Sakura season is here and each town is having a sakura festival! Sakura is the Japanese term for cherry blossoms which is probably the national flower of Japan. The sakura only blooms for one week once a year.which is why the Japanese flock and cuss over these flowers. This is in Nakano (where the cheapest [...]

Just reminded me of the device used in Star Trek. Hehe. That is actually a pillar I turned upside-down. So no, they are not stairs but they do look better as stairs. You never go wrong with train stations near Shinjuku then fancify everything like modern art.

Not as creepy, dark and dank as one would imagine but yep this is an underground walkway. It connects several building and train stations in Nishi-Shinjuku. This is my wind-shelter (kinda like a bomb shelter). I use this to escape the wind. You have no idea how windy Shinjuku can be. It made me hate [...]

FORMER Ministry of Justice building. This is now just another government building boringly known as Central Government Building no. 6. Ministry of Justice sounds way cooler unless it is some building in a mecha anime then Central Government Building no. 6 is way cool.

One chilly day, when rain turned to snow. Yep, I mean really. I’m not just quoting. Forecast said rain that day. After raining cats and dogs, it probably decided it’s cooler to be snow. Hehe. I think it was the first snow of this winter in Tokyo. Unexpected and quick, no fun at all.