Book cover

From In Tokyo Now

A bottle of New Year's sake

Takeaway from Tokyu Food Show

Takeaway from Tokyu Food Show, originally uploaded by Michael Blamey_.

Great short piece from the Washington Post on life in Tokyo

Click here ... including 3 short videos

Today's Ikebana

Going home to Nishi Eifuku on the Inokashira Line from Shibuya

Monorail to the bath house

On the way to the Tokyu Food Show

On the way to Food Show, originally uploaded by Michael Blamey_.

Dinner from Food show

Dinner from Food show, originally uploaded by Michael Blamey_.

New Years apples $A10 each

New Years apples $A10 each, originally uploaded by Michael Blamey_.

Doctor fish at the bath house

They nibble away at the dead skin on your feet. Guardian article and picture here It works!!!

Cat Street, Shibuya

Ikebana makings

Playing in Shibuya

Playing in Shibuya, originally uploaded by Michael Blamey_.

Tokyo Eye, Shinjuku Station

Imperial Palace Moat

Imperial Palace Moat, originally uploaded by Michael Blamey_.

Christmas eve in Shibuya

Messing around in the National Art Centre

Okonomiyaki for dinner in Shimo Kitazawa

Is this Japan's answer to Barney Allen's - all the food groups and good beer at the bar with Barney

Leaf collection tomorrow

Prada building

Prada building, originally uploaded by Michael Blamey_.

Lightly grilled with a squeeze of lemon please

Tsukiji

Tsukiji

Front Gate

Front Gate, originally uploaded by Michael Blamey_.

Tsukiji

Last leaves of Autumn

100_7075, originally uploaded by Michael Blamey_.

Eating sushi at Tsukiji

100_7000, originally uploaded by Michael Blamey_.

Another of the Tsukiji fish market

Street market near Ueno Station

IMG_8554, originally uploaded by Michael Blamey_.

Sumida- Gawa (River)

Entering Ueno Park

Hiroo Station

IMG_8617, originally uploaded by Michael Blamey_.

Catch your dreams

View over Tokyo from Sompo Japan Museum of Art

 

Constant 38 degrees

Nishi Eifuku, originally uploaded by Michael Blamey_.

New escalator at Nishi Eifuku station

Nishi Eifuku, originally uploaded by Michael Blamey_.

Shinjuku - early evening

Shinjuku, originally uploaded by Michael Blamey_.

Spy girls in Shinjuku

Shinjuku, originally uploaded by Michael Blamey_.

Back streets of Shinjuku

Shinjuku, originally uploaded by Michael Blamey_.

Shibuya Station this morning

Looking at Shibuya, originally uploaded by Michael Blamey_.

Nishi Eifuku main street

Nishi Eifuku main street, originally uploaded by Michael Blamey_.

Monday's Ikebana

From In Tokyo Now

Tombstones

Walking Nippori, originally uploaded by Michael Blamey_.

Walking Nippori

Walking Nippori, originally uploaded by Michael Blamey_.

We got tickets for parking our bikes without a permit

From In Tokyo Now

Trying on shoes in Harajuku

Harajuku, originally uploaded by Michael Blamey_.

Now ... which one was mine?

 

Looking at Shibuya

 

Homeward Bound

 

Italianate themed shopping inside Palette Town

 

Palette Town

 

Fuji Television building at Daiba

 

Car park

 

Yurikamome monorail

 

Tokyo's Statue of Liberty & Rainbow Bridge

 

Riding home at twilight

 

House entrance

 

Train from Shibuya

 

A Merry Planet - on the Ginza

 

Kichijoji's main street

Lake at Kichijoji

Looking up

Resting at the park in Kichijoji

Along the canal

Pottery at the window

View at breakfast

Auctioning frozen tuna

Red hair

Omote Sando icons

Omote Sando on Sunday evening

Something for Hank and Pixel

Takeshita Street

Snoopy Town

Harajuku girl

Ginza on Saturday night