Oh what a beautiful morning! Oh what a beautiful day! The sky is blue in Tokyo this morning - it is chilly (WIND.SO.COLD)but the sun is warm. Today is my brother, Stephen's birthday, so I want to send out some warm, sunny happy birthday vibes towards the southern hemisphere. Um, 'bout your present....it's gonna be in the mail tomorrow!!!
Tokyo Walker - December 16 - 23 edition
Since I bought the latest Tokyo Walker to read on the train this morning - thought I would share some of the information found within its shiny 300 yen pages. For those unfamiliar with the Tokyo Walker - it is another weekly Tokyo magazine that includes various events, restaurants, interviews and the all important tv guide.
Things you might be interested in knowing:
* Animation character exhibition 2004 is on at Spiral garden in Omotesando. Features Dollymode (Blythe), Chara-Depa (which includes my favourite, Monchichi), and Wallace and Grommit among others.
Date: 12/17 til 12/28
Time: 11 am to 8:30 pm
Fee: Free, but entrance to the small animation theatre costs 500 yen
For more information: Character Expo 2004 Official website
* Yahoo Auction Fleamarket is on at Odaiba (Big Sight) this weekend.
Touted as being the largets fleamarket in all of Japan (twice as big as the yoyogi fleamarket). There will be about 1000 stalls on each day.
Date: 12/20 and 12/21
Time: 10 am to 5 pm
Fee: 600 yen, free for elementary students and younger (100 yen off for each person that shows a copy of Tokyo Walker)
For more information: Weekly Fleamarket Information website (Japanese only)
* Nathan's the Hot Dog chain opens its first store in Harajuku
The first store opens today in Harajuku on Meiji-dori just down from the GAP store on the 1F/B1F of YM Square. They will offer four types of hot dogs:
hot dog - 270 yen
chilli or cheese hot dog - 340 yen
chilli AND cheese hot dog - 400 yen
* Win a private night viewing of Tokyo for two on either the roof of Roppongi Hills or Tokyo Tower
Tokyo Tower private viewing for five couples on Dec 23 between 11pm and 11:15pm
Roppongi Hills private viewing for five couples on Dec 24 between 8pm and 9pm
I'm going for the Roppongi Hills private viewing.
How to enter:
Send in one of those official postcard things listing the following 13 items:
1. which draw you want to enter
2. post code
3. address
4. name
5. occupation (or school year)
6. age
7. sex
8. phone number (or mobile phone number)
9. who are you going to spend christmas with?
10. what are you going to give that person for christmas?
11. what do you want for christmas?
12. where are you going to spend new year's eve?
13. who are you going to spend new year's eve with?
Address to send completed postcard to:
kakugawa-shoten TW49, TW Private night-viewing present, 102-8077
Postcards must be sent on or before dec 19 - that's tomorrow. Winners will be notified directly by Dec 22.
Don't know if you can enter in English, but why not try??!! I can't post in Japanese so......oh well.
Other features in the mag
* Onsen and snowboard day trip special section - interesting, but if you don't have a car forget it.
* Mitaka city (that's where I live) special on cafes where you can read childrens book while sipping a coffee
* Christmas lights special - where to go and see the prettiest xmas lights....this was kinda boring.
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