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Category: City Life

  • An Afternoon in Tokyo

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    Notice how the title above doesn’t refer to a particular area? Well, that’s because this past Saturday I finally went ahead and did something I should have done ages ago: bought a new bike. Yes, it’s a Muji bike, the black sports one that has an 8-speed shifter (pictured above, but I also bought a…

  • MASSAmimi meDIA

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    Last night’s main theme at PauseTalk was to share images of Tokyo, and I absolutely love this shot that Bianca Beuttel (product designer, and regular participant) brought, which are the two sides of a sign, done in Lego, for a bookstore near the Higashi-Ikebukuro station. As she explains: Take also a look on the poetic…

  • The Ghetto

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    What do you do with an old love hotel? How about transforming it into a skater’s paradise, featuring staking ramp, restaurant, art gallery, and shops, with outdoor graffiti by some of Japan’s top artists. Patrick has the scoop on Shin-Okubo’s The Ghetto.

  • The King of Games English Site

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    The King of Games — they of this awesome Zelda tee — has finally opened their English site for orders, shipping anywhere, and taking payment through PayPal. Update: The English site is still in beta, but should see a full launch later in the year.

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    Sign Cafe Nakamura Gen You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed). Update: I posted a larger version of the Sign Gaienmae image on my Flickr account.

  • Rhythm of the Composition

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    Hiroaki Koshiba‘s exhibition, “Rhythm of the Composition,” is currently on show (until August 27). I’ve created a Flickr photoset of a few shots taken. The opening party will take place tomorrow night (Saturday, August 19), with live painting (accompanied by video projections created by Channing Kennedy) by the artist starting at 19:00. All drinks will…

  • PingMag First Anniversary Celebration

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    PingMag is set to celebrate its first anniversary with a free all-day music festival in Yoyogi Park on September 3. Sounds like a terrific way to celebrate a terrific site! More info on the official event page, as well as this PingMag article.

  • Bottle Blogging

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    Yuki starts blogging what she’s drinking, and where, carefully documenting both in pictures.