Ginpachi – Urban Beekeeping and Community Building
Today’s post will be a little bit different, no flashy photos, but a rather flashy concept. I have always been interested in ecology, low scale human sized farming and beekeeping, and I always felt my...
View ArticleMitsukoshi Roof Top Garden – Ginza
The famous, and very expensive, Mitsukoshi department store in Ginza has a well kept secret in it rooftop garden, one of the few green areas of Tokyo’s posh Ginza district. The rooftop garden has been...
View ArticleGinza Mitsukoshi Interiors
If you like me enjoy taking pictures of the city from tall places, one of the most convenient places to do this in Ginza is the recently blogged about Mitsukoshi department store. Just go up to at...
View ArticleRefrigerated Coin Lockers
On my mental list of “Why didn’t I think of that first?” this is one of the more obvious items: the refrigerated coin locker! You know all those coin lockers you see at train stations, department...
View ArticleSayonara Matsuzakaya – 90 Years in Ginza
An epoch was ended in Ginza yesterday when the famous Matsuzakaya department stores closed up for good after 90 years in business. When the store opened in Ginza in 1924 it was the first Japanese...
View ArticleMetal Sculptures – Yoshirou Iwaisako
I visited Seizan Gallery in Tokyo’s Ginza district to see the fantastic metal sculptures of Yoshirou Iwaisako (祝迫芳郎), an artist originally from Kagoshima prefecture, focusing on craft and metallurgy to...
View ArticleKabukiza – Ginza Kabuki Theatre
In March this year the fourth incarnation of the Ginza Kabuki theatre opened. Originally founded in 1889, it burned down several times in earthquakes and wars, and in 2010 it was torn again to make...
View ArticleWhen Touristing in Tokyo – Cell Phone Access
Having never been a tourist in Tokyo myself I don’t have a lot of the common points of information that many people often ask me – where are the cheapest hotels? What kind of train ticket packages do...
View ArticleUniqlo Flagship Store – Ginza
When you mention the name Ginza the first thing that comes to mind certainly isn’t cheap fashion, but times and economy changes and these days it isn’t hard to find plenty of dirt cheap fashion stores...
View ArticleSukiyabashi Street Crossing – Ginza
One of the most famous streetcrossings in a city full of famous streetcrossings is the Sukiyabashi in Tokyo’s famous Ginza district, Chuo Ward. The history of this place and its name starts in 1629...
View ArticleMihara Kouji – Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin in Ginza
I love looking at old maps and photos of Japan and especially of Tokyo. The other day I found an interesting photo of French legendary singer, poet and bad boy Serge Gainsbourg and almost equally...
View ArticleMariage Freres – Ginza French Tea Store
In Ginza you’ll find this very cute store full of nice stuff for the tea lover in your life. I am not a big fan of shopping or tea but this store is too sweet to miss. It’s not even Japanese, but...
View ArticleGinza Spring Rain
About a month ago I was in Ginza, coming out into the streets just a few minutes after a heavy rain was finally about finish up. I love walking in the city after a rain. The streets are clean, the air...
View ArticleGinza Spring Sunset
More photos from Ginza, a month or so ago, after the rain but minutes before sunset when the sky is the most beautiful. Ginza is easily one of the most walkable areas in Japan. There are subway stops...
View ArticleGinza Window Decoration – Window Shopping
Walking around in Ginza one late afternoon I spotted this funny looking window decoration, mannequins ensnared by a chameleon! This particular street crossing is one of the most interesting for window...
View ArticleOkuno Building Gallery – Ginza’s Oldest Apartments
Ginza is known for money, riches, luxury brands and high fashion, it is a city in the city for people who have wealth or who like to spend it. Ginza has always been associated with money, even the name...
View ArticleGinza Sunset
I took these while walking around in Ginza during the blue hour, just after sunset but before it gets completely dark. My favorite time of the day as a photographer! In the last few years there seems...
View ArticleThe Oldest Cafe in Japan – Cafe Paulista
Cafe culture started in Japan in 1911, when a few cafes opened up in Tokyo’s fashionable Ginza district. Of these the oldest still in operation is the Cafe Paulista (Paulista coming from Sao Paulo in...
View ArticleMiffy at Mitsukoshi Ginza
A lot of people assume that Japan invented the super cute characters but although they do excel at it today, there were quite a few early inspirations for Japan and some of them are of nearly legendary...
View ArticleGinza Sunset
I took these while walking around in Ginza during the blue hour, just after sunset but before it gets completely dark. My favorite time of the day as a photographer! In the last few years there seems...
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