Chillin in Ginza – the other side of the coin

March 18, 2009 - 6:48 pm by Him in Others  

Ginza is a fantastic place to visit and see Japan’s richest in their full pomp and glory. The stars of Japanese stage and screen often walk these streets with an entourage carrying their purchases back to a waiting limo – no Ginza Line for these chaps.
Add to this scene, hundreds if not thousands of less [...]

Apple Ginza – more than a fruit

March 17, 2009 - 3:41 pm by Him in Others  

Apple
It’s odd that so many Mac users know exactly where the Apple shop in Tokyo’s Ginza district is. Is it not? Most say they have been there, and, after a little more digging reveal their visit was linked to a broken machine.
The pros and cons of the various forms of computer out there notwithstanding, anyone [...]

Ginza – a land of deals if you know where to look

March 16, 2009 - 6:46 am by Him in Others  

At least once, likely more times each week, Ginza serves as the backdrop to evening news stories, people being questioned in the street or just to depict ‘typical’ Tokyo life carrying on as normal behind a newscaster trying to make a point.
Ironically Ginza in many ways is not typical Tokyo, but the idealised version of [...]

Samantha Kingz

February 15, 2009 - 8:13 am by Him in Others  

Most visitors to Japan will have heard of Samantha Thavasa. Many may know the other brands in the ‘Samantha’ group – Samantha Tiara, Samantha Silva and even Violent Hanger to name but a few, but how many will have ever heard of Samantha Kingz?
If you have, odds are you’re a fella – and a pretty [...]

Omotesando – Tokyo’s link to Paris

February 5, 2009 - 7:42 am by Him in Others  

The 800 m. or so linking Meiji Dori and Aoyama Dori – in Tokyo’s Shibuya district, are linked by many streets, but one stands head and shoulders above the rest: Omotesando.
Perhaps nowhere else in Japan does one street serve to identify and ‘label’ an area quite as much as what is, in effect, an old [...]