royal

Carpet treatment for queen with shovel

October 8, 2013fetish, Public spaceback, carpet, Matt, Moe, plant, QEII, red, royal, shovel, treatment, treetokyo moe Leave a comment

Now that’s how you plant a tree! Thanks, Matt, for the red carpet photo.

QEII, please be careful with your back.

The Emperor in love. Is that why they’re rarely seen in the media?

April 17, 2012men, Public spaceemperor, Europe, figures, island, love, Moe, nation, Public, royaltokyo moe View all 2 comments

In spite of their being public figures, the Emperor and Empress look very much in love in this island nation. I never understand why the Japanese royal family is not promoted more heavily for tourism, diplomacy, and the sheer entertainment value for their subjects. That’s the case in Europe, isn’t it?

Arashi welcomes foreign tourists back to Japan

August 22, 2011UncategorizedArashi, charm, commercial, Disaster, effeminate, fall-out, foreign, Nadeshiko, nuclear, over-styled, royal, soccer, TEPCO, touristtokyo moe View all 5 comments

Would five effeminate, overly-styled men fill your head with a desire to visit Japan and eliminate all memories of nuclear disaster and fall-out? That’s apparently the Japanese tourist authority dreams. One foreign resident designer laughed that few outside Japan would know the commercial charms of Arashi, and that the contexts are hard to understand for those with limited knowledge of Japan.

Who would be better? The womyn’s soccer team, Nadeshiko? The almost invisible Royal Family? The CEO of TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company, owner & operator of the Fukushima nuke plant)? Pokemon?

Royal nupitals

May 14, 2011men, Public spaceanimation, Daily Show, Moe, nupital, royal, royal wedding, Taiwanesetokyo moe Leave a comment

A friend told me he missed this video. It’s a Taiwanese animation of what the royal wedding might have looked like, created by the Daily Show.

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-may-3-2011/exclusive—the-wedding-banners-uncensored

Another marital view

April 30, 2011fetish, Public space, Uncannyanother, dog, hotel, image, love, marital, Moe, owl, rest, royal, Shibuya, short, term, weddingtokyo moe One comment

After the excitement of yesterday’s Royal Wedding– the dress, ahhhh!!– nothing is more appropriate than this lovely vacancy sign at a love hotel in Shibuya. Is the marital dog image the right one for lovers looking for “short term rests”? The random owls are a nice touch, plus the intriguing “in/full” that seems to stand in for vacancy/no vacancy.

Kate pegging Prince Will on commemorative plate

April 29, 2011fetish, menbuy, commemorate, congratulations, Dan Savage, Kate, Moe, peg, plate, royal, wedding, Willtokyo moe View all 3 comments

Congratulations, Kate & Will on your nuptials. To commemorate you can buy this “loving and humorous” plate. Click through to see the full NSFW (mom, that means “not safe for work”) full image. (Via Dan Savage’s blog).

Creepy Neverland-themed Christmas ride

December 2, 2009サンフラシスコ, Public space, Uncannybooze, Christmas, close, creepy, daughter, drink, ericthefez, EXILE, eye, family, forgetting, George Michael, holiday, Last Christmas, madness, majesties, memory, Neverland, parties, ride, royal, San Jose, swings, tipster, Xmastokyo moe One comment

From my tipster Ericthefez, with this note: “Sorry the photo is such poor quality. I found this ‘ride concept’ at San Jose’s Christmas in the Park kind of creepy. I let <my only daughter, name redacted> go on the swings, but you better believe I kept a close eye on her.”

In related Xmas news, I heard my first “Last Christmas” song over the weekend, so yes, holiday madness is upon Japan. Fortunately, what Japan lacks in memory-crushing medicinal meds, they make up for in memory-suppressing booze, love for drinking, and end of year “forgetting” parties (bounenkai, perfect for work or friends).

BTW, which do you find more insipid, the George Michael’s original 1980s version of “Last Christmas” or Exile’s more recent cover? What would the Japanese royal family prefer? Please feel free to comment (without defaming our majesties).