Did you know Japan celebrates Tanabata in July and August? It does, and there is a simple reason for it. Some places hold it following the modern calendar, while others follow the old. And the Asagaya Pearl Center, a shopping arcade in Suginami ward, does things the old way! This retro-style shopping mall puts on …
A few articles ago, I published the pre-30th Anniversary Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show. Here is another about the event! Why? I took so many pictures I thought I should show more. And let’s be honest, what I saw deserves more attention. And after publishing my last article, I reflected a lot. Did I really …
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The Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show returned for its pre-30th time in 2021. Pre-30th? Yes, with the event canceled in 2020, it seemed like the best name. No one likes to see great car events wasted. I was very happy to be back there. But it meant I was up at 4 am to get …
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In 2019 I went to the Tokyo Motor Show after a week’s break. But the second time I didn’t go to Tokyo Big Sight! I visited the Aomi Exhibition Hall, which the event used for the first time. It was quite different – much smaller with fewer exhibitors inside, including Toyota, Daihatsu, Isuzu, UD Trucks …
Business Day for the Tokyo Game Show 2018 was huge. As I’ve written in previous articles, I play computer games of the PC type. I owned an Xbox many years ago, but not a PlayStation or Nintendo. Console games are right out of my league. Still, I attended it and spent a lot of time …
Shibuya Halloween 2019 was a huge street party. As always, I went to the “prequel” which was quiet due to the heavy police presence and few people on the street, but the main event was insanely crowded! The year might have set a record for attendance. To be honest, I thought with the extremely …
Tokyo Auto Salon 2020 was great. There were so many cool-looking cars and models. The event was for three days, but I went only once. Only once, and now I wish I had gone to all. Without a doubt, it is the best event of its type in Japan. It was heaven for photographers. The …
Have you ever been to the Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show? It’s held at Yokohama Pacifico Convention most years. I’ve been to it once. That was in 2019. It was a fabulous event. Maybe I should say I’ve visited it twice, as there was a preparation day. It was a weekend I’ll never forget. It …
2018 was the first time I visited the Sanja Matsuri on a Saturday. I had wanted to do that for many years but work always interfered. It was a great day. The event was an eye-opener as it taught me a few new things. The crowd was unchanged, though. It is a great Japanese festival! …
The highlight of my photo life for 2018 was the FIA Intercontinental Drifting Cup. I didn’t know much about this type of motorsport before going. The only thing I knew was that it started in Japan thirty or forty years ago. Since then, it has steadily grown in popularity. I had a blast with my …
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