Monjyayaki in Tsukishima Revisited
Posted by harvey in Culture, Food, Tokyo on 17. Apr, 2010 | 2 Comments
Went to Tsukishima in Tokyo with some of my wife’s friends to eat Monjyayaki. Japan is fun like that. There are certain areas in Tokyo that you can go to see tons of shops serving the exact same dish, though done in their own special way. I’ve seen places like this for gyoza, okonomiyaki, ramen, [...]
Fancy Tokyo Railway Map
Posted by harvey in Tokyo on 16. Mar, 2010 | No Comments
Found this cool Tokyo Subway Map on WhiteRabbitPress.com. It’s designed by a Korean graphic designer who does maps of other cities as well. Notice that the Tokyo Map looks like the Japanese flag. Designer Tokyo Map available from White Rabbit Press It’s available in the following sizes from White Rabbit Press: Tokyo Railway Handy Map [...]
The Year of No Money in Tokyo
Posted by harvey in Books, Tokyo, Working on 11. May, 2009 | 3 Comments
Wayne Lionel Aponte, the author of the recently published The Year of No Money in Tokyo, sent me a copy of his book to read and review. This was my first casual summer vacation read, and it was an interesting ride. This book did not strike me as a masterpiece, but Wayne’s experience and personal [...]
Alone in Tokyo
Posted by harvey in Media, Tokyo on 09. May, 2009 | 5 Comments
Check out this short film called Alone in Tokyo by Philip Bloom featuring clips of everyday life in Tokyo. The scenes in Alone in Tokyo remind me that the first requirement to be able to capture interesting pictures or video is to have the guts to press the shutter or start recording. I would never [...]
Gamer Spots in Japan
Posted by harvey in Crazy Consumers, Tokyo on 15. Mar, 2009 | 5 Comments
Just a quick link, Kotaku has a piece on Ten-plus Spots Gamers Should Visit in Japan. I’ve only been to maybe half of these places… Just the usual Akihabara, Denden Town, stuff like that. I think it’s no over generalization to say that many students of the Japanese language also happen to play video games [...]
TOKYO! – a film by Michel Gondry, Leos Carax, Bong Joon-ho
Posted by harvey in Media, Tokyo on 07. Feb, 2009 | 5 Comments
(higher quality version available here) Those who have been to Tokyo will notice most of the landmarks in this trailer. Shibuya crossing, the retro-futuristic looking cube buildings, and that location in Shibuya I photographed a while ago. (I think that’s the same local anyway, what do you think?) This movie looks fun. I’m not going [...]
Shibuya Shot
Posted by harvey in Tokyo on 05. Jul, 2008 | 6 Comments
Just a shot I took in Shibuya. I kinda like it. Just to point out some cultural tidbits. In the upper left you can see an advertisement for “Winter Song” or , Fuyu no Sonata. In the upper right is an advertisement for Docomo, the phone company. The orange sign is a sign for Yoshinoya, [...]
Brain Food
Posted by harvey in Food, Tokyo on 20. Jun, 2008 | 4 Comments
Just a picture of a menu at a Chinese restaraunt in Shibuya. Brain of Pork. I didn’t try it. – Harvey
