I found this interesting, the top search strings that have led to my site in March:

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6. mary timony pics
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11. tokyo geisha
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I’ve really been enjoying the Ziboy photo weblog. A great look at life in Beijing.

Picture taken just outside of Ueno park.

Today I picked up the new issue of EAT, the exile issue. Once again it sports terrific packaging, this time coming inside a brown envelope, and the magazine itself looking like files. I love this magazine.

Today is actually the first really nice day that makes it feel like Spring has finally arrived. It’s not very warm, maybe around 12 or 13 degrees, but it just feels like a nice day, and I have the windows in the apartment open. They’re saying it’s going to get as warm as 17 tomorrow, so let’s hope that this is a sign that the cold is finally on its way out.

I usually don’t put up any pictures during the weekend, but those pics I took yesterday from the TV just seemed like they would make for an interesting log entry.

Next week is mostly off for me, as it marks the end of the school year, and most of my schools are done (they start again first week of April). I have to work tomorrow, but I only have 2 classes to teach, which will make for a very short workday. On Wednesday I’ll probably have to give 2-3 demonstration classes at a new school I’m taking over in April. On Tuesday I’m planning on meeting up with Jason to distribute some issues of Tokyo Scene, and then we’ll check out the Milky Hips exhibit. I imagine we’ll also be on the lookout for anything else that looks interesting, be it shop or cafe.

The sakura (cherry blossoms) should finally start appearing next week. Tokyo is going to be very, very pink all of a sudden.

Just a few minutes ago, as I was surfing channels on TV, I caught a Japanese news show for kids that was explaining the war to them. Above are a few pictures of the props that were used in the explanation.

This is another picture of the Edo-Tokyo Museum, which I visited a few weeks ago. It really is an interesting building. The red tunnel leading up that you see in the middle is the entrance to the museum. It’s actually quite a long escalator ride to get to the exhibition area.

Just as in China, people use bicycles a lot here in Japan. In a city like Tokyo where lots of the neighborhood streets tend to be so narrow, a bike is simply the easiest way to get around. This picture was taken in Kawagoe city, just outside of Tokyo.

For those wondering what’s happened to all of the Tokyo Boy daily pics archives, I just haven’t included them in the new design yet. I think I’m going to make a special page for them, as I don’t really want to include them in the present scheme.

Another picture taken from that walking overpass that leads to Yoyogi park.

So, as you can see, the new design has been up for a day now. A huge thank you goes out to Patrick (who’s online store, the Tokyo Record Hunting Service, is a must-visit for any fan of Japanese music) who helped me by answering all my stupid questions, offering tips, and testing everything on PCs. The feedback I’ve gotten by email has been very positive, and as far as the problem of the font not being dark enough goes, I hope that the new color will make it easier (and you gotta love CSS for letting you change all the text throughout the site by changing one color in one document). Of course, as with anything new, there are probably things that I’ve missed, and if you spot them (or experience any problems), please let me know. For now, I’m just glad that it’s all done, and that I can rest a bit. Oh, and my Japanese studies have really suffered during the past few days because of all the attention I was giving to the site, so time to hit the books again.

Tomorrow is the final day of one of my schools, which is closing down. It’s going to be a bit sad to see some of these students for the last time. Such is the life a teacher…

I was out in Aoyama last night, and picked up a flyer for the Milky Hips exhibit at the Rocket Gallery. It’s described as a photo exhibition of cute & pretty hips by photographer Meisa Fujishoro. The flyer that I picked up is a postcard sized version of what you see on top.

I was out last night in Aoyama to meet up with my friend Torahito who is visiting from Hong Kong. He’s an old friend of mine from my Chinese university days. I wanted to bring him to Frey for dinner, but the place was having a private party, so we went to the Sputnik building’s Low instead. After that we just crossed the road to the Las Chicas complex and relaxed in the Sky Lounge with a few beers. Our conversation eventually turned to the beautiful art of ramen, and it was then a must to head back to Ikebukuro for a bowl at my favorite shop, Komen. Even at midnight, we had to wait maybe 20 minutes in line, but it was well worth it.

I don’t think I could live without regular doses of ramen. It’s life fuel.

This is the Yoyogi Olympic Center, which you walk by on your way from Shibuya to Yoyogi park. As I was walking by that day, they were putting up the structure for the Cirque du Soleil show.

This picture was taken from the walking overpass that leads to Yoyogi Park when you’re coming from Shibuya (having walked by NHK Hall).

I really want to go see this Doraemon exhibit. Features works inspired by the character by artists like Nara (which you see here) and Murakami.