I planned this for a long time and finally did it. A photo-bike-walk in the night of Yokohama. It turns out I took a lot of photos. The goal was to go from Minato-mirai to Chinatown. These pics were all taken in full manual mode without any tripod. When I found something I can put the camera on I use it, else this is just the "take-a-big-breath-and-try-to-not-move" technique, which is difficult when the exposition time is close to 2 seconds... Anyway I did my best :) [Above... Read more

Still hot here in Japan, well it's August then... Last article of this series has been really popular : seen something between 35000 and 50000 times depending of the tracking tools... Thanks to stumbleupon.com for that! And thanks to people who left comments! So, what do we have this month? (apart from earthquakes...) Finally tested this ramen restaurant in Yokohama, I always wondered why so many people were queuing outside for it. Now I know! Awesome taste, big bowls, great ramen a... Read more

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A little bit more than one month since my last article of the "Everyday Life in Japan" serie. So prepare for a big mix of photos! Let's start with some shots taken at Daikanyama. It's a quite fashionable place with many shops and some interesting architecture. I really like the night shots we can do with the Nikon D5000. Do you remember this one, I already took it from an other point of view. Yep, hair salon have to be fancy too! Let's have a dinn... Read more

I receive from time to time e-mails from readers who want to know how I happened to live in Japan etc... So here are answers to the most common questions. [Comrade trecker during Daisen climbing. Tottori 07/2005] I first visited Japan in 2005, during 6 weeks in July and August. I landed at Osaka Airport.This trip took place after my first year of Japanese studies at the University of Le Havre (Normandy, France). I was at that time employed by a Junior High School so I had time for some... Read more