Wunderkammer Vox 2007-01-15T15:34:41Z Garth http://garth.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00b8ea06758adece/tags/tokyo/ I collect stuff. Do you? Birthday Dinner tag:vox.com,2007-01-11:asset-6a00b8ea06758adece00cdf3adb71ecb8f 2007-01-11T10:33:25Z 2007-01-15T15:34:41Z Garth http://garth.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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It was my birthday on the 9th and for dinner I asked the people at the SAKK office if they knew a good robata-yaki restaurant we could go to. Robata-yaki is a style of food where everything is cooked at the table on an open grill. The food come...

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]]> Coming of Age tag:vox.com,2007-01-10:asset-6a00b8ea06758adece00d10a7c363b8bfa 2007-01-10T05:47:46Z 2007-01-12T22:53:08Z Garth http://garth.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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Our first day in Tokyo is a holiday. "Coming of Age Day" to be exact. We spent some time in the morning at the Hama Rikyuu garden. While we were there we stopped at a tea house in the middle of a lake and had tea: After that we went to Akih...

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]]> Landed tag:vox.com,2007-01-10:asset-6a00b8ea06758adece00d09e4c20dabe2b 2007-01-10T05:00:21Z 2007-01-10T05:00:21Z Garth http://garth.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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Landed and Tokyo is cold and windy. We make it to our hotel and ride to our 15 floor rooms. My room has a southern view, so I can see Mt. Fuji on clear days: We have access to these fine drinks at the hotel vending machine: Note that we have b...

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]]> Rainy day outing tag:vox.com,2006-07-19:asset-6a00b8ea06758adece00c2251da07df219 2006-07-19T01:56:25Z 2006-07-25T04:13:25Z Garth http://garth.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Angry Mailbox SAKK Trip 6/2006 Consumption

I've been sitting on a few pictures from my trip to Japan and I thought I ought to get them posted before they disappear into the cobwebs of my mind. I'll put the collection here and hopefully at some point I'll add the titles and descriptions. ...

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]]> Motoporn tag:vox.com,2006-06-12:asset-6a00b8ea06758adece00c11413f815819d 2006-06-12T05:52:29Z 2006-06-12T18:55:59Z Garth http://garth.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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Here's a day in the life of Tokyo motorcycles. I know that at least one bicycle addict out there will appreciate these, Mr Steve C. Hmm, thats too obvious, lets just say a certain S. Caleron should enjoy these shots. All these pictures come fr...

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]]> Museum Madness tag:vox.com,2006-06-12:asset-6a00b8ea06758adece00c11413472122bd 2006-06-12T05:16:57Z 2006-06-16T10:04:54Z Garth http://garth.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Shibuya crossing Horray for Fragrance Computing! 12 port ramen injection Hexigonal Fun Family Feud Salmon Gyros Swarming with Kids Its fun right? Run doggie, run! Ay Batta batta, swwwing batta Tree lined avenue No museum for you! Motors! Robots! Robots! Robots! Video games galore Game systems galore Waiting for the Yamanote Cold noodles for a hot day Whats up vox!?

Today was my free day in the city so I decided to see some museums I'd read about. On my way out, I dropped off some laundry at the front desk. A bag of laundry in one hand and two folded shirts in the other. "Sentaku" (laundry) I said puttin...

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]]> A walk in the kouen tag:vox.com,2006-06-08:asset-6a00b8ea06758adece00c10e0f7c26d3b4 2006-06-08T05:18:37Z 2006-06-14T06:00:20Z Garth http://garth.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Umbrella outside hotel Expensive Coffee Honey Coffee OMG! Choco-banana! Bling Bike The long road

The past two mornings I've been walking to the SAKK office rather than taking the subway. Its about an hour walk and has been a great way to catch some scenery before hiding away indoors for 10 hours. Yesterday I walked directly from my Hotel, ...

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]]> Subway adventure tag:vox.com,2006-06-06:asset-6a00b8ea06758adece00c11413225c22bd 2006-06-06T02:02:10Z 2006-06-06T07:40:00Z Garth http://garth.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom This morning I woke up at 4am and couldn't go back to sleep, so I got up finished my book and quized myself on some vocabulary (yes, I was trying to get myself to fall asleep again). By 7 I decided that I should just get ready and go to work. I ...

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]]> Landed in Tokyo tag:vox.com,2006-06-04:asset-6a00b8ea06758adece00c10e0f6f0ed3b4 2006-06-04T22:59:48Z 2006-06-05T17:58:21Z Garth http://garth.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Shinagawa station Tuna sashimi! A tale of two belief systems

After a long flight I landed at Narita airport at around 2pm, local time. I didn't get much sleep on the plane, though you can be sure it wasn't because of this planes myriad of entertaining distractions; this was the first trans-pacific fligh...

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