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Posted in lifestyle on Nov 13th, 2004
Kozue Japanese restaurant in the Park Hyatt Hotel in outer West Shinjuku is the best Japanese restaurant I have ever been in Tokyo. They are cooking with the finest of the freshest fish, vegetables and meats available. Kozue also has an impressive selection of high-end handcrafted sake. Located on the 40th floor looking west, Kozue […]
Posted in lifestyle on Nov 1st, 2004
Hello Kitty was born 30 years ago, on November 1st. This Japanese cat is famous as Mickey Mouse in Asia. It’s the symbol of the “kawaii” culture the Japanese people are crazy about. Created by Ikuko Shimizu in 1974, it became a success story from 1980 with Yuko Yamaguchi. choo kawaii !
Posted in lifestyle on Oct 23rd, 2004
Tokyo Tower’s pink lighting this evening is part of the campaign to promote awareness of breast cancer which sees monuments in over 40 countries illuminated in pink light. Other famous icons taking part in this year’s Global Illumination Campaign from around the globe include the Empire State Building in New York; the Leaning Tower of […]
Posted in lifestyle on Oct 23rd, 2004
The Niigata prefecture has been hit by several earthquakes today, one measuring a magnitude of 6.8, about 250km from Tokyo. The M6.8 quake hit at 5:56 p.m., the second one, measured M5.9 and hit at 6:12 p.m., and the third, measured M6.3 and hit at 6:34 p.m. A M5.0 quake hit the area two minutes […]
Posted in lifestyle on Oct 21st, 2004
Typhoon T23, called Tokage or Lizard, hit Tokyo last evening. Its size was big with a radius of over 500 km, reaching winds of 229 km/h. It is the deadliest typhoon in more than two decades in Japan. Storms and floods have killed more than 100 people in Japan this year and caused hundreds of […]
Posted in lifestyle on Oct 9th, 2004
Do you have any trouble to find the perfect table for your apartment ? I did. Until one my Japanese friend gave to me a precious magazine: Interior Shop Guide, from Seibido Mook. Japanese magazines are often a mine of information. This one is publishing a list of furniture shops in Tokyo. Description of the […]
Posted in lifestyle on Aug 21st, 2004
Today I’m joining my friends in Azabu Juban for one of the bigger matsuri in Tokyo. I really like this atmosphere, the crowd, Japanese people wearing Yukata, vending booths, yakitori smell, taiko sound, …
Posted in lifestyle on Aug 14th, 2004
About 12,000 fireworks will be set off tonight. I will go to Odaiba to look at it. With Rainbow Bridge as background, this firework is gorgeous…
Posted in lifestyle on Jul 4th, 2004
Very sunny Sunday. A perfect weather to go to Hiratsuka, about one hour from Tokyo. July 7th is known as Tanabata matsuri, the Star festival, and Hiratsuka during 4 days is one of the most famous city in Japan for this festival. The festival traces its origins to a legend that the Cowherd Star (Altair) […]