tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-247244802024-02-21T05:37:55.765+09:00TokyoBitsA little bit of life in Tokyo.twinleaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15001245138001976893noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24724480.post-45987707949675798202008-08-26T20:07:00.002+09:002008-08-26T20:09:07.623+09:00Tokyo Live Music<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/twinleaves/2777963348/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3235/2777963348_1ff964f04a_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(224, 224, 224);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/twinleaves/2777963348/">miyabean with Chizu</a> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/twinleaves/">twinleaves</a>.</span></center> <p>I went to an interesting live bar the other day. Originally this bar was an old apartment. A tatami mat is spread in the stage. It is very comfortable for musican and spectators. Because I can lie at full length, I can feel the splendid atmosphere of an old Japanese house.<br /><br />continental bar Hikoroku<br /><a href="http://www.inv.co.jp/%7Ehiko6/">http://www.inv.co.jp/~hiko6/</a></p>twinleaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15001245138001976893noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24724480.post-318806707455104382007-10-08T15:36:00.001+09:002007-10-08T15:58:19.085+09:00An etiquette for praying<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/twinleaves/1395727292/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1176/1395727292_fe7d34a5f8_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(224, 224, 224);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/twinleaves/1395727292/">well ordered</a> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/twinleaves/">twinleaves</a>.</span></center> <p>This is a watering place that you will find if you visit shrine in Japan. The water is not for drink. Your hands must be clean before going to sanctuary of shrine. Cleanse first your hands and your mind.</p>twinleaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15001245138001976893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24724480.post-22667855046976811452007-03-05T21:18:00.000+09:002007-03-05T21:28:17.843+09:00Tokyo Street PerformersThese movie was captured in Ueno and Okachimachi area. A lot of people were shopping, seeing museum, and performing. <br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ldxFZiBBmec"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ldxFZiBBmec" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OAxF6d8uBLk"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OAxF6d8uBLk" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/b30WClE9i-8"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/b30WClE9i-8" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>twinleaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15001245138001976893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24724480.post-48620609113445351872007-02-23T22:25:00.001+09:002007-02-23T23:12:14.867+09:00Asakusa<div class="flickr-frame"><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/twinleaves/350274867/"><img class="flickr-photo" height="160" alt="" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/149/350274867_14c2ba439b_m.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/twinleaves/350274867/">Nakamise in Asakusa</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/twinleaves/">twinleaves</a>.</span></div><div class="flickr-frame"></div><br><p class="flickr-yourcomment">This is a road to Sensoji that is famous temple in Asakusa. In new year season, everybody visit to wish happy at here. There is a lot of shop in street as Nakamise. You can buy some sweets, accessories and many goods. this area is one of city for sightseeing in Japan.</p>twinleaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15001245138001976893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24724480.post-1147694739516803242006-05-15T21:03:00.000+09:002006-05-22T21:36:24.273+09:00Yakata ships<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/twinleaves/146079575/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/53/146079575_28b54371ae_m.jpg" alt="photo" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/twinleaves/146079575/">Yakata ships</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/twinleaves/">twinleaves</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p>These are passenger boat for cruise around Tokyo gulf with lunch or dinner. You can have hot TENPURA that is made on the ship. About 10,000 yen per one are necessary to go on board.<br /><br />I seem to have been used as transportation to a red light district in the Edo era. They do business as a pleasure boat now.</p>twinleaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15001245138001976893noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24724480.post-1147511642637180992006-05-13T18:11:00.000+09:002006-05-13T18:14:02.643+09:00Ginza street<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/twinleaves/140101859/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/47/140101859_fd6248cb44_m.jpg" alt="photo" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/twinleaves/140101859/">Ginza street</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/twinleaves/">twinleaves</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p>This is a main street of Ginza district. In horiday, many people is walking in the HOKOSHATENGOKU as a priority for pedestrian without cars.</p>twinleaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15001245138001976893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24724480.post-1147510688180348202006-05-13T17:55:00.000+09:002006-05-13T17:58:08.220+09:00Wet Akihabara<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/twinleaves/143959463/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/54/143959463_638536e347_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><!--<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/twinleaves/143959463/">wet Akihabara</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/twinleaves/">twinleaves</a>.</span>--><br clear="all" /><p>The electric city Akihabara was wet. Attention for being electrocuted! :-)</p>twinleaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15001245138001976893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24724480.post-1145715998504123512006-04-22T23:26:00.000+09:002006-04-22T23:37:32.093+09:00Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway<a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/twinleaves/132843455/"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" alt="" src="http://static.flickr.com/46/132843455_890d53b9b9_m.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><p>The Metropolitan expressway which aross like a web the center of Tokyo is jammed every day.<br /><br />A photograph is Tokyo Tower which I see from Route 2 that always through.</p>twinleaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15001245138001976893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24724480.post-1145010854954533852006-04-14T18:45:00.000+09:002006-04-14T19:34:14.960+09:00TOKYO BIG SIGHT<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5140/2569/1024/IMG_0423.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5140/2569/400/IMG_0423.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />TOKYO BIG SIGHT -Tokyo International Exhibition Center- We are exhibiting every year at this place. This facilities are located bay area near downtown of Tokyo. About 300 times exhibitions are held every year at this hall. The area is approximately 5 times of a baseball field. Drop in when you trip for trade to Tokyo.<br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.bigsight.jp/english/index.html">TOKYO BIG SIGHT</a></li></ul> <a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> twinleaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15001245138001976893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24724480.post-1144923400446197372006-04-13T18:38:00.000+09:002006-04-13T19:16:40.456+09:00Inari shrine<span style="color:#0000ff;"></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5140/2569/1024/DSC00042.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5140/2569/400/DSC00042.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />There is a little shrine called "oinarisan". We can look these shrines in Tokyo and every city of Japan. God of food controlling is dedicated in here. Somebody throws a money offering to the box called "saisenbako". And they worship for their health.<br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://inari.jp/">Fushimi Inari Taisha(only japanese)</a></li></ul> <a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> twinleaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15001245138001976893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24724480.post-1144847834614820442006-04-12T21:54:00.000+09:002006-04-12T23:12:53.210+09:00Rest of bicycle<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5140/2569/1024/IMG_0389.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5140/2569/400/IMG_0389.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />You can see these scenes, if you are walking around a big apartment in Tokyo. People uses bicycle for commuting, shopping and any more. As you know, a lot of people crowds on small city. So bicycle is crowded too. <a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a>twinleaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15001245138001976893noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24724480.post-1144668713555509732006-04-10T20:11:00.000+09:002006-04-10T20:31:53.563+09:00Favorite florist<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5140/2569/1024/IMG_0394.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5140/2569/400/IMG_0394.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br />There is a florist nearby my home. I bought a bunch of flowers for my wife. So it was a day of wedding anniversary. I've got a lot of flowers, it was reasonable price to order a gift of flowers. I intend to buy those gifts in the shop next time too. <a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> twinleaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15001245138001976893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24724480.post-1144584914550074252006-04-09T20:39:00.000+09:002006-04-09T21:15:14.566+09:00Traffic safety campaign<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5140/2569/1024/IMG_0392.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5140/2569/400/IMG_0392.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br />This week is in effect for traffic safety campaign. There are many tents in this season at every load side. It is set up by neighborhood associations, but nobody is in the tent. I think the event becomes only out of habit. The tent can't watch any safety incidents. <a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> twinleaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15001245138001976893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24724480.post-1144511900746719592006-04-09T00:36:00.000+09:002006-04-09T00:58:20.756+09:00Department store<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5140/2569/640/IMG_0400.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5140/2569/320/IMG_0400.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br />This is a department store called "Marui". It is well-known as chain store in Japan. The building has been made with city hall of Shinagawa. I have never bought in this store last 5 year, because it is convenient to shop in another store. But the shop is opportunity for buying goods of big-name brands. <a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> twinleaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15001245138001976893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24724480.post-1144404333935741312006-04-07T18:50:00.000+09:002006-04-10T21:55:51.980+09:00Coin parking<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5140/2569/640/IMG_0384.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5140/2569/320/IMG_0384.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This is a signboard of coin parking at Ohimachi city. There are many parkings in Tokyo, because parking is not possible for narrow road. A price is indicated 100yen/30minutes in daytime, 100yen/60minutes in nighttime. It will be limited that price is 1,400yen in 24hours. <a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a>twinleaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15001245138001976893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24724480.post-1144320343915984932006-04-06T19:32:00.000+09:002006-04-06T19:45:43.930+09:00A massage chair<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5140/2569/640/IMG_0330.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5140/2569/320/IMG_0330.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />At last month, I have been to Fukui for business trip. A shot in room of hotel, there was a massage chair. I was relaxed when the machine working about 30 minutes. <a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> twinleaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15001245138001976893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24724480.post-1143818098281190792006-03-31T23:41:00.000+09:002006-04-01T00:19:15.493+09:00Sakura is prepared for HANAMI<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5140/2569/1600/IMG_0347.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5140/2569/320/IMG_0347.jpg" border="0" /></a>A sakura(cherry blossom) is prepared for HANAMI.<br />HANAMI means flower viewing and enjoying under the tree with some wine.<br />In this season, people waiting longtime for deployment to take space of HANAMI .<br />Usually newcomers are ordered for duty of caretaker.twinleaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15001245138001976893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24724480.post-1143548241491559392006-03-28T21:16:00.000+09:002006-03-28T21:48:19.946+09:00How long life?<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5140/2569/1600/DVC00012.0.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5140/2569/320/DVC00012.0.jpg" border="0" /></a>This is my pet "Mississippi Red Ear Turtle".<br />It is called "Midori-game" in Japan, means green turtle.<br />I think that my life is short than HIM.twinleaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15001245138001976893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24724480.post-1143363189945226912006-03-26T17:45:00.000+09:002006-03-26T19:04:25.863+09:00It's been over to keep on standing.<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5140/2569/1600/IMG_0329.0.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5140/2569/320/IMG_0329.0.jpg" border="0" /></a>It is last day of exhibition the <a href="http://www.pie2006.com/">PIE2006</a>.<br />I'm so tired, because keep on standing 6 hours.<br />Good night.:-)twinleaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15001245138001976893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24724480.post-1143300445705456822006-03-26T00:21:00.000+09:002007-03-01T23:52:52.183+09:00A start of Tokyo bitsWellcome to "Tokyo bits"!<br /><br />This blog is updating for small topic of Tokyo life.<br /><br />author: twinleavestwinleaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15001245138001976893noreply@blogger.com0