Month: July 2005

  • Art Fair Tokyo

    Art Fair Tokyo sounds like a great way to take in all of the city’s great art options all in one go, with a setting (Tokyo International Forum) that I always enjoy taking in. From Tokyo Q: Art Fair Tokyo aims to make modern art more accessible to the public by taking it out of…

  • SAL 15

    The latest issue of the free paper SAL (15) has been put online.

  • Looking Up

    That same alley from yesterday, but this time looking up.

  • The New Bape Exclusive

    I moblogged a while back that the Bapexclusive shop in Aoyama (which is now called Bape Exclusive I guess) was closed for renovations, and Jesper sends me this bit of news that was included in the latest newsletter from Wonderwall: ‘Bape Exclusive’ in Aoyama reopened on July 16th (at the same location) completely renovated with…

  • Show Me the Ramen!

    NCM‘s Ola points me this Google blog post: “Finding Great Ramen Nearby.” As this link (of spots near Shinjuku that feature 1000 yen or less plate specials) shows, the Google local/maps are now covering Japan — quick link to Local Japan and Maps Japan. Update: Oh man, I’ve started doing searches for cafes by area…

  • Alley

    As I was walking around Ginza the other day, I found this neat little alley, just after the Itoya stationary shop (if you’re coming from Matsuya).

  • From Scratch

    The Tokyo Wonder Site Shibuya opens today, and here’s some info on the first exhibition to be presented there, “From Scratch.” This is the opening exhibition of Tokyo Wonder Site Shibuya. What looks at first sight like portraits of hip young people is in fact a series showing homeless boys and girls, made by Brad…