Sumida River fireworks festival, the epitome of excellence

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.

Fat people vs. skinny people

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!

Host boy caught in the headlights

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!!)

NHK Studio Park

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!

The enigmatic japanese smile

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!