Lately this new “banana vending machine” in Shibuya got Tokyo dwellers’ attentions.    

I saw a picture of this odd food in another blog. The blogger ordered the food at a izakaya (Japanese style bar) in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Let’s take a look at…

Now “2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa” excites people in the world. In Japan, even those who don’t usually care for soccer watch the games on TV and cheer the…

  I have shown you various Gundam in the past posts such as 1/1 scale Gundam, Gundam Cafe, and Gundam statue made of stone. Do you remember?   The other…

  The other day, I read about an unique tower in another blog. It is called “PL tower” but the official name is “Dai Heiwa Kinen To (The Great tower…

The other day, I posted a diner which displays unique imitation food. Today, I want to share a unique soba restaurant.   This is the restaurant. It looks a very…

  Last Saturday, I went “mountain-climbing” in Hachioji, Tokyo. It is only an hour away from Shinjuku. The mountain is called Mt. Takao (Takaosan in Japanese) and although it is…

    This is really jumbo kimono… It is named “Hana no Kyo” and was made by 40 kimono tie-dye artisans in Kyoto to promote Kyoto tie-dye in 1991.  

The title says “fishing port” but actually it’s about Japanese calligraphy work.   At the Shimizu fishing port market, in Shizuoka, primary schoolers’ calligraphy works were exhibited.  

  Last month, there was a crazy anime event held by Japanese major convenience store, Lawson. This event is all about a Japanese mega-hit anime “Neon Genesis EVANGELION”. They made…

I read an interesting blog about the town I often go. Let me share it with you. The place is called “Shin-Okubo” where it is close to Shinjuku Station in…