Dec 6, 2009 - 11:15 am
Posted in 榴ヶ岡 Tsutsujigaoka | No comments
The east (rear) side of Sendai Station was totally revitalized some years ago. The train lines were all moved underground, allowing the main boulevard, Miyagino-dori (宮城野通) to be widened. Today it’s a beautiful area. The sidewalks are wide and uncrowded, lined with trees, and there are all kinds of interesting sculptures and [...]
Dec 4, 2009 - 1:07 pm
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Our epic Monday adventure around Sendai finally landed us at a new bar near Sendai Station. Primarily a whiskey bar, they’ve also got a little wine and one Japanese beer, Heartland, which isn’t as bad as the regular domestic swill. As you can see the atmosphere is very dark and cozy, with classic [...]
WARNING: The following may very well be the most boring paragraph I’ve ever said or written.
As part of an ongoing photography project I’ve been trying to take different routes home from work. They are getting progressively longer though, as I have to take increasingly indirect paths. Also hindering my return home are the [...]
Nov 8, 2009 - 1:25 pm
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Just off the downtown shopping arcade, Clis Road, in the Chuo district are a collection of upscale urban boutiques. Most of them are operated by young fashion conscious boys and girls, steeped in hiphop culture with dreams of making and selling their own styles. There’s a problem though. They’re all the same. The clothes look [...]
Nov 7, 2009 - 2:23 am
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Decided to take my bike into work for a change today. Downtown it’s illegal to park your bike on the sidewalk, although hundreds of people do. Once a week or so the city comes around though and impounds all the offending bicycles. It’s about $25 to get your bike back. The closest bicycle parking lot [...]
Nov 6, 2009 - 7:17 am
Posted in 中央 Chuo, 榴ヶ岡 Tsutsujigaoka | No comments
Some sights to be seen on my daily walk home from work. I don’t work or live near the main drinking district, Kokubuncho, but rest assured there are still plenty of places to get a glass of the good stuff or something to eat as I make my way to the east side of Sendai [...]
Nov 4, 2009 - 10:16 pm
Posted in 宮城 Miyagi Prefecture | No comments
Every Wednesday evening I have to work outside the city in a small town called Tagajo. Basically it’s a suburb of Sendai, but it’s also home to many factories for big companies like Mitsubishi and Sony. I walk through the main entertainment area on my way to work, so I thought I’d keep trying out [...]
Nov 3, 2009 - 8:52 pm
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Took a Shinkansen north up to Furukawa to visit some friends and co-workers from my days there, and made a couple new friends as well. 120 minute “nomihodai” (all you can drink!) ensures getting the night off to a fun start. The food at this particular “izakaya” (Japanese restaurant) however was pretty crappy, in particular [...]
As I’m still recovering from food poisoning, including a lovely trip to the hospital today, here is another installment from our trip to Tokyo last December. This time it’s from Odaiba.
Originally this man-made island was built to defend the capital city (then Edo) from foreign sea attack, way back in the 1800’s. Today it is [...]
I’d been to Tokyo Tower before, but never at night. Boy, was I missing out on some spectacular views! The lineup was huge, easily over 500 people, but the line moved pretty steadily. Definitely well worth the wait.
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