Daylight, and all the snow is gone. As I predicted, it didn’t last very long. It would have been nice to experience going to work in the snow.
Tag: Shibuya
Shibuya in the snow
Shibuya (and no doubt the rest of Tokyo) has been covered with a layer of snow tonight. As I was writing my previous post, it was really bucketing down outside and coating everything with a layer of white. In as little as 20 minutes, the road outside was covered with an untouched, even white surface… Continue reading Shibuya in the snow
Advertising cacophony
Japan can be such a noisy country at times, especially the major retail and commercial districts. I sometimes wonder whether the concept of noise pollution exists.
Japan’s most colourful election candidate
Mac Akasaka (マック赤坂) is no regular Japanese political candidate. He’s standing in the general election on 30 August for his own 日本スマイル党 (Japan Smile Party), with the intention of making us all a little bit happier. I found him at Shibuya Crossing this evening, poking out of the sunroof of his white Rolls Royce, shaking… Continue reading Japan’s most colourful election candidate
Changing Shibuya skyline
It’s been just over year since I arrived in Shibuya, the district of Tokyo where I currently live, and I’ve already noticed changes to the skyline showing the city evolving and renewing itself.
Sakura-ga-oka Sakura Namiki
Here are some photos taken tonight from my mobile phone camera of the hill leading up from Shibuya Station to the Sakura-ga-oka district – appropriately named at this time of year, with the row of cherry blossoms.
Shibuya sakura festival lanterns
Everyone’s waiting for spring! Pink lanterns sponsored by local shops herald the upcoming cherry blossom festival (28 March) in Shibuya.
Love hotels & fugu restaurants
What do fugu and love hotels have in common? I was struggling to find a direct link, but on the way home from dinner last night, I found a fugu restaurant located right next to one of the most gaudy love hotels in Shibuya.
Shibuya Crossing
Me! Interlude on the Yamanote Line circuit ride at Shibuya Crossing!
Shibuya
No 11, Shibuya Station – back on home turf on the Yamanote Line circuit ride