Month: December 2003
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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.
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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…
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One Omotesando
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.
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Apartment 2004
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An exhibit going under the name Harajuku Collaboration Apartment 2004 will be taking place at the Laforet Museum from January 1. I recently read an article in TOKYO WALKER that featured lots of pictures of the displays and it looked quite interesting. Here’s what REALTOKYO has to say: Artist collaborations are far more than plentiful…
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Torisukoshiro
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A reader sent me a link to Torisukoshiro, the site of Koshiro Torisu, a design artist living in Paris. Very nice and colorful imagery throughout.
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Stop Motion Studies
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I love Stop Motion Studies. The site is made up of “a series of experimental documentaries that chronicle […] interaction with subway passengers in cities around the world.” The stop motion studies are a series of shots that are slightly animated, sort of like an animated gif. This is the Tokyo page. Link via Momus.