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Asakusa – Tsukiji – Asakusa

February 5, 2012 Japan, Photography 4 comments

When you are too busy coding and your mind doesn’t work anymore, instead of keep pushing, take a break and do something completely different. That’s what I did on Saturday. I left home in the afternoon and walked down the Sumida River until it ends.

Books, Sports, Music, Electronics

December 16, 2011 Japan 3 comments

If you are in Tokyo I recommend to follow this path.
Get out at Kudanshita station, exit 2 and walk all the road down to Jimboucho to find tons and tons of old books. Even if you don’t understand Japanese, it’s very interesting to see the atmosphere in there. Then you’ll find streets dedicated to sports, then streets of music and finally you will be in Akihabara, the geek kingdom.

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Massive construction work at Iidabashi

July 21, 2011 Japan 3 comments

It’s quite usual in Tokyo to see a building in some place, and after one week or less it just disappeared and after some months, you come back to the same place and you see a new building. Tokyo’s shape changes really quickly, but what I saw today was beyond what I’m used to see. At least in my 5 years living here.

As you can see in the map, the blue area has been completely demolished. Hundred of apartments and tens of buildings just removed. I don’t know what they are building there, but just imagine the process to move all those people and companies away from there.

Map here.

Look at that! The blue zone has been completely demolished…

Some pictures of the current construction work. Any ideas of what are they building there?

Small power

June 1, 2011 Japan No comments

Small, old and crappy building in Kachidoki close to a big and modern one.
Maybe the owner didn’t want to sell the portion of soil where it was built. I wonder if the architects had to design the building to “avoid” that portion.

The aerial view thanks to Google Maps

iPads used as advertisement screens at Shinjuku St.

November 28, 2010 Japan 4 comments

Citizen is advertising their products using iPads embedded in the columns near the East exit at Shinjuku station.
Until now, tablets were around the corner but for some reason, the iPad now seems to be the only and first tablet in the world.
I was thinking if this is only good marketing from Apple, but maybe it’s not only that.
What makes this tablet “special” is the fact that it brakes many of the topics surrounding gadgets and computer devices: “They always fail”.
Unfortunately we are so used to the fact that electronic devices, and specially computerized ones will always fail. Maybe that’s due to the fact that Microsoft invaded the world with its “failing = business” policy. Actually the iPad represents a device that groups in one product, good design, reliability, stability, easy of use, nice interface and good performance. It’s not only marketing, this device is really a good product and I hope that other makers think seriously about this. I want some competitors, based on quality not only on marketing.

iPad at shinjuku St.