April 26, 2008 by FauxPas
Last Saturday of July, Tokyo sky turn into a sparkling showdown between two rivaling firework companies.
Starting with just a slight `puff ´at sunset…
Then later, darkness and people conquer the streets…the unbelievably clean streets. No need for sofas..
Rooftops, for photo ops…
Eating off the floor is for people with low standards cornering cleanness. Eating off the road on the other hand…broom and shovel, just wont cut it!
The brave & proud street sweepers must be exhausted…that’s for sure.
Posted in Exterior | Tagged firework, hanabi, japan, photo, photography, pictures, Sumida, tokyo, travel | No Comments »
April 20, 2008 by FauxPas
An “unusual” classification of people. The concept though is universal, everyone entering a public lavatory must be separated and classified. If not, there would be total caos and confusion…right?
And for people who are not too fond of their apperance (in the sharp revealing fitting room light), a tool to tackle the obstacles of life in the modern beauty oriented world is provided. Very convenient!
Posted in The unforeseen | Tagged beauty, culture, Fashion, fat, japan, Shopping, skinny, tokyo, travel | No Comments »
April 19, 2008 by FauxPas
This distinct breed of boys, characterised by their:*Alligator boots* Gucci purse & Long highlighted hair constantly blowing in the wind…
Looks sort of like a mink.
I want to say…ONLY IN JAPAN, but I dont (wooops!!)
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April 17, 2008 by FauxPas
NHK-studio park presents you with a taste of ”a life in the dazzling spotlight”. All information delivered in Japanese only, hence a little inaccessible for the non-Japanese person, but definitely worth the effort.
This brave lady tossed all shyness aside, and delivered the news like a pro.
Got to love here perfecly cut, edgy bob. Nice hands too!
Later on, finding myself in my natural habitat; The vivid clouds abov…
The real world is such a dull and usless consept. Just cant keep up with fiction….ha!
Posted in Places of interest | Tagged clouds, japan, news, NHK studio park, Shibuya, tokyo, travel, TV | No Comments »
Mrs. Beckham would not stand a chance.
In Japan, poute is out!
A strange thing though; the japanese smile is not nesseserally a symbol of happiness or acceptance as in western culture. The j-smile can imply everything from sadness, embarrassment, confusion or that they “dont know”.
The j-smile is a powerfull act in the silent culture of japan, where avoiding conflict and confrontations is essential. Practice makes perfect…
They even have developed a camera with smile recognition software, which snaps on the cue of a smile.
That camera would probably not work with me and my gloomy scandinavian partners in karaokecrime, just not that chippy…ha!
Posted in Kawaii | Tagged Beckham, culture, japan, karaoke, photography, smile, tokyo, travel | No Comments »
March 22, 2008 by FauxPas
A rear gem of a museum, very hard to find. Displaying over 300 speciments of parasites…
Makes you think twice about the raw fish you ate last night!!!
There is also a small souvenir shop, where you can buy anything parasite. What about a necklace with a parasite charm?
(Image© ”borrowed” from Meguro parasitological museum)
The parasite charm is of a Diplozoon, which also happens to be the museums logo. This is the bug that the museums director Dr. Satoru Kamegai spent his whole life studying, a great choice. Diplozoons are very romantic parasites. A man-bug and a lady-bug meet when young and beautiful, then their bodies melt together and stay that way for the rest of their life. Its the only species known to be 100% monogamous, humans on the other hand…exceptionally infidèle!
Posted in Places of interest | Tagged Diplozoons, japan, love, museum, Satoru Kamegai, Science, tokyo, travel | No Comments »
March 16, 2008 by FauxPas
Cut off from civilisation, they have become self-sufficient and created their own strange and fascinating society…
A light-signaling system brings about the harmonious coexistence between cars and humans…
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Coppola, crossing, island, japan, lost in translation, Osaka, Shibuya, starbucks, tokyo, traffic, travel | 1 Comment »
In the great land of sushi, some fish still gets grilled….
turning it into a sweet, HOT and salty snack…
Posted in The unforeseen | Tagged ayu, food, grilling, japan, market, photopraghy, sushi, tokyo, travel | 1 Comment »
February 23, 2008 by FauxPas
No hindrance can keep them on the straight and narrow…
Lets just hope he does not turn into roadkill…
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged japan, photograpy, roadkill, street, tokyo, travel | No Comments »
February 18, 2008 by FauxPas
Business casual, forever replaced by crazy casual….
Minimalism, replaced by maximalism…
No need for modesty….
Swarovski Crystal pens…
(An essential gadget for psyching out your fellow students during exams.) This pen will be for ever yours, in exchange for a humble amount of 420 Norwegian kroner/78 US dollar/53 Euro/40 GBP, such a bargain…
Posted in Fashion | Tagged bargain, bling, casual, crazy, crystal, Fashion, gadget, japan, Kawaii, maximalism, minimalism, more is more, pen, Shopping, svarowski, tokyo, travel | No Comments »
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