Blog – Tagged "Tokyo" – Page 2

Ueno Park Goldfish

September 16, 2009

In Tokyo, there is a lovely, lush public green named Ueno Park. It is full of beautifully sculpted trees; pines pruned to mimic bonsai motifs a...

Castle of Edo Doug Fogelson Emperor Taisho Kan'ei-Ji Tokyo Ueno Park

September 10, 2009

I have walked like a goddamned Sherpa and eaten more tuna than Flipper. I love Tokyo; its dreaminess, its civility, its attention to beauty and d...

Art Baseball Tokyo

September 07, 2009

They don’t want to be salarymen. The 4 or 5 young men I am standing with are tattooed, nattily-dressed punker types with gangster hats and highl...

Gangster Manga Rap The Floating World Tokyo

September 06, 2009

Taxi drivers in Tokyo are a dignified sort. Most wear ties and coats, or vests. Their cabs are immaculate and they know exactly where they are g...

Flea Market Harajuku Togo-Jinja Tokyo

September 04, 2009

I’ve taken tons and tons of digital shots and I have no earthly fucking idea how to load them onto my computer, because I am a moron. I walked a...

Ginza District Japan Kyubey Shiboyu Tokyo

September 02, 2009

Tsukiji Market is the biggest fish market in Tokyo. It is aisle after aisle of all things writhing and aquatic and edible. It is massive with ...

Fish Market Japan Tokyo Tsujiki Market