watashi to tokyo

YAHAMA's new promotion video

YAHAMA’ｓ Rube Goldberg machine video. They made this by only watch parts.

And here is making video.

My best Rube Goldberg machine videos are here!

NTT Docomo

ARIEL beautiful life

Honda

The best Tokyo sweets souvenirs in 2016

Find Travel picked the best 70 of Tokyo Souvenirs sweets which you can buy at Tokyo Station. In the Tokyo Station, there are a lot of shops as if it is a small town, here is the map from thier official site Tokyo Station City.

I will picked some which I was hooked, here is watashi to tokyo's best 5.

Tokyo Banana : I can't miss one. I picked this one in 2005 as popular souvenir of Tokyo but it has not changed yet. There are variations of flavor, caramel is good.

mamegui : mamegui is named from Mame (= tiny) and Tenugui (Japanese hand towl). This shop wrapped small Japanese sweets by small tenugui.

Marshmallow Elegance : Thier Chocolat Terrine is beautiful. Fruits and marshmallow are coverd by chocolate. Covered by Gummi and caramel are good too.

Ginza Kikunoya : Fukuyose is assoted tiny Japanses sweets. There are candy, senbei, bisket, beans etc,.I think it is easy to carry or send too.

Juchheim: I will pick Kobe beef pie!. I don't think it is impossible to hate kobe beef.

Shinjuku! where you go?

Shinjuku area is a major commercial and administrative centre and it's the busiest railway station in the world!  Here is my recommeneded places.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (the administration centre for the government of Tokyo ) and other high buildings: You can go up to the top and enjoy the Tokyo nice views. It's free.

Isetan Department Store : One of the biggest department store and the annual sales ranks between 6th and 8th always in Japan.

Tokyu Hands in Shinjuku Takashimaya : The biggest Tokyu Hands in Shibuya, but Shinjuku one is located inside of Takashimaya Department building in south exit, you can enjoy department store too and also very big book store Kinokuniya stands next to the building.

Restaurants which you can cook by yourself: There are a huge number of restaurants in Shinuku. I recommend to have "the experience", not only taste.Here is some video who enjoy cooking.

Takoyaki:HONJIN
Okonomiyaki,Monjayaki,Okonomiyaki / Konamono Other
Dinner 1,500 JPY
03-3200-9714 (+81-3-3200-9714)
Monday - Friday Dinner: 16:00 - 23:30(L.O.22:45)
Saturday & Sunday & Holiday Lunch・Dinner: 12:00 - 23:30(L.O.22:45)
JR Shinjuku Station East Exit 1-minute walk

Kushiage:KUSHIYA MONOGATARI
Japanese Other,Izakaya (Japanese Style Pub),Fried Skewers (Meat and Vegetables)
Lunch 1,260 JPY Dinner 2,800 JPY
03-5321-6166 (+81-3-5321-6166)
Saturday & Sunday & Holiday Lunch: 11:30 - 15:00(L.O.14:30, Drink L.O. 14:30)
Dinner: 16:00 - 23:00(L.O.22:30, Drink L.O. 22:30)
Shinjuku(Tokyo) JR Shinjuku Station West Exit 2-minute walk

Shabu Shabu : MK restaurant is very very reasonable restaurant you can try Shabu Shabu and sushi etc,.If you want to save costs.
Nabe (Japanese Style Hot Pot),Dim Sum,Sushi / Seafood (Other)
Lunch 1,300 JPY Dinner 2,000 JPY
03-3356-7768 (+81-3-3356-7768)
Monday - Sunday 11:00 - 23:00(L.O.22:30)
Shinjuku(Tokyo) JR Shinjuku Station East Exit, central East Exit 5-minute walk

Japanese Kit Kats

Now I am eating Kit Kats "Strawberry spring season special". Here is a video about Japanese Kit Kats.

(BuzzFeedVideo)

Hiroshi Nakamura, unique architect

Hiroshi Nakamura is a Japanese Architect living in Tokyo Japan.

He graduate School of Science and Technology, Meiji University in 1997 and worked at Kengo Kuma & Associates and established Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP Co., Ltd. Tokyo International Airport Terminal 2 is his work and he is getting world's attention now.

His major work example is Ribbon Chapel.

I love this Dancing trees, Singing birds.

The house iteself is like a small forest. His unique work example is House HS. The house has a round shape like breast and it make the comfy hollow.

Here is a video of his work Optical Glass House.  beautiful!!

A well know burenai guy on the recipe site

ぶれない "Burenai" is a verb meaning physically "Unshakable" basically. We often use "Burenai" to express someone who carries out his or her intentions in positive.  A guy is very well know as a burenai cooking guy on the biggest recipe site “cookpad” in Japan.

He uploads his"the day after pay day cooking recipe” and ”the day before pay day recipe" too. A gap between before and after is funny and his recipes are picked up often on the internet, of course nobody try his recipe though.

New Origami Darth Vader

Pokemon test on wikipedia

Widipedia blog wikimedia had an interesting post last week. It's Pick and choose and Pikachu: 20 years after Pokémon launched, its impact on Wikipedia remains.

Did you know Pokemon Test? It's a kind of criterion to decide to make a new page on wiki. I have never haeard it before and acutally wiki page doesn't have Japaenese page.

Kushiage all-you-can-eat (Tabehodai)!

Kushiage is is a Japanese dish of fried skewered meat and vegetables. In Japanese, kushi means the skewers used while katsu means a fried foods with breadcrumbs.  When you visit Tokyo, I recommend Kushiage all-you-can-eat restaurants. Especially the place you can fry by yourself.  Kushiya monogatari is such place. You can fry and eat as much as you want Kushiage by 2800yen. There are 12 shops in Tokyo area now. Here is the video that introduce the Odaiba shop in TV show.

Kunisad and Kuniyoshi visit home from Boston Museum

Don't miss this! KUNISADA KUNIYOSHI. The Kunisada and KUniyoshi's ukiyoe owned the Boston museum visits home Bunkamura Museum in Shibuya. We can say this is POP culture of EDO. This exhibition categorized works from interesting view points.

Skulls


Ghost busters

That's entertainment etc,.

They have original Bear Brick and kuniyoshi key chain etc,. too!

Bunkamura Museum @ Shibiuya
March 19 -> June 5 10:00-19:00
adult 1500yen