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No, I did not give up on this series of "Everyday Life in Japan". Last one was quite a while though, so the following is a collection of photos taken the last 2 months.
As usual here, no real common theme but just random shots I took from my day to day life...

Everyday life in Japan


Minato Mirai by Night.

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I am never bored of this place.

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And I guess I am not the only one.

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Many groups of photographers come in the area to practice.

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This one was taken from the Washington Hotel, an average comfortable, not expensive hotel and well located (near the Sakuragicho station).

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In my neighborhood, this house was a ruin for the last 3 years (at least), finally they cleaned it. In 2 days there was nothing left.

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Vegetation vs construction : 1 - 0

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Yebisu beer : a good one! and beautifully designed.

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Twitter going mainstream with an article in Brutus magazine. Don't forget you can follow me at twitter.com/jeromesadou! I tweet stuff like this : (sometimes) :

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The guy with the big case choose the steps... the guy with the small case the escalator... mmm What to think ?

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1971 - 2009 - 2012 ? gah!.... well, quite unfortunate or done on purpose ??...

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If you wonder this is fried fish and it is good :)

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Ramen, the first plate I offer to my relatives visiting Japan for the first time!

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And what do they bring to me? Saucisson, for the win :)

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Tonkatsu is also a rather common plate here.

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We spent one night in a ryokan in our last trip in Tottori.

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If you come to Japan, try to spend at least one night in this kind of hotel/pension.

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An other random shot from the iPhone and tweeted at the time : a ganja t-shirt for 5 y.o kids in a well respected store :)

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In a sushi restaurant, once you finished you have a chance to win something for each plate you ate.

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I won this little samurai guy representing the restaurant brand.

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Why have a dog or a cat as a pet when you can have a goat ?! [goat is yagi in Japanese]

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Tottori style, I guess!

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This fruit is called Zakkuro, funny to eat and spit the seeds.

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In Nagano, somewhere in the mountain...

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This guy comes always with his bro.

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but actually I shot only one...

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A verrrrrrry long way. We did a u-turn

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when we reached this gate.

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Crabs from Tottori taking their last bath ...

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Sorry guys ...

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Back in Yokohama, not far from the apartment, a rather genki mikan tree!

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Swine flu sign at IKEA

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Street shot taken by my dad from the Excellent Hotel in Ebisu (not excellent but comfortable and close to the station).

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One more by my dad

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The classic oil tank, each 2 weeks (in winter) I fill it from the truck that comes in our street on Saturdays. We use the oil for the stove.

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We had a cruise on the Sumida river.

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Shots from the boat.

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This is Odaiba

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My bro practicing at a battling center for the first time. He was not bad at all.

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Visit of Roppongi Hills with the family.

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Let's go to the top

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Not easy to take good shots and without a mirror effect...

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This is the Tokyo tower, as high as the Eiffel tower : 300m (slightly more actually if I remember well)

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The Landmark tower (cf. shots from Yokohama) is also 300m high.

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No transition : a typical Japanese salary man at work :)

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And a new pet at home!

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It changed from the spider

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Did I say my wife was a great cook ? :)

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Found this shrine in Ebisu.

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Near a big avenue but in a street I never took before.

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When I have some time, I like to walk randomly in Tokyo.

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Well, 58 photos for this article...

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I hope you liked some of them

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Yes ? then -> stumble/digg/retweet! Thanks ;-)

Posted on Dec 16, 2009

TAGS : Japan  Life  Photography 


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tykho
By tykho,

http://www.sendainaut.net
Dec 16, 2009 09:57:37

Awesome photos!
I also found that shrine in Ebisu before, probably my favourite one I've been to so far. :)

Sara Mari
By Sara Mari,

http://www.chouzuru.blogspot.com
Dec 16, 2009 17:00:39

Wow, each photo is so pretty, I really enjoyed seeing them ^^ That mantis on the sink is so scary~! ><

Jérôme
By Jérôme,
Shibuya
http://www.jeromesadou.com
Dec 16, 2009 19:44:06

Thanks!
Tykho : I wish you well for your next 6 month (just checked your blog).頑張ってね!

Sara Mari : hey! the mantis is cute! check my spider article : it s an other story! ;D

Bond
By Bond, I'm cold.
Paris
http://surgeleblog.blogspot.com
Dec 17, 2009 01:45:27

Great pictures as usual.

"The guy with the big case choose the steps... the guy with the small case the escalator... mmm What to think ?"
That some people are sissies, and some are not.

"Ramen, the first plate I offer to my relatives visiting Japan for the first time!"
Really? Don't Japanese people consider Ramen to be a Chinese dish?

"And what do they bring to me? Saucisson, for the win :)"
I know what you mean here. When I lived abroad, that was the thing I missed the most from France (with Cheese of course)

Jérôme
By Jérôme, just translated this article in French
Yokohama at home
http://www.jeromesadou.com
Dec 17, 2009 05:13:37

Don't Japanese people consider Ramen to be a Chinese dish?

You are right : looooooong time ago it cane from China, but now I asked my wife : Do you think Ramen as a Japanese meal and she answered "yes of course!" ;-) Actually one of reason I first offer Ramen is because it's on my way home :D

Emi
By Emi,
Illinois
http://
Dec 23, 2009 22:36:20

The zakkuro look just like pomegranates. Are they the same or close relatives?

Jérôme
By Jérôme,
Shibuya
http://www.jeromesadou.com
Dec 23, 2009 22:43:00

I think it is exactly the same indeed...I checked on wikipedia ;-) It' s not a fruit I was familiar with (nothing like this in Normandy) therefore my ignorance... Just realized it was the fruit we call "grenade" in French...

Mayarama
By Mayarama, talking to my Stumble friends. ha ha ha
Melbourne Australia
http://
Dec 24, 2009 17:29:25

I finally got to visit Japan about 18months ago after 30years of thinking about it but somehow it kept dropping of my travel plans.

I am a retired Urban Designer so I went to Kyoto to see the Cultural History, Gardens, Temples etc, an experience I will never forget, a true visual delight.

Thanks for bring back those memories of Japan for me.. Beautiful Photographs..

Cheers Mayarama

Jérôme
By Jérôme, Working on Christmas day
Tokyo
http://www.jeromesadou.com
Dec 24, 2009 19:05:00

Mayarama, I am glad you enjoyed your trip. I've been only one time myself in Kyoto and definitely want to visit it again, maybe in 2010!
Thanks for stopping by !

DrVitoti
By DrVitoti,
Spain
http://
Dec 25, 2009 13:16:42

Nice blog!! It was curious to see that Japanese also eat Grenades (Zakkuro), a fruit I thought was typical from Spain :D And the spider at Roppongi Hills resembles a lot the one there is next to the Guggenheim museun in Bilbao, Google it and you'll see!! Again, I liked your blog!! You got yourself a new reader lol

Jérôme
By Jérôme, slowly waking up
Yokohama at home
http://www.jeromesadou.com
Dec 25, 2009 17:27:39

Welcome : )

I did not know at all about grenades (I only knew the name). I realized thanks to a previous comment that indeed zakuro = grenades...

As for the spider called "Maman" (!?) I just checked on wikipedia and indeed there are several of it in the world. It is the art work of Louise Bourgeois.

Wiki link : Maman by Louise Bourgeois.

Thanks for the info!

Japanese words
By Japanese words,
Japan
http://www.japanesewords.net
Dec 26, 2009 16:20:09

Those are some really amazing photos. What kind of camera are you using? Must be much better than mine. lol

Jérôme
By Jérôme, Having breakfast
Home
http://www.jeromesadou.com
Dec 26, 2009 17:21:48

Hi there, the better photos were taken with the Nikon D5000 and the basic kit lens (18-55), the other photos with the iphone.

tayble
By tayble, something
somewhere
http://asdsadad
Dec 28, 2009 09:42:35

wow this is cool! i always pictured japan with a bunch of little huts! some of those pictures looked like new york! and the pictures of the foood looked sooo good! yum i am hungry!

genevere
By genevere,
adelaide, australia
http://
Dec 30, 2009 15:22:24

the english for the fruit is a pomegranate. and the french "grenade" explains the drink "grenadine". cheers.

Cadman
By Cadman,

http://
Jan 10, 2010 21:09:18

Is the ferris wheel that you have pictured the same one that was at the World's Fair in 2005 in Nagoya? I was there with the Toyota International Teacher Program!

Cadman
By Cadman,

http://
Jan 10, 2010 21:22:50

I also have a photo of the strange building with the sphere. Mine is not very good. Taken from a tour bus in the fog. I always wondered what that building was.

ladylarajones
By ladylarajones,
Tokyo, Japan
http://www.ladylarajonesadventures.com
Jan 16, 2010 17:32:07

Fantastic Site! Do you use a Nikon SLR? Or something else?

JeromeSadou
By JeromeSadou,
Yokohama || Tokyo
http://www.jeromesadou.com
Jan 16, 2010 17:49:13

Cadman : late answers sorry... but no the wheel is a "permanent resident" of Yokohama and has always been for what I know. I think it's the biggest in Japan...not 100% sure.

The building with the sphere is the Fuji TV Building in Odaiba.

LadyLaraJones : thanks -_-; Yes I use a Nikon D5000 and love it. Just checked your site, some nice contents also! Ganbare!

sorvani
By sorvani,
Collinsville, IL
http://sorvani.blogspot.com
Jan 17, 2010 04:37:26

The kids shirt was size 90cm. That is not for 5 year olds, that is for 1 year olds.

ladylarajones
By ladylarajones,
Tokyo, Japan
http://www.ladylarajonesadventures.com
Jan 17, 2010 19:45:45

Thanks! I have been trying to work on the site more lately. Been super busy but always try to find the time amongst school and work, etc.

JeromeSadou
By JeromeSadou,
Yokohama || Tokyo
http://wefollow.com/JeromeSadou
Jan 18, 2010 13:51:29

Sorvani : you've got an eagle eye! :) I guess I am really bad at kid's size...

anonymous
By anonymous, working
usa
http://
Feb 5, 2010 23:28:58

thanks for the pictures! i really enjoy them.

Japanese phrases
By Japanese phrases,
Japan
http://www.japanesephrases.org
Feb 12, 2010 12:55:49

Great pictures. I forget how beautiful the city really can be.

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