When coupled with bodies, mannequin head sporting Japanese scarecrows can be sombre and serene, as well as scary.
But without a body, they simply look sinister. Or is it sad?
For whom the (temple) bell tolls — twice
7/25/2011 by 7 Comments
The sight and sound of this temple bell has featured on Tokyo Times before, but seeing it in use a second time, along with a differently decked out priest, meant that the opportunity definitely couldn’t be missed.
Unfortunately, however, the chance to make another recording was, so sadly the previous sounds will have to suffice.
A wonderfully old and traditional Tokyo shoe shop
7/21/2011 by 9 Comments
Tokyo’s many glitzy emporiums offer all the brands it’s possible to think of — and many more it’s not. But for real character, and a glimpse of how Tokyo once was (and to a certain extent still is), the city’s old and family run shops are far more interesting, if not exactly fashionable.
A bonsai master
7/18/2011 by 14 Comments
It’s possible I don’t have the patience, and definite I don’t have the skills, but it’s still hard to imagine a job that appears more relaxing, and bequeaths its bearers with more beauty, than that of a bonsai master.
A tattoo, beers and banging tunes
7/15/2011 by 4 Comments
Tokyo is hot and humid every summer, but this year is going to be a stinker, with power saving setsuden setting the agenda. A situation that means many workplaces are now sticky and uncomfortable sweat-boxes, and the once soothingly baltic climes of a convenience are now barely cool.
However, while escape from the heat is hard to find, it can at least be countered, and some tunes and a beer or two isn’t a bad way of going about it.
Tokyo Times slight summer slowdown
7/13/2011 by 21 Comments
Tomorrow, I shall be leaving these fair isles for the far cooler, if not exactly fairer, ones of home. A journey that will see me knee deep in Guinness, pies and the odd plate of fish and chips for the best part of 6 weeks.
But that’s not to say that the site will simply cease to function like the fella below. No, far from it. There’ll just be something of a slowdown that’s all. So, instead of the usual 4 or 5 posts a week, there’ll be a more relaxed and suitably summery 2. These will more than likely be posted on Mondays and Thursdays (although there will be one this Friday), but to be sure of new content to see, subscribing to the Tokyo Times RSS Feed could well be the way to go. Or alternatively, links to new posts will also appear on my Twitter page.
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