Posts from ‘October, 2008’

When I checked this site on Internet Explorer, I was surprised to see that the last three posts didn’t include pictures. They showed up on my computer at home (Firefox, Safari, Camino, and Flock on Mac). But for some reason, they height and width attributes were missing when I checked just now (Internet [...]

I’m not sure who this Daisen guy is, but he really wants you to visit his MySpace page. This was on a pole near Shibuya station, near the flower that I posted last night
Sorry, dude. I don’t plan on visiting your site.

Well, I didn’t end up going to Shinagawa again today, but I did have to run a quick errand in Shibuya. Not my favorite area of Tokyo, to be honest. But it has some interesting things to see. Like this flower. In the midst of so much hustle and bustle, it [...]

I sometimes pass through Shinagawa Station, as it is one of the biggest stations in Tokyo, but I rarely exit the station. Yesterday, I had to, because that is where the Immigration office is.
I love this building. It is right outside the Central Exit. Luckily, I’ll see it again tomorrow! [...]

Whoops. I can’t believe I went more than a week without posting. I was pretty busy. Today, I went to Shinagawa to renew my work visa. I transferred at Osaki Station. That’s where I met…

The Osaki Station Scarecrow!!!
(I hate to say it, but it doesn’t look like he’s doing a [...]

This is cool. If you’ve never been to the Forbidden City (The Palace Museum), they just launched a really nice website. I went in 2006, and it is…beyond words. The size, the majesty, and the history…
Check it out. You can see examples of artwork and exhibits from the former home of [...]

One thing that has really changed in the five years since I first came to Japan is the sharp decrease in smoking areas. While Japan still trails behind other the U.S. or Canada on this issue, more and more places are beginning to prohibit smoking.
When I first came here, it was more of [...]

Here’s another one I took the other day, when I was looking for things that other people walked right past. Someone mistook the top of this vending machine for a trash can. Seriously, would it have been any more trouble to take this a little farther to the trash can?

Nishi-Oi [...]

I’m really busy at work, because my high school is having tests. But I was able to take a few shots with my Canon Ixy while I was walking around today. I focused on things that weren’t beautiful, for the most part. I had fun looking for things that most people just [...]

From the Beijing Capital Museum (北京首都博物館）.