train station of Ueno, where mi....
19 Mar 11:10 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Spring…
I went to the hospital today. It's allergy season here, and the hospital is where people go to get medication. Everyone says that it's from ....
17 Mar 6:08 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
More flowers in transit bathroom
These flowers were discovered in Odakyu’s Shinjuku station’s mens room. Like the two liter bottle with ivy in JR Metro, these flowers s....
16 Mar 9:08 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
お花見地図
It’s getting close to 花見 (“Cherry-Blossom Viewing“) time in Japan. Every spring, during the short time that the pink Sakura (Cherr....
9 Mar 2:56 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Vending Machine Shrine
All hail the vending machine. This is so funny, only in the most remote residential area of Tokyo can you find scenery like this.....
8 Mar 4:44 pm  from  TokyoLuv   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Almost spring
Today we went to 柴又 (Shibamata, Tokyo). It’s a 下町 (traditional, downtown) area of Tokyo that I like alot. (Click here to see my p....
21 Feb 9:17 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
analogue saturday
breakfast: coffee, raisin bread toast, & strawberries lunch: japanese-style hamburger, crab croquette (nicely out of focus), rice an....
6 Feb 11:35 pm  from  it will stop raining*   [Profile]  [Recent] 
ume
ume is usually translated as “plum”, but apparently these trees (梅) are closer to apricots than plums, if you want to be pedantic abo....
5 Feb 3:06 pm  from  The View from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Vegetables Tips & Facts 7: Edible Flowers (amended & expanded)
(5 edible flowers and water cress salad) The other day, while I was shopping at the big supermarket at the Shizuoka JR Station I was remind....
22 Jan 1:30 pm  from  Shizuoka Gourmet   [Profile]  [Recent] 
december 29 2009: pa pa paparazzi
unlike me mother has a green fingers. (*) (*) i found this plastic bag in one of the rooms at home (of all places) and had to take a pict....
4 Jan 11:58 pm  from  it will stop raining*   [Profile]  [Recent] 
勤労感謝の日
As I mentioned in my post yesterday, today is the Japanese holiday 「勤労感謝の日」 (Labor Day). And also, as I mentioned in my post....
23 Nov 11:41 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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