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Month: April 2003

  • Scooter

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    Groovy little scooter I saw the other day parked not far from my place. I really like the shape.

  • Yamanote Line

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    On the train, riding the Yamanote line. The Yamanote line is one of the most popular lines in Tokyo (if not THE most popular) as it forms a loop around the city. One of the cheapest ways to visit Tokyo is to buy the cheapest ticket and then heading in the opposite direction. The whole…

  • Gyoza Stadium

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    People enjoying their gyoza at the Gyoza Stadium.

  • Exposure 30

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    This is the cover to the new issue of EXPOSURE, the London-Tokyo zine. It’s been out in Tokyo for a few weeks now, but they just had a release party at the Secobar in Shibuya the other night. Lots of roboty goodness inside. It’s also the first issue that credits my friend Jason for the…

  • Creepy Crawlies

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    The Gyoza Stadium is part of the Namja Town theme park, which is a sort of ghost town amusement park. What distinguishes it from something like the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland (including the one at Tokyo Disneyland) is that all the ghosts and creepies here are of the Japanese variety. Here we see some heads…

  • Old Yamamba

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    This is just plain wrong. The woman pictured above (more pics at the linked site), in full yamamba gear, is 42 years old!

  • Lanterns

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    One of the stalls at Ikebukuro’s Gyoza Stadium.

  • Heading to Work

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    I’m in Hanakoganei right now, heading to work. I’ve just sat down in front of an apartment building to drink a hot can of Boss Cafe au Lait. Trains are zooming by. It’s sort of raining, and sort of not. I’m also leafing through the new TOKYO WALKER. Now’s time to get to class.

  • Moblogging

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    Thanks to a new service offered by Kevin Cameron called mfop (Moblog for Other People) I am now able to join the ranks of mobloggers. For those not in the know, moblogging refers to mobile blogging, meaning blogging while on the go, usually through a mobile phone. You write a message in your phone as…

  • My Grandmothers

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    This is rather original. From the site: The “My Grandmothers” series is a project which visualizes the self-perceived notions of several young women when asked to imagine what type of woman they themselves might become fifty years later.