Recently, on Instagram 07

Recently, on Instagram 07

Thursday, 12 April 2012

Lots have been happening in the past month, cold winter has been replaced by happy spring and now we are having the sakura season in Tokyo. My niece Ako was around for a week from Sendai and we had lots of fun together. Also we have moved house and it's been a huge hustle that I thought I wouldn't be able to enjoy sakura this year but I think I did pretty well in the end :) I have taken many photos so I will share them here soon!

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the crack

the crack

Sunday, 11 March 2012

Every time I see this crack on my enamel container I remember the day.
It's been exactly a year today.

The fact there are still 3,155 people missing and over 340,000 people still living in the temporary housing in Tohoku is a truly painful reality, but I really hope that both these numbers will be lessened as much as, and as fast as possible.

I just want to make sure here that I have always been so grateful for all your warm wishes and the kindest words you sent for me, and prayers and supports you sent for Japan from all over the world.

Many many thanks, on the first anniversary of the March 11th disaster.


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quick tokyo shop guide by one-use square camera

quick tokyo shop guide by one-use square camera

Tuesday, 6 March 2012

01. KOHORO - a beautiful Japanese style tableware and zakka
(addresses shown at the end of the post)
02. box & needle - full of very exquisite paper boxes made in Kyoto!
(I simply can't get enough of them! They have a really great style.)
03. Tsutaya Shoten - E-v-e-r-y-o-n-e in Tokyo was talking about this new grand book store when it opened in Daikanyama last December. Bit overwhelming but well worth a visit.
04. My all time favourite -Baden Baden which by now you all know
if you've been reading my blog for a while :)
05. "Do" at Claska

and last but not least, my very favourite bento shop (actually a rice shop) near my house who sell delicious home made obento only on Wednesdays.


All photos were taken with disposable square camera.

Addresses:
01. KOHORO
3-12-11 Tamagawa Setagaya-ku (google map)
3 mins from Futakotamagawa Station on Denentoshi and Oimachi lines.
Right behind Takashimaya department store.

02. box & needle
Same address to KOHORO shown above, they are located next to each other.
Both shops close on Wednesdays.

*Futakotamagawa is 2-5 minutes from Jiyugaoka on Oimachi line,
both express and local trains stop.

03. Tsutaya Shoten (Tsutaya books Daikanyama)
17-5 Sarugaku-cho, Shibuya-ku (google map)
3 mins from Daikanyama station on Toyoko line.

04. Baden Baden
2-31-7 Chuo-cho Meguro-ku Tokyo (google map)
About 5 minuite walk from Gakugeidaigaku Station on Toyoko Line.
Openin hours: 12：00~20：00 / Closed on Wednesdays
THEY HAVE CLOSED (SAD!!!)

05. "Do" at Claska
1-3-18 Chuo-cho Meguro-ku Tokyo (google map)

06. Hakusan Rice Shop
3-6-10 Jiyugaoka Meguro-ku (google map)
Take away bento lunch boxes available on Wednesdays only.


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January by a square one-use camera.

January by a square one-use camera.

Friday, 2 March 2012

I finally picked up my photos I took with one-use camera I bought at monogram - my favourite camera shop in Gakugeidaigaku when I went with Maria early January. No these are not instagram shots nor have they been trimmed, filtered or photoshopped but this camera takes square photos, and yes it is one of those simple disposal cameras with paper body! Not so bad are they, it was quite fun taking pictures with this camera I enjoyed it very much :)

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February, on Instagram.

February, on Instagram.

Wednesday, 29 February 2012

I never meant to fill this blog with instagram photos but when I realised it was already the last day of February and that I had not posted anything here this month. I still haven't picked up my recent roll of film from the photo shop yet so please bear with me posting instagram photos again in a row.

Starting with my birthday, February has been good, happy, yummy, busy and freezing ending with snow. I hope your February has been good too, plum and mimosa are starting to bloom and Spring is felt not too too far away now despite the snow.
To tell you the truth I am scared of March arriving, so much mixed emotions inside me are daunting me, but it should be fine we'll all get through it.

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