note the inward pointing feet, the cocked head, use of pink and coy expressions...of course this is just one of many looks...but it is very well acted out!!!
Friday, 12 February 2010
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
i know i keep going on about...
...how safe it is here...but can you imagine a shop with newspapers and umbrellas outside...and nobody takes them???
today is...
...knit day!!!
founded in 1994 by the japan knitting industry association...
the date (feb/10) was chosen because 2 (ni) and 10 (to)
make nito = knit!!!
simple really, isn't it!!!
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Monday, 8 February 2010
folded ends of toilet paper!!!
i love it when you go into a public toilet and the ends of the paper are ready for you to pull...like these..to me it is the heighth of good manners, elegance and customer service...some people also do it in their homes...it is something i am gonna do in england!!!
(roppongi hills...west walk)
Saturday, 6 February 2010
Thursday, 4 February 2010
nice little independent coffee shop in shimokita...
very cosy
nice tiles
more nice tiles
cheese toastie and cafe au lait
do you know the difference between
cafe au lait and caffe latte???
Tuesday, 2 February 2010
Monday, 1 February 2010
it was raining yesterday in shibuya...
this is the crossing that features in the fab film 'lost in translation'...you know when she is looking up at all the screens all emitting different images and sounds...you can see 4 screens here
Sunday, 31 January 2010
cute shopping in shimokitazawa...
can you imagine unattended goods like this in the uk???
it is just not possible
regrettably
Saturday, 30 January 2010
i love cats...
...and i am pleased to know there is an organisation in tokyo that is rescuing and rehoming cats
these 2 kittens are up for rehoming
i wish i could take them!!!
Thursday, 28 January 2010
expensive fruit as a gift concept...
...the japanese have a very strong gift-giving culture...between friends, within families and in business...and sometimes they give very special and expensive fruit...to an important client, to someone they are indebted to or to a sick friend as a get-well-soon wish...
these are banpeiya...the largest citrus fruit in the world...sometimes weighing as much as 2.5 kilos!!!
cost
2,500 yen each
=
28 us dollars or 17 gb pounds
musk (cantaloupe) melons
cost
4,800 yen each
=
53 us dollars or 33 gb pounds
the growers say they taste better than ordinary fruit
i should hope so!!!
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
a little piece of france in oimachi!!!
a la campagne cafe
the cafe au lait is even served in a french-style bowl
lovely!!!
Monday, 25 January 2010
lunch with yon-sama...
...i've mentioned him before...the biggest korean star here in japan...loved by housewives...and others!!! this korean restaurant is named after a location in his famous drama
an assortment of korean morsels as a starter
nice presentation
hot stone bowl bibimbap
rice and vegetables
plus hot pepper paste
lunch is 780 yen...so reasonable
Saturday, 23 January 2010
boys and girls are different!!!
yesterday we made name badges in english...
rio decorated hers with a star, a heart and pretty ribbon
souta decorated his with 2 footballs and a goalpost!!!
kanji...pictograms
the written japanese language contains kanji...imported from the chinese language...they are a kind of picture often representing a concept
kanji are an art form in themselves...and all japanese start learning them at a very early age...using a brush and ink
i am learning too...it is so difficult controlling the brush in an entirely different way from how we do
i was asked to choose a kanji for my 2010...i chose open as i intend to open many new things this year
this is my feeble attempt..i am sure japanese will laugh at this because there are many mistakes!!!
can you find the image of open in this kanji?
the big thing is a gate
the small one inside is the entrance to a shrine
interesting, isn't it
(the small red square is my personal stamp)
Thursday, 21 January 2010
the religious-themed christon cafe in shibuya...
gorgonzola and apple pizza
not sure what the religious connection is!!!
stairway to heaven and nightmare cocktails
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