Jean Snow [.net]

Category: Tokyo Walking

  • Tokyo Art Map for December/January

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    The new Tokyo Art Map from TAB — covering December/January — is now out around town, with a downloadable PDF version also available. Nice use of silver!

  • Tokyo Realtime: Kabukicho

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    It was a long time coming — you may remember that I worked on the project — but the first volume of the Tokyo Realtime series of audio tours finally came out a few weeks ago, and I have to say that it came out beautifully (note that I’m no longer involved). I remember when…

  • Tokyo Chinatown Ikebukuro

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    Could Ikebukuro be getting its very own Chinatown? A plan by some Chinese store and restaurant owners to create a community named “Tokyo Chinatown Ikebukuro” to promote interaction with their local Japanese neighbors is getting a negative reaction. What’s the problem? There has been trouble between Japanese and Chinese businesspeople over problems such as garbage…

  • Lunch in Aoyama

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    Had lunch with Micke (PMKFA) yesterday in Aoyama, which marked our first “Creative Gentlemen’s Lunch Club” in quite a while. We had cheese burgers at J.S. Burgers, and because of the absolutely terrific weather were able to eat out on the terrace (I even took my jacket off). We then went to his office, which…

  • Hive Cafe

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    Headed out to Iidabashi tonight to meet up with the TAB/AQ crew to celebrate the birthday of TAB staffer extraordinaire Kaori. We went to Hive Cafe (1F Grand Plus, 4-7-4 Iidabashi), newly opened this week, and from the same owner of the terrific Boulangerie A in Sanbancho (near Co-Lab). It was quite the feast!

  • Colette’s Sarah on Cat Street

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    I have spies everywhere. Above, Colette‘s Sarah on Cat Street earlier today, photographed by Ian Luna.

  • Colette’s Sarah on Cat Street

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    I have spies everywhere. Above, Colette‘s Sarah on Cat Street earlier today, photographed by Ian Luna.

  • My Tokyo on CNN

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    I was asked to contribute a piece to CNN for its MyCity_MyLife series, offering my take on the city of Tokyo — this week’s show covers 2007 Miss Universe winner Riyo Mori. You can read the piece here.