If you ever find yourself in the middle of the city, freaking out with the ugly view of concrete buildings, I know something that may help you feel better: Todoroki. It’s a small creek in Meguro-ku, a few feet next to the Ooimachi line train station of the same name. A long, thin green lineContinue reading “Todoroki Creek”
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Tokyo Olympics 2020
Japanese people love waiting in queues so much that they found a way to wait even when buying tickets online.
This year’s Hanami – Kinuta Park
“Hanami” (花見) stands for the past time activity of “cherry blossom viewing” in Japanese. The main concern of every single person in Japan around the end of March is whether the cherry trees (or sakura) have started bloom and when will the peak blooming take place. After learing about the days of interest from the specialContinue reading “This year’s Hanami – Kinuta Park”
Walking Around my Neighborhood (Seta, Tokyo)
Japanese houses, especially Tokyo houses, seem to be extremely small and narrow. However, the owners usually manage to arrange a nice combination of flowers and materials to create a memorable front entrance to their house. While walking around, one can usually come across tiny temples, community gardens and old houses doubling as museums. The localContinue reading “Walking Around my Neighborhood (Seta, Tokyo)”
A wedding
A Japanese shinto wedding at Yushima shrine in Tokyo
Make-up time
The stereotype commands that Japanese people always maintain a perfect public image. While that may be true in at a certain degree, I find a specific contradiction particularly interesting. I am talking about “doing your make-up in the train”. It is a common sight in Tokyo to see females of all ages fixing their make-upContinue reading “Make-up time”
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