Tina in Japan

Read: A dummy in Japan. This blog is about all the things I find fascinating about Japan. And "a dummy" because I find so many every-day common things fascinating.

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

The end

I planned to write so much more about my trip. Especially how I stayed in a temple with Buddhist monks and prayed with them in the morning. ...

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Atomic bomb dome, Hiroshima

Atomic bomb dome has been preserved in the same state as immediately after the bombing, now serving as a bitter reminder about the sadness o...

Book covers

When Japanese buy a book, they always get a book cover together with it. One reason is to keep it clean, and the other, a much more importan...

Himeji castle

Himeji castle is one of the biggest in Japan and still preserved in its original form from centuries ago. When I saw a photo of it in my gui...

Friday, January 2, 2009

Bullet trains

Japan is easy to travel in. Japanese trains are the fastest in the world. And they are so punctual that you could use them to set your watch...

Kyoto gardens

There are so many gardens in Kyoto that it is impossible to count them. Each one different and each one perfect in its own way.

Kyoto geishas

I never imagined you actually see geishas wandering around the streets of Kyoto.

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Kyoto temples

My two-week trip around Japan started in Kyoto, where I ended up spending six nights. Kyoto is an old capital of Japan, and it remains a cul...

Tokyo University main campus

Beautiful December ginko trees.

Japan "became" normal

I worked in the lab in Tokyo for 6 weeks and by the end I started to feel comfortable, the daily life became a routine. Japan became normal....

Friday, December 12, 2008

Offline until 28th Dec

Thanks for reading and have a nice Christmas!

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Japanese chess

Shogi - Japanese chess. Haven't played, just observed. There is a 9 times 9 grid, while chess has 8 times 8. Probably because Japanese ...

Gokon

Gokon is a bit different way of meeting potential partners than we are used to, but very common and popular in Japan. A boy and a girl tha...

Onsen

Onsen is a Japanese word for a "hot spring". Because Japan is covered with volcanoes, there are more hot springs in Japan than an...

Korean alphabet

Maybe you noticed in the title of the previous post that the characters look a bit different than Japanese characters. (Can you see?) Korean...

윤도현 "잊을께"

I love this Korean song . The singer doesn't look too bad either. And just today I learned the title of the song is "I will get ove...

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Photo shooting in Odaiba

You say you want more photos on which I look happy... Short term happiness, but I won't complain.

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Shita Machi tour

Today our secretary dressed up in a kimono and took me for a tour around Shita Machi (old town). Here are some photos (since you insist on s...

Petrol station

Where petrol hangs from the air. Has anyone seen this in any other places?

Sonodaband

Some time ago I wrote about hearing a really good student band performing at Komaba student festival at University of Tokyo. After that I e...

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Who is at work?

In front of the lab there is a sign-in board with little magnets, so that it's clear all the time where everyone is. The first column is...

Taking shoes off

Before I left for Japan, I read in my guidebook: Don't leave home without ... 1) Slip-on shoes - you want shoes that are easy to slip on...

Japanese food - outcome

I will not tell you in kilograms, but I have gone up 6.5% of my weight in 1 month! Calculate it for yourself. All my unwashed jeans hardly ...

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Japanese door

I love Japanese interior door. Simple, white and beautiful. They also have similar windows. Funny, why do they need interior windows. But I ...

Odaiba and Tokyo bay

The nicest and sunniest possible day. Amazing train ride with the views of the most futuristic city and bay ever. Quite impressive. Sometime...

Imperial palace gardens

Imperial palace in Tokyo is nothing like Buckingham palace. Actually you can't even see it. You can only have a stroll though Imperial P...

Tokyo vs London metro

I don't know what I was expecting, but Tokyo underground is not bad at all! Compared to London, I can almost always have a sit here. The...

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