Items for February 2012 in "Japan"

Well, today was the first time in more than 20 years that I've seen snow in person and it happened in Tokyo of all places. I knew it was going to be a rainy day but got quite a surprise when I saw it was cold enough to make it snow. Decided to stay c...

Well today was my last day here in Tokyo, I really enjoyed the time here and I was really lucky with the weather! I'm quite glad that I can go back home...mostly because of that one person, but I know that it won't be the last trip to Japan! Today I...

Good morning! After some relaxing and a visit at the Ghibli Museum, I finally got around editing my photos and exporting them and what not! Unfortunately it was prohibited to take pictures inside of the museum, that was quite a bummer...but it was st...

It's been a great weekend at HYPER JAPAN, there have been so many excellent stage shows, stalls, and not to mention the fooooood. One of the biggest highlights for me personally was the Q&A session with director Satoshi Miki, and actress Eri Fuse.

Since I knew the weather for the weekend was going to be rotten, I decided to visit Yokohama while I could. Checked around Ueno station a bit first and saw some interesting stuff including a book store with some curious manga. Jumped over to Tokyo st...

Decided I would go get my fave ramen at a shop in Ikebukuro and headed their via Tokyo Station. Place is really immense and the sheer amount of stores and restaurants is staggering. Bought a few goodies to bring back to the hotel and also had to exch...

Last Sunday, I invited a Touhou fan to go for a drive to Touhou Pilgrimage in Suwa district, Nagano. My French comrade @THakkai is a website master of Touhou.net and I heard that he is a big fan of the Touhou character 洩矢諏訪子 Moriya Suwako. So I...

Place:Shiretoko world heritage