Archive for the 'Japan' Category

Hachiko Crossing in Shibuya, Tokyo

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

 
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 [...]

some impressions from my two-week stay in Japan

Sunday, June 21st, 2009

“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”

very short summary of day 3 - 6

Saturday, June 6th, 2009

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 [...]

my second day in Tokyo

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

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 [...]

my first day in Tokyo

Monday, June 1st, 2009

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 [...]