Month: October 2003

  • Dotonburi

    Got back last night from our weekend trip to Osaka, and what a great trip it was. Took loads of pics, as well as made quite a few Tokyo Boy entries, so please go to the TB site to view them all as only the most recent 12 entries are shown on the Nej main…

  • New Tokyo Godfathers Trailer

    There’s a new trailer for Satoshi Kon’s upcoming animated film TOKYO GODFATHERS at the official site for the film. The animation is gorgeous.

  • Kill Bill Cast in Tokyo

    Tarantino and a good part of KILL BILL’s cast are presently in Tokyo to promote the film (which opens next Saturday). There’s a long article on the Japan Today site. Also, they had the following pic with the caption: Kill Bill” star Uma Thurman bites a toy sword given to her by the media at…

  • The Hospital Is Back!

    Here’s a flash remix of that crazy Japanese hospital site I linked to a few days ago. Click on the yellow link at the bottom to start the whole thing. Again, you can blame Patrick for showing this to me.

  • Komen, You Traitor!

    Earlier this week I went to my favorite ramen shop, Komen, and was completely shocked when I found out that they had changed the taste of their soup (it was obvious on the first sip, and then I checked the menu more carefully). I’m still in total shock actually. They went from my favorite to…

  • Kappabashi

    On the Kappabashi bridge in Kamikoji.

  • The Time for Change Is Coming

    As I mentioned the other day, I’m presently reading Jeffrey Zeldman’s DESIGNING WITH WEB STANDARDS, and though at first I was just thinking of fixing little things here and there on this version of the site, I’ve instead decided to start work on a full-blown new version. Although I still think the present design is…

  • Colors 58

    COLORS 58 is out, and you can view the online version here. I’m especially fond of those portraits from Beijing. And speaking of Beijing, here’s a reminder that you should be following Ziboy‘s excellent Beijing photolog. Also check out the cool little animation he has online.

  • Rocks

    Some rocks along the river at Kamikoji.

  • Kamikoji

    After the trek at Norikura, we headed to Kamikoji for a short rest before taking the bus back to Tokyo.