Category: Tokyo Boy

As I blogged in Tokyo Boy this past weekend, we were out in Nagano prefecture trekking on Tateyama, and drenched by rain the whole time. We ended up hiking a good 4 hours, and we were completely soaked, right down to our underwear. The most disapointing aspect of the trip was that you couldn’t see…

I finish off this Omotesando theme week with another look at the Superfuture display.

The very nice exhibit is unfortunately marred by this bit of Japlish. Don’t they have anyone who can check this stuff! If not, I’ll volunteer my services.

More of the Omotesando renewal project’s outdoor exhibit.

This is another section of the Omotesando display, which was designed by Klein Dytham Architecture (thanks for the info, Carsten).

While I was out in Harajuku/Aoyama yesterday, I saw that the big outdoor photo exhibit they had along Omotesando is now gone, and they’ve replaced it with a bit of green. Parts of the coverings are real grass hanging vertically (I’ll post a pic tomorrow), as well as a huge map of the area by…

Not a good name for a bank. And with this batch we finish up my pics from our Seoul trip. All the pics were posted in the same order they were taken, so I think it gives you a good idea of how our trip went. I also have some video footage, but that’s mostly…

Kimchee stew anyone?

Yuko standing in Insadong on our final night in Seoul. We went back to the area to get some food, and also shop around a bit before leaving.

North Korean Cheongru pheasant’s meat bun. Nothing but the best for our North Korean workers. I decided to pass.