I've just set-up a new album in my photo gallery. Simply entitled "Yokohama"... Living in this city, I think it's the least I can do. This gallery should be regularly updated. Especially with photos taken with my Canonet GIII QL17. For the opening of this gallery, here are some snapshots taken around the train station. First is my favorite Taiyaki "provider". They have a nice choice of fillings like custard (Osusume desu!), chocolate, or cheese and of course the usual red bean paste. Oishiiï... Read more

Tuesday morning I sent a special tweet, with a "subliminal" message in it: So much subliminal that almost no one noticed it... ah! Tuesday was a beautiful morning and Sayoko and I got married! We woke up early, walked to the city hall of Hodogaya Ku, took a ticket with a number and waited for our turn. Then the city officer checked the documents we collected from France and Tottori (now you know why those articles about Tottori:) (Around Daisen in Tottori. Osus... Read more

My first article on this blog was about Hakone. It was summer at that time. We went over there again in November to see the colors of automn and it really worth it. First, as usual we took the Tozan train from Hakone Yumoto. This one drove us up in the mountain to our first destination : The Open Air Museum. This is a great place with modern and contemporary art collections. Here are some photos of the outdoor exhibit area. The mood reminds me of... Read more

As I said in a previous article, the company I am working for, Samurai Factory, moved from Ikebukuro to Shibuya. So Monday was our last day in the office of the year but also our first day in the new office. So let's go for a visit! The office is in a brand new building at the fifth floor. We have a quite special entrance for visitors. Once you open the door you are in a dark room that makes you feel you're coming into a cinema theater. The name of the company is projected on the wall... Read more

For the last 2 years, I've been working in Ikebukuro near Kita Guchi (North Entrance) but it's going to change next week as our office will move to Shibuya Ku near Shinsen station. So I think it's time for a photo walk through the streets of North and West Ikebukuro Station before to say good-bye. Getting out of the train in the morning I cross the station to reach the north exit. Usually still half sleeping, the chocolate (surely fake) aroma coming from Stella's kitchen starts to awake me... Read more