This is a really cool video of Tokyo, it seems to be created by the watchmaker Citizen, but you know whatever! I would love to go back again with my girlfriend.
Greetings & Salutations
Hummy
Internet Warrior
Apr
04
Cyber Drifters
Posted in Blog, TechnologyThe BBC reports on a cyber cafe outside Tokyo that has a dark room divided into tiny cubicles where 60 people “who rarely emerge” live. These folks are called cyber drifters and “they have just enough money to stay off the streets.” It costs $500 a month to live in one of these “coffin-size booths,” [...]
Mar
22
Fanta Grape
Posted in FoodWhen I visited Tokyo, I came across an unusual flavour of Fanta, one which I subsequently became hooked on. Returning to London, I scoured high and low in a futile attempt to locate this godly beverage. A few years later, at a point when I’d given up all hope. Atari Ya caught me unawares and [...]
Mar
21
Hidden Japan
Posted in TelevisionTo my delight, I’ve discovered that BBC Four are showing a season of films and documentaries about Japan. They describe it as a search for meaning of this extraordinary nation. Although I’ve missed a few of the shows already, the introduction of BBC iPlayer has meant that I’ve been able to catch up at my [...]
Feb
22
Green Island
Posted in PhotographyA collaboration between an art director and a creative artist has resulted in the Green Island project, a glimpse of what Tokyo would look like if it’s streets were replaced by fields of grass.
