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		<title>The not so cheerful gallery</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 12:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When commuting, I often pass through part of the underground walkway that runs under Harumi dori and stretches from Ginza station towards Higashi Ginza. There&#8217;s a kind of gallery along the way that displays art from various groups who apply to display their work there. (Technically, it&#8217;s called the &#8220;Promenade Gallery&#8221;, but I wouldn&#8217;t want [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When commuting, I often pass through part of the underground walkway that runs under Harumi dori and stretches from Ginza station towards Higashi Ginza. There&#8217;s a kind of gallery along the way that displays art from various groups who apply to display their work there. (Technically, it&#8217;s called the &#8220;Promenade Gallery&#8221;, but I wouldn&#8217;t want to get anyone excited about rushing to visit it.)</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t usually pay a tremendous amount of attention to what&#8217;s there, as I am usually just passing through and it never really looks that intriguing. However, a few weeks ago, I noticed this one piece of work that jumped out at me because it just seemed a bit out of place and, by extension, quite bizarre and funny.</p>
<p>The other day, I finally decided I had to take a photo with my keitai as I passed through, but, before I insert the photo, you should read the text in the image below &#8211; the mandate, if you will, of the gallery (which I&#8217;ve underlined in red). After reading that, I laughed even harder as I walked by the piece in question:</p>
<div id="attachment_1383" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://blog.tokyololas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/promenade-gallery1.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1383" title="promenade-gallery1" src="http://blog.tokyololas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/promenade-gallery1.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="669" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">the apparent mandate of &quot;the gallery&quot;</p></div>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Walk about 20 metres and you&#8217;ll see this &#8220;bright&#8221; and &#8220;pleasant&#8221; work:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.tokyololas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/promenade-gallery.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1382" title="promenade-gallery" src="http://blog.tokyololas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/promenade-gallery.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="669" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Cracks me up every time&#8230;</p>
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		<title>What not to name your company</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This made me laugh the other day as I was walking through Ginza: If you look closely, you can see that it is a van belonging to a patisserie/boulangerie, so I am not sure if the name is meant to imply that they are &#8220;religiously devoted&#8221; to baking the best breads and pastries they can, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This made me laugh the other day as I was walking through Ginza:</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-414" title="Bigot" src="http://blog.tokyololas.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/bigot.jpg" alt="Bigot" width="600" height="400" /></p>
<p>If you look closely, you can see that it is a van belonging to a patisserie/boulangerie, so I am not sure if the name is meant to imply that they are &#8220;religiously devoted&#8221; to baking the best breads and pastries they can, or if it is named after a Monsieur Bigot, or if they are just a collective of intolerant bakers&#8230;</p>
<p>Hmmm&#8230;</p>
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