Ginza Xmas
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Mon 2006/12/25 21:05
Seasons greetings! Hows your Christmas festivities going so far?
Christmas in Japan is just like any other day and I'm off to work in a bit. The folks over here dont really 'celebrate' Christmas but they do spend a wad of dosh during this season. For example, wherever you go in Tokyo you will see a ton of Christmas lighting all over the place - much more lighting than I used to see back in the UK around Oxford street and Regent Street. Christmas in Japan is also another excuse to buy things for ones self and others.
Spent a pleasant Christmas eve in Ginza walking around shopping and eating and just like Akihabara, the main road in Ginza is pedestrianized to allow people to walk in the roads without being harassed by cars and taxis.
In one of the pics, you will notice a screen of a mac set to dannychoo.com - what I find amusing is setting Safari on all the macs in the Apple store to dannychoo.com/index/jpn. What happens after a while is that you will see the lads all looking at the idol pages ^o^;
Uploaded the member login functionality. At the moment you can just customize your avatar and reserve your nick name but will add more features over time. One of the first things I will work on is your home page which will be at dannychoo.com/home/yourlogin/ - will be linked from wherever your nickname appears. Your home page will feature things like items from your RSS feed ( if you decide to register it ) which should help a bit in driving traffic to your site. Let me know if the UI is all wrong or if you spot any bugs. You can register somewhere here.
One more quickie - I know I keep saying this but give me just a bit longer for the wallpaper tool ^^;
Christmas in Japan is just like any other day and I'm off to work in a bit. The folks over here dont really 'celebrate' Christmas but they do spend a wad of dosh during this season. For example, wherever you go in Tokyo you will see a ton of Christmas lighting all over the place - much more lighting than I used to see back in the UK around Oxford street and Regent Street. Christmas in Japan is also another excuse to buy things for ones self and others.
Spent a pleasant Christmas eve in Ginza walking around shopping and eating and just like Akihabara, the main road in Ginza is pedestrianized to allow people to walk in the roads without being harassed by cars and taxis.
In one of the pics, you will notice a screen of a mac set to dannychoo.com - what I find amusing is setting Safari on all the macs in the Apple store to dannychoo.com/index/jpn. What happens after a while is that you will see the lads all looking at the idol pages ^o^;
Uploaded the member login functionality. At the moment you can just customize your avatar and reserve your nick name but will add more features over time. One of the first things I will work on is your home page which will be at dannychoo.com/home/yourlogin/ - will be linked from wherever your nickname appears. Your home page will feature things like items from your RSS feed ( if you decide to register it ) which should help a bit in driving traffic to your site. Let me know if the UI is all wrong or if you spot any bugs. You can register somewhere here.
One more quickie - I know I keep saying this but give me just a bit longer for the wallpaper tool ^^;
Taken on the way to work one day. You have three guesses as to why they look like this.....(more)
Sun 11/26 01:09 comments (32)
Red October in Elk Grove, CA USA
So, this is Ginza. It is a most go place in Japan.
(ID #42405) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Adun in Sydney, Australia
Arriving in Japan on Christmas Day last year, I was rather surprised that there wasn't that much of a Christmas feel to it. Such a shame though. Well I wish you a Merry Christmas Danny!
(ID #42406) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
kevin in USA
merry christmas danny! ahh, yes the mac store... looking at it makes me want to bash open on my Windows PC... >:D hahah
(ID #42407) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Gundam Fanatic
Well, us in the States have another day till Christmas, but Merry Christmas anyway Danny and everyone! And as usual briliant pictures Danny! ^_^
(ID #42408) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Jon in the place where I am
Merry Christmas, just gone 00:23 in the UK. Only another 12 hours before boths sets of inlaws come over for xmas lunch, yippeee ;)
(ID #42409) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
So surreal how the japanese use every square of buildings to advertise on. In about 25mins it will be christmas here in the UK, I can already hear/see drunk people :).
(ID #42410) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Yay! I can see the Ginza Lion beer hall on pic 6836! They do a mean yakitori & beer! Nice pics - love that twilight lighting and wide angle lens. Have an ace xmas and new year - maybe do some temple coverage at some point? Nice new login system by the way - got mine working now.
(ID #42411) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
eddie in Tokyo
Best of wishes for Xmas and the New Year, dude!
(ID #42412) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Jeremy in Singapore
do the maids in meido cafe wear special costumes for christmas? n i thought i saw nice cars..^^
(ID #42413) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
Still a few hours to go until Christmas day here in the U.S. You know us Americans, always Johnny come lately. ^o^ Merry Christmas everyone! It's a quiet evening here. Not many relative come to visit since everyone is spread out across the globe. I'm spending the evening watching DVDs with my parents. I've never adjusted to everyone going to work on Christmas Day in Japan. However, for me, Christmas in Japan feels more like Christmas than it does here. It's ok, people always look at me in a strange way when I say that. ^^; I just feel more Christmas spirit there; which is interesting since the Japanese don't really celebrate Christmas. All the Japanese do is go out with family and friends to shop, eat and enjoy the time of the year. Isn't that part of the Christmas spirit... Err, enough philosophy from me. ^o^ Merry Christmas!
(ID #42414) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Policy & Research Officer
hmmm .. no snow over here ... can't really get a sense of the holiday spirits .... anyway ... I'd prefer $_$ anyday over gifts so I can buy more figurines
(ID #42415) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Bah, humbug.
(ID #42416) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Web Developer/ウェブデベロッパー, Photographer/写真や
I see oldies using cameras and tripods! Nice :) Lots of people over at Ginza area as usual. Photoshop them and add Christmas hats on the top of their heads! That would be a bit freaky though :/ とにかく, メリークリスマス Danny-san!
(ID #42417) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
メンバー登録しちゃいました～ 私は自宅でクリスマスです。風邪ひいちゃいました！ダニーさんも気をつけて。 メリークリスマス！
(ID #42419) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Gordon Pekeur in south africa -cape town-
Im at work =( .....but not for long, Id like to wish U a merry Christams Danny!! I hope that U have a good one!!
(ID #42420) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Chicken in Singapore
omg Very nice street decorations. i wish to go there in future :(
(ID #42421) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Wow it looks so lively there. Here in Sacramento everything is rather dull, but it's quiet and I like it like that. Merry XMas to everyone!!!
(ID #42422) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
anime/cosplay events organizer
wow! so that's Ginza on Xmas...still a lot of ppl walking around XD MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!! ^^
(ID #42423) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
piya023 in USA- CT
Merry Christmas to all and a happy new year.
(ID #42424) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Jacky in Singapore
Hello Danny, Would like to personally wish u Merry Christmas & many prospering years ahead. Its has been very inspiring to read ur site on a consistant basis. At least i'm working toward a dream which inline with the similar path as u do. Hope we'll be regular coffee buddy someday, when i lend myself on the land of the raising sun yeah. :) God Bless.. Jacky
(ID #42425) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/24 23:42)
man! working on Christmas day. if I asked people here to come in on December 25, I'd probably get stabbed on the back with a pencil on my way out of the office. lol. well I guess as long as your with your family (...and a figure or gundam on your hand) at the end of the day. all would still be well. ^^
(ID #42426) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Gianpao in US
Merry Christmas Danny!!! Have a Happy New Year!!
(ID #42428) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Eugene is in your pants
Merry Christmas, Can't wait till new year. The madness everywhere! The Lucky Bags... xD
(ID #42430) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Boris in Maryland, USA
hey Danny, happy holidays to you and have lots of fun. continue your great work on this site. I enjoying reading your posts and looking at evolution of your site. :D :D
(ID #42431) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
kazeto in シガポール
it has became my routine to come in daily to your blog. looking forward to all ur interesting posts in a wonderful 2007! ダニーさん，メリクリスマス!
(ID #42433) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
David in Bogota, Colombia
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY DANNY!!!
(ID #42434) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Gerbera04g in New York
Merry Christmas Danny! Hope you enjoyed your holiday! : D
(ID #42435) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Link Cosplayer, Video Gamer, Amatuer Programmer, and Artist
Merry Christmas Danny and everyone here! Hope you all have a wonderful Christmassy day! :D
(ID #42438) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Raafie in The Netherlands (Holland)
wOw its so awesome in Tokyo, im really lookin forward to my trip to Japan Tokyo ! Merry Xmas Everyone
(ID #42440) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Merry Christmas everyone!! Happy new year!!
(ID #42441) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
merry christmas danny even if it is a bit late
(ID #42444) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
seth.frostheart in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
too much grog and party knocked me out >__< merry xmas and a happy new year to you, danny and the rest of the visitor as well...
(ID #42451) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
ricky in providence, ri, usa
your working you choo magic on those cinema displays ehh? and i see you like the red f430 Ferrari, good choice
(ID #42452) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
radical anime fan in Planet Earth
I spent Xmas doing homework. What a waste.
(ID #42470) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
I Love Ginza, went for the first time to Japan and shopping round here was a highlight. Huge screens!
(ID #42478) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Kagamiyama in duitsu
nice to see the ginza again. great photos, buddy!
(ID #60200) Posted on 2007/10/19 18:26
Student artist
IS there a black friday in Japan?
(ID #65828) Posted on 2007/12/03 19:36
Web Developer (i.e. Otaku)
I spent a fortnight in Tokyo and didn't even get around to going to Ginza. Tokyo's size is really beyond human comprehension.
(ID #67422) Posted on 2007/12/20 07:32
great pictures. I should head down there. Looks crazy crowded, though. melekalikimaka
(ID #67843) Posted on 2007/12/25 22:55
It's really quiet here in London on Christmas Day because there's no public transport for the bank holiday. But Oxford Street and other shopping areas will be crazy from the post-Xmas sales starting tomorrow. Merry Christmas, Danny!
(ID #67885) Posted on 2007/12/26 09:26
Red October in Elk Grove, CA USA
So, this is Ginza. It is a most go place in Japan.
(ID #84409) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:12
Adun in Sydney, Australia
Arriving in Japan on Christmas Day last year, I was rather surprised that there wasn't that much of a Christmas feel to it. Such a shame though. Well I wish you a Merry Christmas Danny!
(ID #84410) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:12
kevin in USA
merry christmas danny! ahh, yes the mac store... looking at it makes me want to bash open on my Windows PC... >:D hahah
(ID #84411) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:12
Gundam Fanatic
Well, us in the States have another day till Christmas, but Merry Christmas anyway Danny and everyone! And as usual briliant pictures Danny! ^_^
(ID #84412) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:12
Jon in the place where I am
Merry Christmas, just gone 00:23 in the UK. Only another 12 hours before boths sets of inlaws come over for xmas lunch, yippeee ;)
(ID #84413) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:12
So surreal how the japanese use every square of buildings to advertise on. In about 25mins it will be christmas here in the UK, I can already hear/see drunk people :).
(ID #84414) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:12
Yay! I can see the Ginza Lion beer hall on pic 6836! They do a mean yakitori & beer! Nice pics - love that twilight lighting and wide angle lens. Have an ace xmas and new year - maybe do some temple coverage at some point? Nice new login system by the way - got mine working now.
(ID #84415) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:12
eddie in Tokyo
Best of wishes for Xmas and the New Year, dude!
(ID #84416) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:12
Jeremy in Singapore