Pride parades by the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community (LGBT) are common in the west and have been held in Tokyo since 1994. There were no parades held in the years 2008, 2009 and 2011, due to a dispute between organisers.
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On a lighter note, I managed to visit the inner garden of the Meiji Shrine yesterday. Most of the events
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Rainy season is in full swing and June is not the month with many festivals. But there’s still lots of things happening in Tokyo! Today I went to the release party of a new Lomography camera at their gallery store in Shibuya.
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Way back when I came to Japan to study Japanese, I often went to Starbucks to study. I’m not coming
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Gunpei Yokoi was one of the most famous game designers of all time. An incredibly creative man who not only
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This year, with me staying home in Tokyo, I went to another illumination event: “Ruby Christmas” in Omotesando Hills. Omotesando Hills is a window shopping paradise.
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Makers of pachinko machines are no longer contend using manga/anime franchises such as “Evangelion” as a theme for their machines.
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The rest of the study meet-ups will be held in Harajuku at the Omotesando Starbucks. I asked for this switch
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Although I felt a little ill, I took a short walk today. My “walk” led me to Harajuku, a part
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Finally the day has come for the second freeze meet-up and this time it’s even bigger. There are many videos
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My favourite shopping spree grounds are Shimokitazawa and Harajuku and today I travelled to the latter. But first I ate at the Mominoki House which is a “food concept store”.
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