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Foggy Night in Tokyo

tokyololas — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:51:34 +0000

Well, I thought I might go out and shoot a bit, but the rain and fog convinced me that a cup of coffee and a book on the sofa would be a better choice. However, that doesn’t mean I put my camera away without at least getting a few shots of the fog (click on [...]

Tanaka Hisashige – Today’s Google Doodle

tokyololas — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 01:23:58 +0000

Today’s Google Doodle commemorates the 213th birthday of Tanaka Hisashige, a Japanese engineer and inventor during the late Edo and early Meiji periods. In his time, he was known as “the genius of mechanical wonders”. Some people refer to him as “the Thomas Edison of Japan”. He was famous for a number of things, but [...]

Settle down, InterTubes: “bagelheads” is NOT a trend in Japan

tokyololas — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 03:34:03 +0000

At the best of times, it’s hard to find a decent bagel in Tokyo (trust me, I’m from Toronto, I know bagels); but, suddenly, the other day, there was nothing but bagel news coming out of Japan. Unfortunately, it was not the fact that someone in Tokyo had finally built a wood-fired oven for Montreal [...]

Rainy Season Flowers in Tokyo (yes, I know, rainy season was months ago)

tokyololas — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 13:15:14 +0000

Rainy season has come and gone, and this post has been sitting in my drafts folder for AGES, but today was a bit reminiscent of rainy season: it was gloomy and rainy all day long. It kind of looked like this (although the blur is an exaggerated version of my brain’s impression this morning): [...]

Rainbow over Tokyo (but not a double rainbow!)

tokyololas — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 11:51:33 +0000

Well, I think in all the years I’ve lived here, this is probably only the third rainbow I’ve seen in central Tokyo.