Office in Meguro

As mentioned in Tokyo Boy, I went to the new Office in Meguro last night to say goodbye to Antonin before he left Tokyo (which would have been this morning). The original Office in Gaienmae is one of my favorite cafe/bars, and so I was curious to see how this one would compare. The design of the place was very similar (I loved the orange cushion-like lamp), but the problem with this one is that I can’t figure at all why they chose that location. As far as I can tell, it’s not in a particularly hip area, and it’s a bitch to get there (from Shibuya you take the Toyoko line, and then it’s a 10-15 minute walk from the station). I’ll definitely be sticking with the Gaienmae branch.

Coming back home we got caught in the rain, and it was a heavy one at that. Soaked to the bones. Haven’t been stuck in the rain with no umbrella like that in quite a long time. It was sort of funny.

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I was wondering if you made it home ok with all the rain. :) I was glad I had carried my umbrella all day!

03.07.31 11:13
Posted by Patrick
By the way is the rainy season over yet? This year they just kept postponing its end. :)

Though I guess you couldn’t care less right now, since you’re off to a place where the summer weather makes a bit of sense! Lucky! :)

03.07.31 11:15
Posted by Patrick
It was crazy rain when we got to Ikebukuro, really strong. Had to take all my clothes off when I got home. I didn’t think at all about bringing an umbrella.

As for rainy season, I’m not sure if it’s over yet in the Kanto area. They’ve announced in the past week its end in regions in the south, but I don’t know about there. I’m looking at my weather widget in the corner fo my screen, and it should be sunny at least until Sunday, so looks like it might be at an end.

03.07.31 12:03
Posted by Jean

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