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Street and temple in Chinatown.. So much people who came to watch the chinese new year parade! Video here if you like my pics, please watch my video ^_^

Although auction sites like eBay and Yahoo Japan are becoming increasingly fertile hunting grounds for treasures from the video game past, there is nothing that beats walking into a retro video game shop. Going over a search result page online does n...

Various iPhone photos from around Tokyo.

The perception of the past is best encapsulated in its name, Omoide Yokocho (literarily translated as Memory Lane in English) bears a longing for the days bygone. Exploring the depths of Omoide Yokocho is akin to unraveling the emotions, memories an...

Maybe you can call me a little bit obsessed with Asakusa Temple, but I really like that place. Also I live just at 10 minutes from the temple :) These are just some shots on a lonely Saturday noon photowalk.

Kobun-tei was built in 1842 by Nariaki Tokugawa(1800-1860), the ninth Lord of Mito. "Ko" means love. "bun" means literature. "tei" means cottage. It is a historic three-story wooden building. Total area is nearly 770 sq meter. But it's completely...

08 White Hayabusa spotted in Yamanashi

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The fireworks around tamagawa rank amongst the biggest in Tokyo. From our location (close to Futako Shinchi station) we could see both the Tokyo/Setagaya fireworks and the ones fired from the Kawasaki side of the river. All these shots are taken hand...

A few scenes from the Kiyose Bon Odori this year.

Last winter I fulfilled part of my wonderment and fascination with the Japanese high tech toilet and decided to visit its mecca - TOTO Super Space located on the 26th & 27th floor of Shinjuku's L Tower. Not only do you get to see the latest and great...

Some pictures of the fireworks made above the Sumida River. Unfortunately I wasn't able to find a good position on the river, nor able to climb one of the bridges to setup the tripod and waiting with patience. This is what I could see from a friend...

Buses waiting in front of Tokyo Tower - their windshields mirroring the tower.

These contact lenses still freak me out. I wonder what they look like from the inside out?

Just returned yesterday from our own local Tanabata Festival! The Hulon city council with the help of the Japanese embassy arranged our own Tanabata festival with most of the original Japanese Tanabata customs. (You are welcome to check out the Ful...

I have absolutely zero interest in fashion or trends. I am about as unfashionable as one can get . But I do love observing people in public places. Wait.... I think that makes me sound a little creepy. Well, creepier then normal. Anyway here are...

Learning Japanese is a process and before you start it is important to think about how you are going to learn and acquire this new skill. Languages, particularly Japanese, are unique ways of thinking and it is very helpful to come up with a few basi...

Everything in Tokyo is always so new and high-tech.

Shinjuku's Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building could almost be a metaphor for running a city.

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