Have a fantastic new year!
(Thanks Vivian for taking the photo).
Month: December 2012
Very excited boys wrestle with light saber in early morning Shibuya
We discovered these boys rolling around the street in Shibuya with a light saber suggestively posed, crotch adjacent. I love the “call me baby” hand signal, suggesting he’s busy but open to new friends too. I cannot recommend highly enough an early morning visit to Shibuya on the weekend.
It’s Johnny’s World, and we’re just passing through
Johnny’s, the reclusive octogenarian mastermind of generations of Japanese boy bands, clearly owns the giant billboards over Shibuya Crossing, if not the entire world. Faced with so much early teen male beauty, we can only hurry past this wall of complex and poofie helmet hair.
More male fashion at farmers market
I am loving the mixed patterns and many layered look of this florist at the United Nations University farmers market. In addition to nutritious fresh produce, there’s a lot to see.
Not a very sexy love hotel window display and sign
This must be one of the least sexy love hotel entrances. “Have a comfortable time” in fancy script, along with a dwarf, flower, astro-turf, and mini “outdoor-style” light fixture. Not the fantasy I was hoping for. In Shibuya.
Does this sign instruct citizens to throw their kids in front of moving vehicles?
Not only are the visuals ambiguous, at best. The words, meaning “community street,” suggest a sinister collective plot against the smaller people.
Crazy track suit, with yellow Crocs and iPhone
Spotted near our apartment. Is this outdoor wear?
Slutty Xmas outfits are not just for women
I love how clearly this packaging communicates beyond language. Donki (Don Quijote) offers a wide selection of slutty Xmas outfits with corsets, bunny ears, Playboy bunny brand, pink or black. This one clearly is large enough for a guy in make-up.
Anti-Christ spotted in Koenji with SanTanuki
Underneath a “Wild Layers” wig, in “bitter cinnamon blend” color, a person claiming to be the Anti-Christ was spotted in Koenji. It was Friday, Dec 21, 2012, and the world might have ended that very day according to Mayan prophecy. Instead, he shared a fish sausage with SanTanuki and a sad smile with a restaurant worker after a delicious bowl of Vietnamese soup.
Greek count visits Tokyo from 19th century, and heads straight for infamous Haguromo
In his woolen cape, the Greek count’s first stop is Haguromo, a shrine of bathing for working class gays in Nishi Shinjuku. The count is here to cleanse, observe, and interact.
Tokyo Moe 