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Category: Tokyo Walking
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A Day in Ginza
On Friday I had a morning meeting to attend, and when it was done, since I had a couple of hours of free time before I needed to head to work, I decided to go to Ginza. I started with the Ginza Graphic Gallery, where they’re currently holding the “2006 Type Directors Club” exhibition. It’s…
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An Afternoon in Harajuku and Aoyama
On Saturday we headed out to Omotesando. Getting out at Omotesando station, our first mission was to go to the Adidas store near the Gap for a pair of sneakers for Yuko (they’d sold of her size for the sneakers she wanted at the Ikebukuro Adidas store, and other sports stores in Ikebukuro didn’t carry…
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Pink in the Air
The sakura are finally in bloom in Tokyo, and so the annual pink landscape is now in full effect. Shot taken at a small park in Ikebukuro (a bit of trivial for TRICK fans: that park was used in a scene in the second’s season’s third combination episode).
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Akihabara
I was out in Akihabara yesterday — full “out of the closet” disclosure: I wanted to go to the Yellow Submarine RPG shop to check out the board and card games (picked up a pack of this cool new “constructible strategy game” called PIRATES) — and it’s just insane to see how much the district…
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This Week at Gridskipper
An Afternoon in Tokyo with Tyler Brûlé Japan Foundation Film Series You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).
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Royal Host
Shot taken at a branch of the Royal Host family restaurant chain, in the back streets of Harajuku (not far from Nadiff).
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An Afternoon in Aoyama
On Saturday I was out in Aoyama, and this time, was accompanied by Yuko. We started out by visiting our friend Nao’s show at Gallery Omotesando, “3+5+6+8,” on the last day it was being held. Following that we went to, ahem, Royal Host, because Yuko was in the mood for a parfait. Hey, if it’s…
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This Week at Gridskipper
An Otaku’s Guide to Otaku Central Marimekko Comes to Japan You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).