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What’s the weather like in Tokyo?
Spring (March, April and May)
The first half of spring is one of the rare times of year when the weather in Tokyo is comparable with London. The number of sunny days and average temperatures are about equal throughout March, though by the end of Apri...
Christmas Lights in Marunouchi
As with every December, the Christmas lights are up in Marunouchi. Looks a lot quieter in this photo than it really was:
Related posts:Tokyo: The Imperial Palace and Marunouchi Here, ladies and gentlemen, we have Tokyo’s Imperial Palace complex......
ANA’s ‘Mohican’ jet returns
Japan’s second airline, All Nippon Airways (ANA), has decided to go back to the future by reintroducing this funky ‘Mohican’ livery, which was last seen in the skies twenty years ago:
Unfortunately only one plane – a Boeing 767 now operating between...
Four of the Best: Men’s Clothes Shops in Japan
Splashing Out
Beams
If you’re looking for a well-crafted Italian suit, new shirt for work or a nice tie or two then this is the place for you. The January sales provide a good opportunity to pick up items at half price, as well.
Ships
Not quite as...
Four of the Best: Restaurants in Marunouchi
Narita Express Specials
Got a bit of a wait before your shinkansen or Narita Express departs from Tokyo station? Feel a bit peckish? The following places should see you through:
Konaya
5F Oazo Building, Marunochi. Open 11.00am – 11.00pm
Curry and ud...
Hair today, gone tomorrow
Japan, like any other country, has an abundant supply of products for the follically challenged male. Do you find yourself weeping in the shower at the sight of your beloved hair flowing down the plughole? Have you been desperately trying to glue you...
Daitokai: Japan’s coolest TV show
Daitokai (大都会 – or ‘Big City’ in English) has to be the best cops-and-robbers programme, ever.
Starsky and Hutch may have had its fair share of action, but the producers of Daitokai went absolutely, stark-raving bonkers with cheesy – but awesome –...
The Umbrella Phenomenon
Now, you may think that people only use umbrellas when it’s raining. You would be wrong. In Tokyo it is now perfectly acceptable to use them at the merest whiff of the wet stuff. This has lead to the phenomenon of Mass Umbrellaism, where large groups...
Shibuya’s Hachiko Crossing comes to London
Well, that might be overstating it somewhat, but I was interested to see that design agency Atkins has revamped Oxford Circus with a very Shibuya-esque spin. Now all that’s needed is people. Lots of people:
Some neon lighting wouldn’t go amiss, eith...
1940s Japan
When it comes to promoting racist, narrow-minded views nothing beats wartime propaganda. The following film, titled Our Enemy: The Japanese, was produced in 1943 by the US Office of War Information. If you can ignore the horrendous voice-over – or ju...
Tokyo: The Imperial Palace and Marunouchi
Here, ladies and gentlemen, we have Tokyo’s Imperial Palace complex. In the late 1980s some (very optimistic) calculations made this 3.5km² patch of land worth more than all the property in California:
It is said that from this castle’s windows the...
Organic Japanese Beer
The LOHAS movement is a big deal in Tokyo, especially among the young, well-heeled Nakameguro set. Although it seems that many people view it more as a fashion statement than a “lifestyle of health and sustainability”, plenty of companies have realis...
The Joys of Japan Post
Japan could teach the world a thing or two about logistics. Apart from being the country’s largest employer Japan Post is also pretty good at getting things delivered. If you happen to be out when the postman arrives with a parcel you’ll find a littl...
Swine flu hits Tokyo
Japanese organisations, especially big ones, seem to relish the task of preparing for emergencies. The recent swine flu outbreak is being used by the media here as a way of boring people to death by repeating the same information over and over (and o...