Posts in "Japan"

So, a new fiber-optic cable named "Unity" has left Japan, bound for a rendezvous with another ship coming from Los Angeles. It was announced in February of last year, and is a joint effort by Google and a group of telecom companies. The companies inv...

Today I will bring you to see Yokohama. This year marks the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Port of Yokohama. To celebrate it, the city sponsored the "Set Sail !" event from April to September.

The other day a nice nikomimi walked up to me and said "Goshujin-sama, will you please post more about trains".... in an non-imaginary world it was a member who believe herself to have catears who said "please post more train posts". Either way I cou...

Most of you probably know Kobe as the place where Tetsujin 28 is standing. A few weeks ago, I decided to go a bit far from Tokyo. Kobe was my choice. Not only because of the Tetsujin 28, but it was also because Kobe itself is a beautiful city. Let me...

To correspond with the release of Windows 7 in the land of the sun, Burger King Japan has a new offering for the first 30 people wishing to explode from delicious burger death. Introducing the Windows 7 Whopper which contains 7 "whopping" flame broil...

Just wanna share some pictures i took on "Momiji gari" yesterday^^ i love Autumn leaves so much :D n thanks god, the weather yesterday was great! location is towada lake--oirase in Aomori, Japan more in my album

My dad called me over to his radio a few moments ago as he picked up this guy from Japan! I've seen photos of ham radio shops in Akihabara but I've never heard any Japanese on my dad's radio till today. At first I thought he was speaking Japanese but...

It's my turn to cook for the household today so I decided to cook some beef. With beef I can come up with a few things, but my favourite being Gyudon and Hayashi Rice. Hayashi Rice it is! The recipe for it is really simple, you should try it out. You...

Went to Akiba on Sunday for some fresh air (eheh) and to test out Sekai Camera, an iPhone app that lets you "tag the world". Akiba was once famous for not allowing cars through the streets on Sundays, allowing people to walk freely in the street. The...

I started getting into these giant manga magazines last month. I'm not really interested in shounen or seinen manga, so a lot of the magazines don't appeal to me. But there are still plenty of choices to fulfill my hopeless desire for moe. And I gues...

If you were in Tokyo today, you experienced the sudden rainy day after a week or two of clear skies. Since people in Japan walk everywhere, you will see a lot more umbrellas than in car-travel countries. It really is a sight to see a lot of umbrellas...

ft. Chicken Tatsuta. Thought you guys would like to see the sandwich and tray advertisement up close. I find it fascinating to see ordinary things (advertisements, buses, signs, etc.) in a different country. It's so familiar, yet so different.

Hello everyone. :) My bro linked me a pretty interesting documentary on Japan (25 mins long, though if you're short on time you can probably skip to around 08:40 or so and still get the gist of the vid.). The main issue is the decreasing population...

Here's another "live" blog. Hahaha! I present to you Meguro Citizen's Center. Here you can find a gym, swimming pool, and a library. An adult has to pay a spanking 200 yen for the use of the gym. They offer other fitness classes too and thats includ...

TGS 2009 is live! Tweeting what I see. Is anyone else going to be there? It would be cool to meet with other people and explore the whole place. Well, except the casual gamer booths. Pfff. This'll be my first TGS so it should be pretty fun. A lot o...

This is my first blog ever! Except for micro blogging of course. Is this even considered a blog?^^ Anyway, imma try to "live blog" but since i dont have anything today ill share with you something a bit old. This was done last Silver Week. Went to Ha...

Natsu Matsuri da! When you think of summer, you think of festivals! Just one train line away from my apartment is the Fukagawa Hachimangu Festival, said to be historically one of three grandest festivals in the Edo era. Though now much smaller in sca...

A big bowl of rice, Japanese-style curry, beef, and red thingies for around $5. It was quite delicious and filling but my stomach really hurt on the commute home. Maybe I shouldn't eat right after I work out? Never heard of that rule. What are those...

What? Why? Took this at my local sports center. It has an indoor pool, basketball/volleyball court, ping pong tables, badminton court, exercise machines, martial arts halls (karate, kendo, etc.), indoor archery range(!), and more. Taking pictures of...

One of the, if not THE most popular fireworks festival in Tokyo is held at Sumida River. Every year, they have two companies battle it out against each other with the prettiest fireworks they can shoot above the waters of Asakusa. This dates all the...

I was recently at a language exchange meeting and they gave out these cards to everyone. I was pretty sure they decided everyone's animals randomly, but this wolf matched me a lot. In fact, everyone said that their animal matched them! I thought it w...

When you think of summer, you think of Yukata! My school held a little international exchange gathering in another college in the outskirts of Tokyo, and we were told that we could wear a yukata. Thought I'd share some photos with you guys. More phot...

Hey Danny Choo-fans! I was strolling through Nerima back early summer and I thought I'd share some photos with you guys. Some of you might know that Nerima is the setting for Ranma 1/2 and Doraemon, in fact Takahashi Rumiko lives and works here. A lo...

I don't eat enough (any) vegetables so I thought I'd have some gyuudon. A few days ago,I had dinner at Matsuya for the first time and it's really good! This is the Large Beef and Vegetable set, which comes with beef, rice, an uncracked egg, soup, and...