Tokyo Telephone @ London Tattoo Convention 2010
Tattoos and fashion have long been somewhat uncomfortable bedfellows – while both are methods of adornment and have enjoyed similar st....
27 Sep 5:00 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tokyo Telephone @ Japan Matsuri London 2010
The Tokyo Telephone team were out in force this weekend at the Japan Matsuri 2010 in London’s famous Spitalfields Market.  The last UK ev....
20 Sep 5:00 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Ninja Toilet Paper for lavatory warriors
Iga in Mie prefecture is famous for its ninja history and, as we well know, Japanese regional towns and cities are very adept at utilizing t....
17 Sep 6:41 pm  from  Japan Trends   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Vintage Shopping Guide: Osaka
Here’s the third & final part of our vintage shopping guides (be sure to also take a gander at parts one and two!): Asagi; Good for....
3 Sep 5:01 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Vintage Shopping Guide: Harajuku & Shibuya
I have two approaches to vintage shopping: either I go out with a really specific item in mind (eg, little black dress, denim jacket, leathe....
1 Sep 5:05 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Most Famous Mountain In The World
Mt. Fuji is one of the symbols of Japan and at 3,776m it is the country’s highest mountain. Although it has lain dormant since 1707, it....
20 Aug 4:47 am  from  Geisha Blog   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Let’s Visit Tokyo – Minato Mirai Sky
Everything is pretty much the same here, Hot & Humid, but I am trying however to keep the let’s visit Tokyo “alive” despite the d....
1 Aug 10:02 am  from  Akihabara News   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Latest Customer Reviews
Graffity Tex-Mex and American Foods Diner"Glad to have it here" Torasan - Tue Jul 2010 ....
29 Jul 9:18 pm  from  Get Hiroshima   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Smoking Rules on the Beaches
  A popular beach near Yokohama implemented a smoking policy at the start of this year’s swimming season in June. Zushi beach in Kan....
29 Jul 1:03 am  from  Lets Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Let’s Visit Tokyo – Enjoying the sunset while walking back home
Nope, the weather is still pretty much the same here and shooting videos is still tough, however, 3 days ago while walking back home I stum....
25 Jul 9:46 am  from  Akihabara News   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tourism Agency still not serious about tourism
A Kyodo article published today tells us: A private advisory panel for Japan Tourism Agency chief Hiroshi Mizohata held its first conference....
10 Jul 3:30 pm  from  Japan Economy News   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Mount Fuji top Japan destination for Chinese
A recent survey from the Nippon Research Center looked at tourism to Japan. It was part of an omnibus survey, with another six topics covere....
18 May 11:40 pm  from  What Japan Thinks   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Iris Festival ( AYAME MATSURI ) in Sawara opens at the end of the month ( May 27th)- revisited
The most celebrated spring flowers in Japan, namely the ume (plum blossom) and the sakura (cherry blossom) are very pretty (in a soft and de....
17 May 3:05 pm  from  alientimes   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Photography project: Leading the Eye
A new project for this week kicks off a series on leading the eye. There are many ways of leading the eye of the viewer through your photogr....
27 Apr 11:54 pm  from  Japanorama   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Life three metres out in Tokyo’s backstreets
Alfie spends the day touring Jared, a music producer from Vermont, around classic backstreet Tokyo. It might have been Cartier-Bresson who o....
8 Apr 12:20 am  from  Japanorama   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Photowalk: Kamata to Omori
What better way to spend a sunny Tuesday afternoon than a nice photowalk with one’s son. Yesterday was Ami’s first day at shougaku and i....
7 Apr 10:03 pm  from  Japanorama   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sakura: the end of days
A few quick scenes from the final act of this year’s cherry-blossom and hanami season. Lots of shooting recently, and little time to get b....
7 Apr 9:10 am  from  Japanorama   [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] 
Let’s Visit Tokyo –Shiodome City
Last week Let’s Visit Tokyo we where just a few minutes away from Shiodome City, a business area where Skyscraper are growing like mushro....
21 Mar 10:33 am  from  Akihabara News   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Deas in the News
One week ago today, I gave a talk about my monitor tour at an International Fair in Imabari City. The local media came out and did a story....
14 Mar 8:09 pm  from  Rockinginhakata   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Kojo Moe factory freaks love industry landscape
There are many kinds of otaku (geek) in Japan and many kinds of moe (萌え, -philes). However, this is one of the most unexpected we’ve c....
10 Mar 3:56 pm  from  Japan Trends   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Let’s Visit Tokyo… By Night
To be honest today’s visit Tokyo was not what I was suppose to do, but after many little “trouble” on my schedule yesterday I could ....
21 Feb 11:34 am  from  Akihabara News   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Will Miss #127 – rikshaws
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19 Feb 5:15 pm  from  1000 things about Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The other New Year: Can Chinese prop up J-retail?
Inbound tourism has taken a hit recently, with the exception of Chinese tourists who collectively spend a lot of yen.....
10 Feb 9:09 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Won’t Miss #123 – tacky tourist junk
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10 Feb 5:15 pm  from  1000 things about Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Let’s Visit Tokyo – Nezu Museum & Nezu Garden
Located in the heart of Tokyo, behind the fashionable Aoyama district, the Nezu Museum not only hides a beautiful collection belong for so....
7 Feb 10:17 am  from  Akihabara News   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tour company supports JAL to win customers
When a man’s down on his luck it is kind to offer him a helping hand back up. However, it is rare for a company to do this in their campai....
4 Feb 12:02 am  from  Japan Trends   [Profile]  [Recent] 
“Ryomaden” romanticizes (and monetizes) history
It's official. Japan is in the throes of what's bound to be a long-term romance with a certain rebel samurai named Ryoma Sakamoto.....
14 Jan 6:19 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hello Kitty Money coming to Asakusa
Once all fiat currencies collapse, relegated to the trash heap of paper money throughout history, we will inevitably be forced back to using....
25 Dec 4:06 pm  from  Japan Trends   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Report on a Visit to Tsukuba Space Center, JAXA
With the Japanese made experimental facility “kibo”, scheduled to be launched on June 13th 2009, just three days on; and the world prepa....
20 Dec 10:28 am  from  alientimes   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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