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Landmark Tower and Queens Square

Administrator — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:37:22 +0000

Tokyu Minatomirai Line

Administrator — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:35:51 +0000

Yokohama Seabus

Administrator — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:21:07 +0000

a seabus leaving from Yokohama

Travelling by Railway

Administrator — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 18:57:16 +0000

Travelling by railways in Japan is very convenient and reasonable?in Japan(if you have JR Pass).?Japanese railway system is well developed and covers wide range of regional?areas.?However, when you?don’t speak?or read Japanese, it is hard to get around because there is too much information that makes you confuse especially in the crowded?mega stations like Tokyo.?I happened [...]

Shinkansen

Administrator — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 22:30:21 +0000

we see many types of Shinkansen trains in Japan. The design of those shinkansens have been improved considerably over time.?Recent apperance of shinkansen looks neo-futuristic. when you have JR Pass you can ride shinkansen as much as you want excluding “Nozomi” while it is effective.?It would be quite fun to take different series(types) of Shinkansen [...]

Shinkansen platform

Administrator — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 23:01:37 +0000

I like taking “Shinkansen”. it’s fast and relaxing. if you have a JR pass, you can travel anywhere in Japan by Shinkansen while it’s effective. However, you cannot use JR Pass for Nozomi. you will see waiting rooms and some bento(lunch box) shops at Shinkansen platform. I got a katsu(deep-fried pork) sandwitch here. I had [...]

Yurikamome(on the way to Oddaiba)

Administrator — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 02:19:50 +0000

Yurikamome is an automated Line that runs around Tokyo Waterfront between Shinbashi and Toyosu. A part of the route was first opened in 1995 and all stations completely opened in 2006. This is one of the popular Transit services as it goes to “Odaiba“, which is one of the most famous sight spots in Tokyo. I [...]

shiodome shiosite view from Yurikamome Line

Administrator — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 05:04:22 +0000

I took Yurikamome Line to go to “Odaiba” for my first time. it was amazing, the train runs through spectacular skyscrapers. This Shiodome Shiosite is one of the newest areas in Tokyo. It is like an new independent commercial town which holds many modern offices, TV stations, fancy hotels, restaurants, cafe.

What is this building with a huge Japanese letter “Ji”

Administrator — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 00:40:42 +0000

people who is living/visiting in Japan might see this building in major cities all over Japan. The building with a huge sign of Japanese character “ji” on the top is the trademark of “Hisaya Daikoku-do”, a Japanese traditional pharmaceutical company specialty in hemorrhoid treatment. Amazingly the history of this company goes for around 400 years. [...]

police station in Ginza

Administrator — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 05:47:00 +0000

There is also an admission free police museum on Chuo-dori towards Kyobashi station in Ginza. The mouse like statue on the left is their image character “piipo-kun”. When we went into check out what was there, the place was crowded with little kids who waits to wear police uniform to take pictures. They were pretending [...]

Ginza

Administrator — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 02:07:10 +0000

Hi. Ginza is very famous for upper class market in Tokyo. you see a lot of department stores, fine dining, cafe, boutiques, art galleries and so on. prices are higher than the other areas in Tokyo, for example the price of a cup of coffee is usually more than 1,000 yen. The street of this [...]

Meidi-ya(Kyobashi)

Administrator — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 01:45:53 +0000

Meidi-ya is very high-quality gourmet food and beverage stores in Japan. Apparently it has opened for 120 years since Meigi-Period. Thus the name of store is “Meidi-ya”(I guess) since it is fancy import groceries and a well-known traditional company, the products they have seems to be a little expensive even in Japanese standard. However, you will see [...]

USJ(Universal Studio Japan)

marc — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 23:25:41 +0000

Hi. This is my first time to post my blog here. I went to USJ this summer with my friend’s family. I’ve never been to USJ even though I stayed in the States for the past few years. it was much more fun than I expected! some of them are really amazing and overwhelming. the attractions [...]

Fortune paper doll ??

Administrator — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 18:26:40 +0000

This is another picture from Takayama. I must have taken this on the old private houses street. but I could’t remember what it was. my friend said it looks like a fotune paper doll(you insert changes, then the doll shakes the container and gives you a fortune paper)…but I just don’t remember! I might have some [...]

Miyamae-bashi Torii(shrine gate)(Takayama)

Administrator — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 05:28:21 +0000

Hi. I was in an obon vacation. Obon is a big family gathering time besides new year’s holidays. it’s been really hot all over Japan. This heat takes my energy away by eating “Kakigori(bowls of shaved ice with syrup. my favorite is macha and some condensed milk)”. Anyway, I found some more pictures I took in [...]