Japanese Pictures, Culture and People

New Blog – Tokyo Cheapo

chris — Wed, 02 May 2012 03:21:18 +0000

Just a quick heads up to say I’m one of the contributors for TokyoCheapo.com – tips on cheap living in Tokyo and Japan, plus kitten photos!

japanese honorifics lesson

chris — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:12:21 +0000

Just a quickie to draw attention to the fact that The Artists Web is now in japanese.
You can find it under the name アーティストウェブ which reads ‘artist web’ in japanese.

Happy clicking!

First Gig In Tokyo

chris — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:27:33 +0000

So I’d like to get my greasy mitts on a japnese smart phone. One contender is the sofbank x01t.com

New Artist Web Launch in Japan!

chris — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:00:14 +0000

Just a quickie to draw attention to the fact that The Artists Web is now in japanese.
You can find it under the name アーティストウェブ which reads ‘artist web’ in japanese.

Happy clicking!

kitesurfing school Miura Kaigan, Japan

chris — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:33:45 +0000

Just a quickie to draw attention to the fact that The Artists Web is now in japanese.
You can find it under the name アーティストウェブ which reads ‘artist web’ in japanese.

Happy clicking!

スマーとフォン

chris — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 10:51:46 +0000

So I’d like to get my greasy mitts on a japnese smart phone. One contender is the sofbank x01t.com

Tokyo After A Typhoon at 4am

chris — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 01:12:41 +0000

Video: Mount Fuji from Tokyo Rooftop

chris — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 01:01:00 +0000

Here’s a nice view on a particularly clear day from my roof. Sorry the sound is inaudible, but I can’t be arsed to edit the video. I’m mumbling something about how far away Mount Fuji is, it’s something like 60miles or more. Then as I point the camera at the train station I mention something about the school girls commuting to school. Finally the video finishes with a view of down town tokyo (about 4 miles away) and then a nice mugshot to end the episode.

Kiteboarding in Japan, Miurakaigan Near Tokyo

chris — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 04:38:51 +0000

So I’ll Skimp on the waffle today, suffice to say I found a good place to Kite Surf near Toyko.

Useful Links

Places to Kiteboard in Japan on Kitebeaches.com
Kitesurfing Shop
Long Island, Miurakaigan
Live wind report for Tokyo region http://www6.kaiho.mlit.go.jp/yokohama/kisyou/

Kiteboarding on the nice flat water in Miurakaigan!

Cleaning a MacBook

chris — Mon, 14 May 2007 04:25:23 +0000

So you’re the proud owner of a brand new, clean and trendy MacBook (White). Not for Long.

Unless, your body is permanently coated with a thin film of plastic or other petrochemical derivative, your beautiful new mistress will become soiled with greasy marks after a few weeks of useage. These inevitable greasy marks are somehow overlooked in apple’s informative propoganda http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/ (though the grease problem is not restricted just to apple hardware).

I found the cleaning guidlines on the apple web site didn’t quite cut the mustard and in particular the dark patches where my palms rest on the mac book simply would not budge. So instead I decided to go a step further a purchase a cleaning product.

The cleaning guidelines are warn against abrasive products, solvents and sprays. I decided to try a ‘bath cleaning’ product (おふろのルック in japan and in the pic), my reasoning was baths are usually plastic and subject to grease residue. And to my joy and despite apples warning a quick spray and wipe with this product has restored my mac book to it’s angelic white glory.

Warning: use my recommendation at your own risk, be careful with what you spray on your computer and definitely shut it down first!.