Despite a publishing decline in Japan, it’s still quite easy to get a magazine for just about anything, and the publishing world has been hard at work integrating their printed materials with the new Digital World. The print magazine Tada Gets, which basically means “things for free” is a magazine composed entirely of QR codes. […]
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Wow.Right across from the Kinokuniya bookstore in Umeda. I saw this about a month ago and am finally getting around to posting it.Hopefully the shirt is still available for those who want to go buy it…- Harvey
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This is how you reinvent yourself. From badass to badass truck driving Elvis-type. On TV. In Japan.Via Patrick’s great blog.
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CScout Japan’s trend consultant Rebecca Milner has just posted her latest piece for Tokyo Art Beat on the Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum’s exhibition of contemporary diamond jewelry. Check out the article Diamond Designs here.In a related Tokyo Art Beat vein, I’ll be at the new bilingual TAB Talks event tonight at Gotanda Sonic, featuring Japanese […]
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Banpresto’s RelaxStyle series is updating its classic and highly popular Room Palette to make way for the colorful Room Palette Skyrium lamp. Available from April, the Skyrium incorporates nine color LED lights that move through a diffuser to create an evolving and colorful projection on walls and ceilings. Projection modes for the Skyrium include Aurora […]
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中部国際空港
Chubu International Airport or Centrair is Japan’s third largest airport after Tokyo’s Narita Airport and Kansai International Airport near Osaka.
Located on a man-made island off the west coast of the Chita Peninsula to the south of Nagoya, Centrair is only 25 minutes away from Kanayama Station and 30 minutes from Nagoya Station by express train.
Centrair is yet to take off as a real Asian hub but if you do find yourself waiting for a flight or an onward connection be sure to visit the Sky Town shopping and dining center on the 4th floor of the airport.
Unlike shopping at Narita, Centrair has not really gone down the international brand name route and its shops and restaurants are meant to represent the best of the Chubu area of central Japan.
As you ascend the escalator to Sky Town, on your left is a recreation of a number of Meiji-era buildings - Renga Dori (Brick Road) - housing up-market shops, restaurants and cafes. To your right is the faux Edo-Period Chochin Yokocho (Lantern Alley) with traditional Japanese restaurants and the “Miya-no-yu” bath-house with views of the planes taking off and landing as you soap and soak.
Between Renga Dori and Chochin Yokocho is an event space and beyond that is the outdoor wooden viewing deck.
Tastefully done, Renga Dori and Chochin Yokocho are fun to stroll if you have time to spare at Centrair.
Other facilities at the airport include WIFI hotspots, computer terminals, a post office, bureaux de change, convenience stores and a Tourist Information Office on the first floor near the Meitetsu train station.
Access
The quickest way to get to Centrair is on the μ sky Rapid Limited Express operated by Meitetsu Railways. There are also buses to Nagoya, Fukui, Shizuoka, Gifu, Mie, Toyota and Toyohashi.
There are regular boats to Tsu, Matsuzaka and sightseeing cruises to Nagoya and Yokkaichi ports.
There is a Comfort Hotel at Chubu International Airport.
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Talk about corns and feet and the first mental picture you’ll probably get is that of painful, swollen calluses on your toes. But in Japan, corns and feet have a new meaning — one that is eco-friendly. Moonstar, a shoe manufacturer in Japan, has recently partnered with Kuraray in releasing a new shoe line for […]
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Got a ton of photos left and am having challenges sorting everything out. I cant put more than 70 images in an article or the server keeps going down due to the traffic ^^;
Decided to sort this article into a Gurenn Lagann, Hatsune Miku, Idol Master, Evangelion and “Misc part 1.”
BTW, will announce the changes that took place on the site today after I’ve ironed out a few bugs but for now you can play with the Comment Tracker and Puchi Blurb Tracker too.
Will also list up the known bugs tomorrow too. I also hear your feedback on the layout of the thread on News Items - most of you are finding it difficult to read.
The navigation has not been updated yet to reflect the changes and will be done soon.
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