Category: Tokyo Boy

Last week I went to visit Yuko’s new university, the famous Todai (Tokyo Daigaku, or Tokyo University). Her department is at the Komaba campus on the Inokashira line, but we went to the Hongo campus, which is only 4 stops from Ikebukuro on the Marunouchi line (and where she’ll be using the library, since it’s…

Back by popular demand, the one and only superidol Makoto!

To my great surprise, I saw Superidol Makoto in Shibuya yesterday afternoon, in the area between Shibuya and Yoyogi park (alongside the NHK building) where young bands go to perform on Sundays. I first saw Makoto on a TV show I watch regularly called ZENIGATA KINTARO, that features poor people and how they make a…

As a follow up to the urban outdoors collage from yesterday, here is one featuring pics taken during my weekend mountain hikes outside of the city.

The urban outdoors of Tokyo.

A police bus, ready for action.

Heightened security in Azabu, an area with many embassies.

The Santouka ramen shop in Ikebukuro. It’s Yuko’s favorite.

Another tree from the same area.

I know I’m late with the sakura pics, but better late than never. A tree on the west side of the station.