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Month: December 2003

  • Notes 031229

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    A few notes I’ve taken recently. hhstyle.com Kei Matsushita exhibit: deska.jp Scandinavian design shop: Markte (2-28-28-5F Komagome – Closed on Mondays) Happy End – “Kaze wo Atsumete” ozone.co.jp Chungmu-ro Intermedia Playground (Chungmu-ro subway station in Seoul): 500 square meter passageway hosts a centre for new media art. Designed by Cho Slade Architecture and Kwang-Soo Kim.…

  • Linked Text

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    I just made some slight changes that hopefully will make the site more user-friendly. All the blue text on the site is now clickable, except for the subtitle on the main page (“Thrills, chills…”). Titles and dates that were previously blue have been changed to gray.

  • Pac-Man

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    Robert tries a round of PAC-MAN.

  • Level X

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    A view of part of the exhibit. You can play the game that is being projected on the giant screen.

  • Level X Entrance

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    The entrance to the LEVEL X exhibit at the Tokyo Metropolitan Photography Museum.

  • Lost in Translation

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    I finally saw Sofia Coppola’s LOST IN TRANSLATION, and what a treat it was. It’s a definite must-see for anyone with an interest in portrayals of modern Japan. I of course loved the setting, but the characters were great too, and I fell off my chair laughing at the MATTHEW’S BEST HIT TV sequence. And…

  • Survival Ramen

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    Talk about survival ramen! A new shop in Saitama called Ra Senba has 4 ramen cooks, each one offering an original taste, and the one with the lowest monthly sales is out of a job, replaced by a new cook. The full article from THE DAILY YOMIURI is online.

  • Jordi

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    Robert enjoying his espresso at Jordi in Shibuya.

  • An Afternoon in Ebisu and Shibuya

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    Today’s outing starts out in Ebisu. I meet Robert Duckworth, laptopper extraordinaire and member of Tog, at the station from where we head to the Tokyo Metropolitan Photography Museum to check out the LEVEL X exhibit. It’s a look at the history of Japanese videogaming, with a strong focus on the Nintendo Famicom console. The…

  • One Omotesando

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    A new-ish building at the corner of Omotesando and Aoyama street, with the address of One Omotesando (I figure it’s the address, but it could just be the name of the building). It houses a bunch of luxury brand shops.