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Category: Tokyo Walking

  • Maid in Japan

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    The new issue of METROPOLIS has a cover feature (link expires after a week) written by Patrick Macias on Tokyo’s Akihabara district. Patrick also has a new podcast series, called “Hot Tears of Shame.” Still no feed though. Update: The podcast now has a feed.

  • An Afternoon in Ginza

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    As I moblogged earlier today, I was in Shibuya to meet up with PingMag‘s Uleshka to talk about writing for them. I had a chance to visit the IMG SRC and PingMag offices, and I’m pretty happy about getting to work with them (since I’m such a big fan of the site). After that, it…

  • Tokyo Boy 01

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    Following my day out in Harajuku/Omotesando today for, among other things, the opening of Omotesando Hills (see the pics), I ended up recording what is to be the first episode of my Tokyo Boy podcast. Recorded with the iTalk recorder on my iPod, it sounds like crap with annoying static throughout (like I said in…

  • Roppongi Hills

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    Another shot of Roppongi Hills, here with the Louis Vuitton store to my back and the TV Asahi building to my right. All the pics I’ve posted today were taken during my visit to Roppongi Hills a couple of weeks back, which you can read about here.

  • Free Tokyo

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    PingMag has a new fun piece up on things to do in Tokyo that won’t cost you a penny. I would add my monthly Ginza design gallery tours to that, since I don’t spend any money (no entry fees).

  • Bento.com Vs. Google Maps

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    Robb Satterwhite, of the Bento.com food guide, has launched some very useful Google Maps for both Tokyo and the Kansai region.

  • An Afternoon in Roppongi

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    Yesterday I managed to get out of my futon (something that’s been extremely difficult with the recent cold spell) and made it out to Roppongi, or more specifically Roppongi Hills, to meet up with Jim Frederick, TIME magazine’s Tokyo bureau chief and co-author of the recent Charles Jenkins autobiography (which is still only available in…

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    Omotesando Hills Opening Soon Akihabara Tour You can read all of my Gridskipper contributions here.

  • Scooters

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    Taken on one of the back streets of Harajuku, not far from the Final Home store.

  • Echika

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    You know all that annoying construction that has been going on for months now at Omotesando station? Well, it was all for a new underground shopping/food court called Echika, set to open on December 2. Doesn’t sound terribly exciting, but I hope it means that all exits will again be open.