Monday, 24 December 2007

Merry Christmas 2007!

Sorry I'm too busy to post a longer post! Am getting my place ready for the big day tomorrow! Hopefully this strange video makes up for the length of this post.

During my Christmas shopping the other day in Shibuya, Tokyo I came across a hoard of Santas congregating outside Donquiote. Bizzare, but fun.

Have a great Christmas everyone whether in Japan or elsewhere!

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Friday, 21 December 2007

A Hello Kitty Christmas

A few weeks ago Katie invited me down to to Chiba to a shopping mall near Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo Disney Sea to watch a special Hello Kitty Christmas stage show.

Normally Japanese Christmas shows are weird to say the least, normally hosted by a patronising female bimbo with a voice that could give the Chipmunks a run for their money in the voice department. This show didn't let me down there plus we got two large mascots dancing on stage while singing familiar Christmas songs in nail-on-chalkboard-Japanese.

As the show drew to a close (actually even Katie had had enough) the three crazies on stage decided to do a flag dance to Jingle Bells.... how appropriate. Huh.

Unfortunately I didn't get to take a video of the bizarre Bingo game before the show where the crazy girl screamed out "BINGO...STARTO!!!" before "BINGO...STARTO!!!" drawing "BINGO...STARTO!!!" every "BINGO...STARTO!!!" damn "BINGO...STARTO!!!" number "BINGO...STARTO!!!" for "BINGO...STARTO!!!" half "BINGO...STARTO!!!" an "BINGO...STARTO!!!" hour "BINGO...STARTO!!!". Only in Japan.

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Sunday, 25 November 2007

Smoke Free Cafe in Shibuya

Have just enjoyed a rather nice day in Harajuku and Shibuya and am now just writing a new entry on a smoke free cafe in Shibuya for my other Japan blog, SmokeFreeJapan.com.

It's been ages since I did a review for that blog and I was honestly thinking of giving it up because I wasn't sure how long I'd be in Japan for but since I've decided I've still got some Japan loving to do I think I'll begin reviewing smoke free restaurants, cafes and clubs (anyone know any good ones?) once more.

I've also been getting a few emails from people who really love the idea of a smoke free guide to Tokyo so I guess I better give the fans what they want, right? ;)

Anyway, in Yoyogi Park today, a wonderful friend of mine Koky, was doing another fundraiser for his charity, BabyTreeProjects. Shizuko from work brought her son and several of his friends to help and their sales techniques were amazing, especially considering their age! Here's a video I just had to take!

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Sunday, 28 October 2007

My Garden

Japanese people seem to be very anti-wildlife in Tokyo. Noone seems to want animals anywhere near them unless they're in a cage or on a leash. Because of this it's basically impossible to find bird feeders or those "birdseed clumps on a hook that I forget what they're called" things for sale.

In an attempt to attract some birds to my small garden I had to resort to buying a bag of birdseed and just sprinkling it on my back fence. Luckily it worked and I now have some cute little sparrows to watch!

Here's a video I took. Enjoy.

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Thursday, 27 September 2007

Strange Busker in Harajuku

Of the things you'll see and the places you'll go when you come to Tokyo, Japan. Have a look at one of the locals I saw a few weeks ago! [Feeders & Email Readers]

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Monday, 17 September 2007

Girl's Toilet Expose!

What I do in intermission at a Tokyo opera house (email & feeders)

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Monday, 13 August 2007

Tokyo People Watching

Man Tokyo people are so interesting aren't they? You never know what they could do next. They could walk forwards, backwards, maybe even turn their head (I'm waiting for the day!).

Sometimes I'm amazed at the vibrant use of the colours white and black. It's like a moving rainbow but in classic black and white. Maybe this has to do with Charlie Chaplin's popularity here.

Walking, walking, walking. This whole post is starting to sound like a first year art student's poetry but I was just going for sarcasm.

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Tuesday, 31 July 2007

Hikawa Jinga Near My House

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Notice the cicadas in the background and the chime at the end which is my town's own little 6pm alarm clock. Every town has a different tune.

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Thursday, 5 July 2007

Japanese Ricky Martin Kimono Dance

Went on my second boat trip around Tokyo Bay for a friend's bday party and saw this on deck.

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Friday, 4 May 2007

We're going to need a bigger train

My Tokyo train challenge continues...

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Tuesday, 27 March 2007

Dancing on the JR

A few weeks ago on our way to an all nighter we got a little drunk and Callie got a little dancy. As usual in Japan, noone was looking at us.

Enjoy!

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Saturday, 17 March 2007

The Famous Shibuya Crossing

You've probably seen that famous busy crossing in almost any movie set in Tokyo, well a few weeks ago I thought it'd be good to film a whole clip of me crossing the crossing for my home movie collection. Just something I could look back on whenever I leave Japan.

Hope you find it interesting if you've never been here or nostalgic if you have.

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Saturday, 10 February 2007

Push It!

Took this video last week. Was so happy to catch blatant pushing of another person on camera. You see if you don't look them in the eye, you're not being rude... in Japan anyway.

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Sunday, 21 January 2007

FREE HUGS TOKYO

Last night on my way to catch up with Christie at the famous Hachiko exit at Shibuya I saw some guys and gals gathering together and holding a sign which read "FREE HUGS". I thought this might be some kind of project but it looked like they were setting up so didn't ask them what was going on (I was also late meeting Christie).

Funnily enough, when visiting a community member's blog I saw a little button saying "FREE HUGS". Turns out this is a worldwide campaign!

You can check out the official site at freehugscampaign.org and a cool related clip of some free hugging at Shibuya done late last year on Revver here.

Am seriously thinking of joining this campaign. If any country needs it, it's Japan.

Labels: Community, Free Hugs, home movies, japan, Japanese Social Issues

Friday, 19 January 2007

I'll Get the Next One...

I've given myself the challenge of recording the funniest pushing and shoving in the Tokyo trains. I recorded several rather boring ones before recording this tonight on my way home. Enjoy!

Labels: home movies, japan

Thursday, 18 January 2007

New Old Videos

I just uploaded some old videos I had taken from when I was living in Saitama to my Revver page. Check it out. Hope you like them. They aren't exactly groundbreaking but will give you a personal look into the bits and pieces of my life in Japan.

Labels: home movies