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Month: September 2003

  • Geisha

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    I know I’m way due for a new issue, and I can tell you that I’ve come up with a concept for the next issue, and now it’s a matter of sitting down and starting work on it. Without saying too much, I’m trying something different this time and giving myself certain restrictions. In the…

  • Chain

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    On Mount Fuji.

  • Station 7

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    The bus took us to the 5th station, and then we hiked to the 7th station (had to turn back in order to make it back to our bus that was leaving at 4). Although not a difficult trail, it is quite tiring as you’re constantly going uphill. Nice reward when you get to the…

  • Derailment

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    Now I know why I had a hard time getting back home last night (but not like the other time, only had to wait about 15 minutes at Takadanobaba station). From Japan Today: A Seibu Ikebukuro passenger train derailed late Tuesday afternoon after hitting a driverless truck that entered into a rail crossing in Tokyo.…

  • A-POC Event

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    There’s an event taking place for Miyake Issey’s A-POC line at the AXIS gallery (click the above link for more info). From REALTOKYO: For the first time since he launched the Miyake Design Studio in 1970, Issey Miyake now lifts the veil and reveals the process involved in the making of A-POC’s pieces. A five-year…

  • Shibuya in the NYT

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    An article in THE NEW YORK TIMES, A Flashy Teenage Trend Capital, and Its Dark Side, takes a look at Shibuya. Link via Unicron.

  • Mount Fuji

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    As I posted yesterday throughout the day on Tokyo Boy, I finally made it out to Mount Fuji, and as you can see, it was an absolutely stunning day.

  • Tigers

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    All we’ve been seeing on TV since last night is news about the Hanshin Tigers winning the Central League penant. This is a big deal, I guess, because it’s the first time they do in 18 years, and the fans of the Tigers are renowned for being, well, crazy. All night they’ve been jumping in…

  • Taishouken

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    As I moblogged the other day, I finally had a chance to have a bowl of ramen at the new Taishouken shop, and well, I was very, very disapointed. The noodles were tasty (they make them on the premises), but the soup was average (I must mention here that it was a fish based soup,…

  • Oh! Mikey DVDs

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    I’ve mentioned the hilarious OH! MIKEY series a few times, and now I’ve been informed that you can order all of the DVDs (as well as some other OH! MIKEY goods) at the J-List online store. The DVDs are all region 2, meaning unless you have a region-free DVD player (which is a must if…