Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Coppola, crossing, island, japan, lost in translation, Osaka, Shibuya, starbucks, tokyo, traffic, travel on March 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
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…
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No hindrance can keep them on the straight and narrow…
Lets just hope he does not turn into roadkill…
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Ameyoko, Asakusa, アメ横, Bazaar, Fashion, Ginza, Irasshaimase, japan, Metrosexual, Mis En Scene, Muscels, Perfection, photography, Salesman, Shoes, Shopping, tokyo, travel, Ueno, Vendor on February 2, 2008 | No Comments »
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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…
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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 [...]
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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…
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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…
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged La Saison, Pink on December 30, 2007 | No Comments »
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 [...]
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