September, 2010
AKB48 is probably the most popular idol-music group at the moment in Japan. They started in 2005 performing every week in a small venue in Akihabara; little by little fans started to increase and this year they reached the number one position in the national sales ranking with the song Sakura no Shiori: The name [...]
Other time-lapses in Tokyo / Japan Tokyo time-lapse 1 Tokyo time-lapse 2 Via Pinktentacle
Seen near Kudoyama station in Wakayama.
The other day we went to visit Okunoin, the largest cemetery in Japan. It is dedicated to Kukai, the founder of Shingon Buddhism and the supposed creator (it hasn’t been proved) of the hiragana alphabet of the Japanese language. The funny thing is that you can’t find Kukai’s grave at the cemetery, because he is [...]
My work colleague @digitalbear has assembled his own watch using one of the new iPod Nano by Apple. Cool!!
Via Twinavi
A fake eyes and nose set so that Japanese people can disguise themselves as gaijins (foreigners). The top two physical traits that catch the attention of Japanese people when they see us are our noses and our eyes. Hello foreigner!!
Not only Japanese people is good at sleeping anywhere; but also Spaniards have some really good sleeping skills that we’ve developed over the ages. After extensive research we’ve been able to confirm that the Spanish traditional siesta can easily adapt to Japanese environments. Three Spaniards sleeping Ale/pepino sleeping on a train. That’s me Largopaseo and [...]
