Tokyo! And I'm so excited.Initially, the trip was just going to be Saturday and Sunday with hubby dear to go to the Tokyo Design Festa in Odaiba. Then, I scored a couple of extra days off and to make it even more exciting, my good mate, Christine, is in... ...full story at Life as a Gaijin
from Life as a Gaijin on Tue, May 13 2008
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| 12 Nov 08 |
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Design Festa - Tokyo Big Site - Vol. 28 »
YouTube video Design Festa Vol. 28
Design Festa holds a special place in our hearts as it was one of the original inspirations for the creation of TokyoMade. Despite having been to SO many of the Bi annual events we still find something new and interesting each time!... |
| 04 Jun 07 |
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Tokyo Design Festa » Fashion Hayley We went to the Tokyo Design Festa at Tokyo Big Site in Odaiba last weekend. It is Asia's biggest design festival, and the biggest thing like it I have ever seen. It had over 500 stalls, all with crazy art, fashion, music, toys, dolls....anything. My... |
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Design Festa » Japan Visitor デザイン・フェスタMore booths than ever! Presenting original works of over 6,500 artists!Information about Design Festa vol.26!Design Festa Vol.26 will be held on November 17(Sat) & 18(Sun)at Tokyo Big Sight.Over the past 13 years, Design ... |
| 28 Jun 08 |
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Iroha/Odaibaいろは/お台場 » Ramen Tokyo Ramen Kokugikan is another one of the "ramen theme parks" in Tokyo. I am going to be trying to go to some more of those over the next few weeks. It is located in the Odaiba Aqua City in Odaiba, one of the larger shopping areas of Tokyo, on the bay in sight of Rainbow Bridge. You can reach Odaiba by the Yurikamome (the monorail) or the Rinkai lines. I presume that this place is supposed to be named after the famous sumo tournament location in eastern Tokyo, the Ryogoku Kokugigan. There were suprisingly few people in there for a Sunday afternoon. Of the stores in the shop (a picture of the shop list on the wall is above, as well as a picture of Rainbow Bridge), I decided to go with Menya Iroha as the Toyama black shoyu "kodawari" ramen with extra pork (5 thick-cut slices, 200 g of pork total) looked quite good - a bit pricey at 1300 yen though. Kodawari = extra special ingredients and attention to detail. All of the shops have small sizes, they feel that perhaps they can get people to try more than one. The noodle portion was quite small, only 200 grams, and that was the omori size that the waiter offered as a free service. The broth was quite rich, a "grilled" or "toasted" taste, but it was a taste that took a second or two to develop in your mouth, the broth was served really hot too. There is a bottle of extra-strong black shoyu on the table and it is worth adding some more of that to your bowl. You can also get ramen kits at this store to take home and make it yourself, those are the black and white boxes above the ticket machine.Ramen Kokugikan Home Page (English)Menya Iroha Home PageDiddlefinger Map (English labels)Google Map |
| 06 May 08 |
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Entertainment › 7,000 artists to be on hand for Design Fest at Tokyo Big Sight May 17-18 » Japan Today Design Festa, Asia's biggest international art event, will be held for the 27th time in Japan at Tokyo Big Sight on May 17 and 18.… |
| 22 Sep 07 |
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Design Festa East Gallery » Japan Visitor デザイン・フェスタDesign Festa Gallery EAST to open October 5th (FRI)Freedom of expression, Design Festa Gallery East!Design Festa Gallery East further widens Tokyo's choice of exhibition sites by offering larger spaces, film screenings, large-sc... |
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