Japan is home of all the special and exotic cafes serving niche clients with special interests. Niagara curry cafe is one of them and it is a train theme cafe. Below is a picture of the cafe, with lots of trains props decorations.
Host in Shinjuku earning > 30,000 USD a month!!!
In Japan, there are host and hostess clubs. Hostess clubs are pretty girls serving rich guys and host club are cool and handsome looking guys serving womans!
There are many host clubs in Japan, but Kabukicho in Shinjuku, is the hub of all the famous and popular host clubs. The job of a host is simple, they just chat and make their clients to be happy. Most of their clients are rich young working lady, and it costs a fortune to hire these hosts to make you happy. There is strictly no hanky-panky involve, but purely chatting.
This is a very nice documentary from Vice Japan which you can get most information of being a host, you can check the video below that tells the life of a number 1 host in Japan - Naoki from Fantasy Group in Kabukicho!
The video is in Japanese, but you can enable the English subtitle in the Youtube player!!!
Why Musk melon is so expensive in Japan???
Musk melon is the most expensive fruit in Japan, and in the world!!!
A good quality musk melon sold in a well known fruit retailer in Japan such as Takano and Sembikiya can easily cost more than 10,000 yen (100 USD) Yes, 100 USD for a small melon, isnt this is the most expensive fruit in the world!!! Let me know, if you know any fruit which costs more!!!
Even the cheapest musk melon will cost > 3000 yen (30 USD)
A good quality musk melon sold in a well known fruit retailer in Japan such as Takano and Sembikiya can easily cost more than 10,000 yen (100 USD) Yes, 100 USD for a small melon, isnt this is the most expensive fruit in the world!!! Let me know, if you know any fruit which costs more!!!
Even the cheapest musk melon will cost > 3000 yen (30 USD)
Shibazakura in Chichibu
Shibazakura is a Japanese word for moss, and it has varieties of species with various colors, the popular and often seen in Japan is pink, white and purple moss. These moss will bloom in spring, it will fills the land with beautiful colors.
There are many shibazakura spots near Tokyo, but today I am going to show you Chichibu, which is north of Tokyo.
A scenic view in Chichibu with shibazakuras
Morning Exercise
Morning exercise is a norm in every country, but what makes Japan morning exercise unique is everyone has the same dance!
A morning view of people exercising in Warabi park.Notice, everyone has the same exercise movement!
Shinjuku - Flea Market
Flea market is not so popular in Tokyo, rarely you are able to find them. But, there is one big flea market in Shinjuku, just in front of the Tokyo Metropolitian Government Building in Shinjuku Central Park.
The flea market operate every Sunday, and they are huge variety of items sold, ranging from second hand cloth, antiques, collectible items and cute cute stuff for girls! It is very busy and crowded.with family and students. You can see lots of cute little girl running around and young girls hunting for a good bargains!
Yukinko Akira - Rhythm Painter
Yukinko is a very talented artist, I have seen in Tokyo. He popularize himself as a rhythm painter, which means he paints based on the music beats! isnt that interesting?, he custom made a special portable DJ player.
A picture of him dancing and painting an artwork
Sakura in Myogadani
This is another beautiful sakura spot which is not popular for tourists, only the local will know this place well!!!
Myogadani is just 2 stops from Ikebukuro station. You can take Marunochi Metro line and alight in Myogadani station, it is only 5 mins from Ikebukuro station. Once, you got into Myogadani, the park is just few minutes walk from the station. There are many universities and small corporation in this area.
A lot of people are doing "hanami" (picnic) during lunch time!
NEW Interface
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Nokogiriyama
Nokogiriyama is located in Chiba, Japan which is about 1 hour train ride from Tokyo station. This is another hidden treasure in Japan, which doesnt get much publicity. It has wonderful view and amazingly rich history in this place!
We took a local train ride from Tokyo station to go to Nokogiri-yama, it took us 2 hours to get there! the train ride is long, but the view along the way is amazing.
Car virtual girlfriend iOS app
This is an interesting iOS application currently developing in Tokyo, Japan.
It is known as 助手å¸ã‚«ãƒŽã‚¸ãƒ§ (Virtual girlfriend)
It collects CAN data from car using a OBDII connector and the data will be sent to the cloud. CAN (Controller Area Network) data provides car information such as speed, steering angle, engine RPM and etc.
The virtual passenger girlfriend will react based on the CAN data. If the driver drives very fast, the virtual passenger will scream to alert the driver to slow down!
It is known as 助手å¸ã‚«ãƒŽã‚¸ãƒ§ (Virtual girlfriend)
It collects CAN data from car using a OBDII connector and the data will be sent to the cloud. CAN (Controller Area Network) data provides car information such as speed, steering angle, engine RPM and etc.
The virtual passenger girlfriend will react based on the CAN data. If the driver drives very fast, the virtual passenger will scream to alert the driver to slow down!
Okutama
Last weekend, went for a hike in Sakura-yama (Sakura mountain) in Okutama. It was 2 hours train ride from Shinjuku station with few transits. It was a long journey with beautiful country side view along the train track.
A picture we took when we are descending from the sakura-yama. The trail is beautiful with many sakura trees along the way! and now she is gone in the picture! isnt this beautiful??? peaceful!
Near the sakura-yama, there is a huge reservoir which provides water source for the Tokyo people. It is known as the Okutama water reservoir.
Having a break at the top of the sakura-yama, with a beautiful view overlooking the dam and sakura trees!
Walking at the dam wall, on my left is filled with water but on my right it is deep down valley (maybe is 30m in depth)
Okutama station is pretty old, and the station decorated with old movie posters inside the station
Near the sakura-yama, there is a huge reservoir which provides water source for the Tokyo people. It is known as the Okutama water reservoir.
Having a break at the top of the sakura-yama, with a beautiful view overlooking the dam and sakura trees!
Walking at the dam wall, on my left is filled with water but on my right it is deep down valley (maybe is 30m in depth)
Okutama station is pretty old, and the station decorated with old movie posters inside the station
Interesting video about Japan culture
If you ever wanted to know more about the exotic activities happening in Japan, check out this Youtube channel, they have all sorts of interesting videos about Japan culture!
and it is in English! :)
and it is in English! :)
Shinjuku Park
Here are the pictures I took during my hanami (picnic) last week in Shinjuku Gyoen (park) in Tokyo, Japan. There are so many sakura tress of various species and also thousands of people gather in the park and to enjoy the beauty of sakuras!
This is one of the best season to visit Tokyo, Japan - beginning of April, when the sakura blooms and decorate the dull cityscape of Tokyo, with beautiful flower petals!
This is one of the best season to visit Tokyo, Japan - beginning of April, when the sakura blooms and decorate the dull cityscape of Tokyo, with beautiful flower petals!
Sakura
Spring is here in Tokyo, Japan and the temperature is getting warmer!
Last week, Tokyo is encapsulated with beautiful sakura of various species.
Last week, Tokyo is encapsulated with beautiful sakura of various species.
I took a picture of a sakura in Shinjuku Park, when I was having a 'hanami' (picnic)!
Tokyo Ramen
I am currently developing a website about the top, delicious and special ramen that you can be found only in Tokyo, Japan.
You can check out this website here
I am expecting to launch this website beginning of May! so stay tune!
You can check out this website here
I am expecting to launch this website beginning of May! so stay tune!
Small vs Big company!
I am currently working in a middle sized company which has >20 employees in Tokyo and half of my engineering department are "gaijins"!
So, what is a small company in Japan? those with <10 employees and those big company are >1000 employees! There are many MNCs (multi national company) in Japan such as Sony, Panasonics, Toyota and etc, they hired hundreds of thousands employees!
This is how company size is categorised purely based on the number of employees the company hired!
But, the most crucial point is most of the MNCs in Japan has way better working welfares compare to small company! Employee usually received better medical welfare, various allowances such as subsidized computer purchase (Rakuten), free meal (GREE), language training and Japanese culture adaptation (Toshiba), discounted rental (usually 60% cheaper than normal price - Asahi Glass) and the most important of all! the bonus! usually Japanese company will pay bonus twice a year - winter and summer bonus! for big company, their employee could get up to 5 months of bonus a year(Asahi Glass)!!! that hell lot of money!
However, there is a surprising fact that both actually pay almost the same starting salary for their staff! in fact smaller company pays slightly higher compare to the big company! the range of starting pay for engineer is > 210,000 yen!
So, what is a small company in Japan? those with <10 employees and those big company are >1000 employees! There are many MNCs (multi national company) in Japan such as Sony, Panasonics, Toyota and etc, they hired hundreds of thousands employees!
This is how company size is categorised purely based on the number of employees the company hired!
But, the most crucial point is most of the MNCs in Japan has way better working welfares compare to small company! Employee usually received better medical welfare, various allowances such as subsidized computer purchase (Rakuten), free meal (GREE), language training and Japanese culture adaptation (Toshiba), discounted rental (usually 60% cheaper than normal price - Asahi Glass) and the most important of all! the bonus! usually Japanese company will pay bonus twice a year - winter and summer bonus! for big company, their employee could get up to 5 months of bonus a year(Asahi Glass)!!! that hell lot of money!
However, there is a surprising fact that both actually pay almost the same starting salary for their staff! in fact smaller company pays slightly higher compare to the big company! the range of starting pay for engineer is > 210,000 yen!
Tokyo Hotaru Matsuri 2013
I just went to Tokyo Hotaru Matsuri 2013 yesterday, and the view was amazing!
Matsuri means festival and Hotaru means firefly! it is an annual event held in Sumida river which is near to Asakusa!, if you are not familiar about Asakusa, you might heard of the famous temple there name Sensoji temple, it is one of the biggest temple in Tokyo!
This is the picture that I took from the center of the bridge! there are 100, 000 of floating LEDs are released on that day for the festival!
The LEDs are manufactured by Panasonics to resemble the firefly that flies through the Sumida river in older days! because of rapid development in Tokyo, it is rare scene to see firefly flying through it! thus, Panasonics has decided to bring back the beauty scene back!
The LEDs light are shown below, it is powered with a AA battery! it has a high intensity blue LED and it has diffuser to spread the light. Below the light, it has 2 screws which allows electricity conduction when it touches the water!, it only glows when it touches the water else it wont!
and another interesting point, is the design of the light shape, do notice that at the bottom is flat and at the top is rounded, this allows the light to float upwardly regardless on how it orients itself on the water! it is due to the buoyancy of the light! brilliant engineering by Panasonics for providing this modern firefly!
So, on that day about 7pm, we are given the light and to throw it to the river! It is kinda interesting, it is like the modern Chap Goh Mei instead of throwing oranges we throw "fake" firefly!
Besides, the people constantly throwing the light, the organiser did release thousands of the lights! this makes a spectacular view and it lights up the river! Here is the video on how it looks like!
Here is the official website for the festival:
http://tokyo-hotaru.jp/
You have 2 options to see the festival either you pay or you see it for free!
a) if you choose to pay for the entrance fee which costs 1000 yen for different zone
> they will give you the light and you can throw it to the river, once you have thrown it you are asked to leave the area because behind you there are so many people queuing up for it! Remember to choose the zone, which has the view of the Skytree!
> to get the ticket, you have 2 options to buy it online or to get it on that day! if you get it on that day it will cost you 1200 yen and you need to queue up for 1 hour!
b) you can see it for free! just get there early in the morning along the Sumida river (near the Asahi buidling), find a spot that you love and camp there! you got to enjoy it for free! but, you just dont get to throw the light that all!
Here is the gallery of pictures of the festival!
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