富士登山の用具 Equipment for climbing Mt. Fuji
荷物はちょっと多いかな〜 Few too many things to carry? MacBook Pro 17″ iPad (not shown) iPhone 3GS iPod Touch Nikon D40x + 2 lenses Canon HFS11 + wide angle lens Cerevo Cam Live Buffalo DWR-PG Pocket Wifi on NTT DoCoMo D25-HW Pocket Wifi on Emobile Giant Zaggsparq USB Charger x 2 Eneloop USN charger Eneloop Solar Panel […]
Birds and Babies in the blossom
I’d never noticed the birds taking pollen from the cherry blossom before. It was only when lying on the futon with the balcony doors open one morning last week that I saw them at it, hopping around from branch to branch, the tips of their beaks coated in golden dust. I don’t know what kind […]
Cabbages, containers and doggy-do
* I just posted my interview with Rob and Matt of myGengo.com over at Making it in Japan. Anyone interested in translation should check it out – they have some great new services on the way – and if you have the skills required (but are lacking in qualifications / years of experience that many […]
Namaste India Festival 2009, Yoyogi Park Tokyo
After listening to Alex Brooke’s podcast recorded during Day 1 of the Namaste Indian festival 2009 in Yoyogi Park, I decided to head on down there for day 2. Here’s a short video of some of the dances, and a few shots I took of the dancing on stage. Apologies for the movement of the […]
Jiyugaoka
To describe this photo, here’s the text from my post for Dannychoo.com uploaded earlier today: *Twinkle* and I are having a lazy day today, the fourth day of the Silver Week holiday. We’ve come out to Jiyugaoka, just a couple of stops down the line from our station, and 10 mins from Shibuya on the […]
Shinjuku’s Cocoon building, and speaking Japanese
This is my favourite building in Tokyo at the moment. It’s the IMode Gakuen Cocoon Tower, winner of the prestigious ‘Skyscraper of the Year Award 2008’. I wonder if it attended the awards ceremony or just sent a video message explaining it was a bit tied up that night. On Saturday George and I recorded […]
Tokyo Photo-Jog: early morning Meguro and Setagaya
I was up at 6am again today. After checking my emails, Twitter and Facebook, I spent about 4 minutes searching for the shorts that I was already wearing, then headed out onto the streets of Tokyo. I remember someone in an interview being asked what part of Tokyo was their favourite. Their answer: “That early […]
Joseph attends the Fujima Kanrei school of traditional Japanese Dance
Having lived in Japan for a little over three years, I thought it was time to experience a bit of ye ancienty Japanese culture – starting with Nihon Buyo – traditional Japanese dance. View the video here
Photos: our house and ‘garden’ in Tokyo
I’ve lived in a lot of houses in Tokyo, and I must say, most of them have been absolute dumps. They’ve been a combination of small, smelly, dingy, and totally lacking in a view. I still remember the classic view I had from my bedroom window in Asagaya – it was of the next building, […]
Remembering home
Note the intense look in Pepe’s eyes as he is reminded of the waterfalls of the Antarctic by the water feature outside a local hotel.
A peek inside our mansion
A few people have been asking to see our house – and today I finally got around to taking a few shots. The view from the front door. Our flat is basically comprised of two rooms: a kitchen / dining room, and a living / bedroom. There’s also a tiny bathroom, and a separate loo, […]
Japanese lesson, and cake
Been a funny day today. In some ways a little frustrating, as I spent about 4 hours trying to do the simplest bit of coding in MS Office Access, but failing. I’m hoping I have an early morning breakthrough tomorrow as I have every time I’ve run into a difficult problem with it so far. […]