Tech-otaku, podcaster and production and marketing director at http://www.whiterabbitpress.com, Joseph can often be found iPhone 3GS in hand documenting the weird and wonderful in Japan.
Tokyo Marathon 2010 Countdown"I felt great about life, but at the same time I wanted to die."
LOL! That'll be me! Ok, no new socks.
My plan after the marathon is to take up long distance cycling. Then I'll need to learn how to swim properly and do a triathlon. in about 2020.
かりんの消失I must admit, I was pretty surprised to find them out on the street so late by themselves. I thought it best to send them home so you didn't worry.
Japan cute stationeryI'm addicted to Japanese stationary. Have to stay out of stationary stores most of the time otherwise find I can only afford to eat white rice with rice all week.
Japan by bicycleOk, and now I see that everytrail actually have a dedicated bike app - this is for tracking your route and auto-upload to Google maps [iTunes link] http://jpta.me/97WdA6
WIFI in JapanNow I've had it a few days I must say, I really love it. Did 90 mins of live streaming video with it the other night, and there was plenty of battery left after that.
Really glad I got it. Except, if you look at it your reflection makes you look li...
Tokyo Stormtrooper LiveSorry you couldn't catch it. The link in the blog above would have taken you to the stream (or the recorded video now. That's my personal ustream channel. To find out more about Danny's see http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/25318/Tokyo+Cam.html
Live...
Burning Japanese New Years Decorationsah right, so it's not just here then. I've never seen it done elsewhere but thought it couldn't really be *that* unique!
View from Rainbow BridgeI ran from Meguro :-) Here's my route > http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=462670 Decided to get the train from Nakameguro though as after 19.9km I was knackered!
But from Meguro to the bay really isn't all that far.
Here's the origina...
2009年のdannychoo.comWow Danny, that was quite a year, congrats indeed, a great example of what we can achieve if we set our mind to it and work bloomin hard!
Yamate TunnelI should mention, Tokyo Live Blogger @Shibuya246 has driven through the part of the Yamate Tunnel that's already complete > http://shibuya246.com/2009/09/05/yamate-tunnel/
@shion the iPhone app I use is called 'Autostitch' - it never fails to amaze...
Counting hours in JapanHa! I've seen that done before to 25:00, but never to 29:00!
Personally I feel they should stick to the 24 hour clock, as beyond that I think we're distancing ourselves too far from the natural rhythm of our home, Planet Earth!
Japanese Fire PatrolThanks for all the feedback! I got an email from the organiser tonight who said that I did a pretty good job of waving the red baton and so will be invited back again next year!
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Tokyo EarthquakeI meant to say, the image above is from the Japanese government's met office, one of the first places to find info in English on quakes that have just occured http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/
(I have it on my iPhones home screen!)
The other place to...
スター・ウォーズドキュメンタリー映画Was a lot of fun taking part in the final bit of filming in Shibuya! After Ken tweeted that you were in the area all I had to do was stand at the crossing and look around for about 15 seconds before seeing you the other side!
お疲れ〜！
Fake Christmas Trees JapanInteresting that fake seems to be dominant around here.
I agree that fake are more eco ...unless you have a real tree in a pot (which ours is), which lives in the garden (or on a balcony) the rest of the year! Helps reduce Co2 in the city too!
Working in JapanThey're sold in most big japanese books stores, including kinokuniya etc. But if you buy direct from White Rabbit themselves they'll be delivered within 48 hours.
