127 million people…stranded on a desert island!

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…

Street life – The reckless wander all over the city

No hindrance can keep them on the straight and narrow…

Lets just hope he does not turn into roadkill…

Tokyo’s metrosexual street vendors

Even though they are a minority…they stil manage to claim the space they deserve in the Mis-En-Scene of Tokyo.  

From Ueno station down along the Yamnote line towards Akihabara, you find the location of vendor heaven. Ameyoko (アメ横)  a bazaar Asian style, noisy, crowded and cheap!

But since this is japan, there is some level of class and conduct to it.  Thank god…

Metrosexsual vendors even mange to infiltrate the upmarket shopping district of Ginza. His style and preformance, flawless…and those nicely trimmed bi- and triseps takes him over the edge of perfection.

In other parts of Tokyo such as Asakusa, you will encounter the more traditional low-key breed of vendors. Selling traditional things….irasshaimase!

Still a tuch of metrosexualism, love the gladiator sandals…

The eco solution… & feng shui of bicycles!

Bicycling in Tokyo is a somewhat scary experience. Even parking your bike can be quite a challenge. The does and dont`s  are not something a westerner can figure out just by applying usual feeble western logic.

You can NOT under any circumstance just leave and lock the bike by the sidewalk (it would probably interfere with the desired feng shui) and look messy!

 

And  when riding your bike down the sidewalk, It just don`t occur to the pedestrians that a bicycle might HIT an HARM them, or maybe they just did not care. The responsibility is all on you, to steer away from all the people with an subconscious death wish…

BTW: I did not hit & hurt anyone, but unfortunately committed one quite serious parking-error….shame on me!

Tranquillity, beyond all reason….

Going for a walk, towards of the rising Tokyo sun, a beautiful blessing! Down the tranquil, silent, clean, trustable and safe streets of Tokyo. A city that treats & respects you like the highly sensitive person you are…

And, the air was filled with warmth and hotnes too…

Ritalin substitute, the power of pachinko…

If you feel a bit understimulated, the Pachinko parlor is the place to hang. All your beloved senses will be knocked out and about, for real.

Your eyes: attacked by intense colors, and silver metal balls falling down…non stop!

Your ears: attacked by euro-dance techno, sound level beyond any reason!

Your fingerspitz gefüle: destroyed by endless slamming at the control buttons!

You`v got to love it…

Statue of liberty, in the land of the not free, but brave!

It came as a minor surprise, to suddenly find myself in front of the statue of liberty.

Tokyo edition:

After all its not such a bad idea. Its so stressful to travel to the US. Ill rather have it come to me…

Harajuku girls

The legend of the Harajuku girls, hanging around the Harjuku station and Yoygi park, is quite exceptional. But what is it like, 4 real…

Well, some were straight out of the pictionary…

Others were somewhat distinct, original, beautiful & fantastically fabulous fairies… 

A pink feeling…and I missed it!

Such a shame…

My day at; not the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (MeSci)

I was looking forward to wisiting the museum of emerging science and innovation.

Little did I know of all the obstacles that I would have to trespass, in order to satisfy my thirst for knowledge! At a first glance, it did not look like too much of a challenge.

As i stepped out of the metro-station. I was struck buy the complete different atmosphere, it was like having taken a 5 minute metro-ride to another universe. The overwhelming heat and humidity was gone, replaced by open zen-like landscape and the freshest air one can imagine.

The first thing to capture my “attention”, was a huge Ferris wheel, and it was spinning.

I started walking towards the wheel, just as a reflex: my fascination for big bright spinning things. But then suddenly, I rememered  I was supposed to go in the other direction, and turned around an started to walk toward the museum. But then I thought, a quick look at the wheel and the shopping-mall thing could do no harm.

I was taken of my path….forever!

To bottles of champagne…

And in to the most beautiful shopping-center….ever!

All the bright, glitering things…

Antiqueish cars…

The newest of the new, stylish cars…(Who wants a Lexus? I want the floor….)

And an interesting late night view of the Tokyo Skyline…