This is Lemon the rabbit. He/she is from Thailand, and its owner has taken it for a walk to the Yebisu beer garden here in Ebisu. Although you can’t quite see from the photo, it wears a Thai jacket and a leash. It’s here with three of its rabbit friends. Its owners take Lemon for… Continue reading Lemon the rabbit
Category: Japan
Du cafe au Citroen
Good coffee is hard to find in Japan. My morning coffee each morning comes from a chain store called Tully’s and isn’t very exciting. Then, it’s canned coffee called Wonda from a vending machine. It’s terrible coffee, but I kinda like it. I just found a little Citroen parked in Nakameguro, its boot open and… Continue reading Du cafe au Citroen
Lazy Saturday afternoon
What better way to study for Monday night’s Japanese class than taking my textbook down to my local cafe (Speed Star near Daikanyama station – there’s a plug) and working through grammar problems over a Hoegaaden?
Towel present
This is a photo of a present I received this week – a towel. Since it’s hot and humid, I’ll be like all the other hot and bothered people in Tokyo and carry it with me to mop my brow.
What’s with the all the plastic packaging??
I went to my local grocery shop on my way home tonight, and patriotically grabbed some Aussie Beef for dinner. Even though the carefully presented small slices of beef were already in a plastic wrapped foam tray, the checkout-chick (I wonder what the Japanese equivalent of that phrase is?) put the tray in another clear… Continue reading What’s with the all the plastic packaging??
Akita & Kakunodate
Trying (unsuccessfully, as it turned out) to escape Tokyo’s humidity, I headed north to Akita this weekend.
Pimp my ride Akita style
Here’s how the local surfer boys fix up the Tarago van to make a modern version of the shaggin’ wagon. These were seen parked in a row at Shimohama, near Akita.
Woken with a jolt
The earth moved last night. Around 12:30am, I was woken from deep slumber to find he bed shaking around and the walls creaking. The epicentre was up in Tohoku, where it was a M6 quake, and there was nothing much more than a rumble here in Tokyo. So it was hardly a talking point at… Continue reading Woken with a jolt
To no Take
With my new gear in tow, I got out of Tokyo for the first time this trip, and headed out early on Sunday morning on the Odakyu Line to a town called Shibusawa (Kanazawa Prefecture), about 75 mins south west of Shinjuku. From there, it’s a short bus ride to Okura, where some hiking trails… Continue reading To no Take
Jinbocho outdoor shops & Marine Day
I’ve only been in Tokyo for 3 weeks, and am already busily planning how to spend my holidays. Monday is Marine Day (Umi no hi), a public holiday, and I’m planning to go nowhere near the sea. Instead, I’m planning to spend tomorrow up in the Tanzawa mountain range, south east of Tokyo.