Akashi Kaikyo : A bridge 6x longer, 2x taller than Tokyo’s Rainbow Bridge

For the stars to align, it is said that that one needs to be at the right place at the right time. Easy to understand. Lets make a 2 x 2 matrix to construct possibilities around place and time. The examples below are just my personal thoughts, you may have your own contextual definitions.  PLACE

Sagamiko : London themed illumination with 5.5 million lights 2015-2016

A few days back I posted about Sagamiko Illumillion an illumination spot under an hour (Just 50 min from Shinjuku Station via Chuo Expressway) from Tokyo. Every year the theme keeps changing and I visit this spot every year with 2015-2016 theme being LONDON. Due to work I have to travel to London every month

Mitsukoshi Lion, an inspiration from London’s Trafalgar Square Lions

Tokyo has inspirations from many cities around the world. Eiffel Tower is supposed to be the inspiration for The Tokyo Tower, while Brussels Manneken Pis inspires a similar statue at Hamamatsucho Station. I learned about a new inspiration, the two bronze lion statues at the Mitsubishi Department Store at the Nihonbashi (Tozai Line) Station. Below is some

European style telephone booth (box) at Hiroo

Are we in London? NO no, but yes a telephone booth caught our attention today and we though to cover this place in … not London, the city with its ubiquitous red colored telephone boxes. We move closer to the telephone box, some green color item inside and “HIRO” words in the background… any ideas

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