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Comiket: Day 2

After sleeping in I was off to get some more Comiket-experience today and I sneaked some pictures out this time. Being able to use the "ignorant foreigner" once in a while is actually quite handy, especially in an area with next to none English explanations. So, w/o further ado, here are some...

permalink written by  JuergenS on August 14, 2010 from Tokyo, Japan
from the travel blog: Two month of Japan

Comiket - Day 1

Comiket 78 day 1 is over and my feet are tired. Bought some stuff, got some more for free and rubbed shoulders with countless other visitors. But from the beginning: Wanted to enter the Miraikai again before going to Comiket to avoid the crowds (two hours waiting are quite possible if you...

permalink written by  JuergenS on August 13, 2010 from Tokyo, Japan
from the travel blog: Two month of Japan

Odaiba and Comiket preparations

Tomorrow marks the start of the three-day-madness that is Comiket 78, so I did some scouting today and got a good look at Odaiba as well. Started off at the Tokyo Big Sight of course, the venue for the Comic Market. Some preparation going on there, both the on-site Conbini and...

permalink written by  JuergenS on August 12, 2010 from Tokyo, Japan
from the travel blog: Two month of Japan

Left and right of Shibuya

Covered the area around Shibuya (meaning train stations nearby) today, more precisely Harajuku, Yoyogi, Ikebukuro and Roppongi. I started at Harajuku, where the "Harajuku girls" are probably themost popular "sights" on weekends. Cosplayers, lolitas (cute/goth) and kimono/yukata clad...

permalink written by  JuergenS on August 7, 2010 from Tokyo, Japan
from the travel blog: Two month of Japan

Cultural: The call of nature

Japanese toilets have a certain reputation in the West for being high-tech and sporting lots of buttons and a whole range of functions, from pre-warmed seats to blow-drying. But that's not the type you will find in your average station stall, the truth looks like this: These are the...

permalink written by  JuergenS on August 6, 2010 from Tokyo, Japan
from the travel blog: Two month of Japan

Asakusa

Went to Asakusa today for the temple, the market and the shopping. Going around Tokyo is really easy, as the Yamanote loop line connects you to pretty much anything you might want to visit, perhaps with the addition of riding for a few stops on a different line. Got off the station, a guy...

permalink written by  JuergenS on August 3, 2010 from Tokyo, Japan
from the travel blog: Two month of Japan

Shibuya and Akihabara

After moving to Tama Plaza I took some days to settle in and get some orientation. As I noted before, Shibuya is the station on the Yamanote Line that's nearest to me, so I decided to explore the area first. Well, that was the original plan, until I entered the station: Seemingly an...

permalink written by  JuergenS on August 1, 2010 from Tokyo, Japan
from the travel blog: Two month of Japan

Moving - Tokyo

Moved to Tokyo today, of course it had to be the only rain day of the week so far. Well, I am just glad that it was dry for my last few days in Kyoto, so it's fine. Due to me doing the checking-out-process yesterday already, I arrived waaaay before the specified time at the Tama Plaza...

permalink written by  JuergenS on July 29, 2010 from Tokyo, Japan
from the travel blog: Two month of Japan

Toyko City und Guesthouse

Heute am 27.7.2010 sind wir mit einer halben Stunde Verspätung in Tokio Narita gelandet. Die Weiterfahrt mit diversen Bahnen hat auch nochmal ca. 4 Stunden gedauert, da wir bis in die City fahren mussten (60 Km). Jetzt komm ich mir ein wenig so vor, als hätt ich Drogen genommen :-), da ich seit...

permalink written by  Chrizzy on July 27, 2010 from Tokyo, Japan
from the travel blog: From Japan to Austria Island

My university & Shibuya

Today I visited the Keio Univerrsity, which I graduated from a long time ago. I felt like I were a student again. Now Keio boys and girls look really fasionable, sophisticated, and cool, which was very different, compaired with the time I was a student there. It has been 16 years since I left...

permalink written by  nobu on March 1, 2010 from Tokyo, Japan
from the travel blog: Let it be

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