The Tokyo Tower - one of the many landmarks of the Japanese capital - is the bright highlight of Tokyo’s breathtaking night skyline. When I took this photo from the Tokyo World Trade Center in June of 2009, I was inspired by the amazing atmosphere of the city. The endless concrete jungle with over 35 [...]
The world’s second-largest economy is officially in deflation now. The price level is falling primarily because of overproduction (partly due to weak exports) and Japanese consumers expecting a further decrease in prices, therefore delaying purchases and saving even more.
The problem is the Bank of Japan can’t really do much about it because the Japanese central bank’s [...]
Shibuya never sleeps. Even after midnight Shibuya bustles with life. The street vendors selling snacks to hungry shoppers never disappear, nor do the crowds of university and high school students, tourists, club hoppers, young restless businessmen and the like. The parties in the countless karaoke boxes continue into the wee hours of the morning.
The world famous intersection [...]
Just go to the page “Videos”:
http://www.whatmattersweblog.com/videos/
Watching this video you can get an impression of how packed Tokyo is and how exciting it is to walk around in this mega city.
Walking out of Hachiko exit at the Shibuya Station at dusk, you’ll see the Hachiko Crossing which is featured in both, Lost in Translation and Tokyo Drift. It’s very, very busy [...]
“a picture is worth a thousand words”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hkAI405WuQ
I recommend you to watch this slideshow in “HQ”.
More about my trip to Japan soon. Check out category “Japan”
Since I’m rushing from one important sight to another from dawn till dusk I’ve barely had time to access the Internet in recent days.
Anyway, here’s a short summary of what I’ve been doing during the last three days:
June 3rd: trip to Yokohama and a great afternoon and evening with friends in Shibuya & Harajuku (the coolest area [...]
After spending the last few hours of the day at a traditional Japanese restaurant in the Asakusa area chatting with some locals and drinking Sake, I I wen to bed early yesterday.
Therefore I could get up early today to head to Roppongi in the morning. On top of the Roppongi Hillls towers (55th floor) there`s [...]
Less ｔｈan 10 hours ago I arrived at Tokyo`s Narita Airport. Since then I`ve already seen some of Tokyo`s highlights: the Asakusa district where my hotel is located (right on the edge of Sumida River, opposite of the famous headquarters of the Asahi brewery), Ginza (Tokyo`s most upscale shopping area), the Tokyo International Forum (a futuristic building which [...]
I’m all packed and ready to go. On Sunday I’ll leave for Japan. During my two week stay I’ll spend about one week in Tokyo and travel to Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, Fukuoka, Kamakura and Yokohama in my second week.
Ever since I was young I’ve had a strong interest in Japanese culture. Next to Japan’s [...]
