One Night in Shibuya

One Night in Shibuya

Shibuya is one of the hearts of Tokyo. An area constantly teaming with people.  In the daytime and evening the hustle and bustle never seems to stop, but at night it goes a little more to extremes from very crowded to very quiet. Many people who read my blog won’t have experienced Shibuya at night, […]

Semi-naked women dancing in the street – Welcome Asakusa Samba Festival, Tokyo

Semi-naked women dancing in the street – Welcome Asakusa Samba Festival, Tokyo

The Asakusa Samba Festival is one of Japan’s more unusual summer festivals. Scantily clad women dancing in the streets is not something you expect to see in normally conservative Japan, but needless to say it is welcomed by the male senior citizen contingent of Tokyo who turn up in large numbers with cameras and generally […]

Yoyogi Rockabillies – How the 1950’s never left Tokyo

Yoyogi Rockabillies – How the 1950’s never left Tokyo

Hairspray, beer, and cigarettes. Denim, leather, and black tape. Not really your average list of stuff to bring to the park on a Sunday afternoon. But then these are no ordinary people. These are the essentials of the rockabilly guys and gals who hit Tokyo’s Yoyogi park every Sunday, no matter the weather, to dance […]