September, 2009
I have previously blogged about sponsors being present in shintoist temples, and how even Coca-Cola has its own presence in the Meiji Jingu temple. Outside of the Meiji Jingu temple there are also many totems, tablets, torii gates… which are sponsors by local companies or donated by individuals. Normally the company names are written with [...]
In the Love Hotel in the pictures “costumes”/Cosplay are available to be worn by the girls. It is something offered by many love hotels, however I have never seen Cosplay being offered for boys. You have to pay an extra fee to be able to use these costumes, but on the other hand Wii and [...]
I have been procastinating this post for a long time; in fact, the pictures were taken with my old Fuji S9000. I had almost forgotten about them, and then I saw this extraordinary audivisual work by my friend Chris Willson and I started to search through my old photo archives from Okinawa. Churaumi Aquarium (“churaumi” [...]
The post title sounds really intense… but that is exactly what this sign in Aoyama area in Tokyo says. The literal translation would be something like “Please don’t defecate or vomit in this area”. Picture provided by my friend Masahiko Sato.
Last month I had the opportunity to revisit the Ryoan-ji temple, widely known for its dry garden. What many people don’t know is that in the back part of the temple there is a tsukubai, a stone fountain that can usually be found in Buddhist temples where water is poured from a bamboo cane. It [...]
Japanese mobile network operators usually renew their cellphone lineup every season. “Summer cellphones” this year have been specially interesting. It all started with AU KDDI releasing a cellphone with a small photoelectric cell that allows users to recharge their phone by exposing it to sunlight (the problem is that if you want to talk 1 [...]
I saw a book vending machine in a train station in Tokyo. I had never seen one before but I guess its not something really special. Have you ever seen a book vending machine? Related posts: Groceries vending machine First Oden-kan vending machine Alcoholic vending machine Shit vending machine Vending machines with interactive maps 16 [...]
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