Ginza

Lion Beer Hall - a nice restaurant - you don't have to drink beer when you go in ^^;

Looks like a little village on top of a building.

Her Helmet reminds me of that old clay animation movie "Robot Jox" lol

People queuing up to get into Abercrombie.

176 Malaysian Ringgit.

Looks like an excellent shopping center, everything looks Christmas'y if thats a word lol.

Thanks for the inspiration:

"The bustling intersection reminds me of how I recorded sounds of the Shibuya crossing many moons ago when I came to Japan as a visitor. I would listen to those recordings in my room back in London. When I closed my eyes, I was teleported back to Shibuya thought the sounds.
When I opened my eyes, I was back in London which reminded me that I needed to continue to study Japanese hard or I'll be stuck in London forever listening to those recordings."

Great pictures Danny Glad to see you enjoying the GF-1 and Pancake lens :)

Nice night views, but parking is expensive...over here I think it's also an hour, but you don't have to re-park...just add more coins later...and in parking lots, it's like over 10 USD an hour...so if that drink with friends is worth it...

cooool wings ^_^

all price worth a nendo or MG gundam ^^;;;;

looks quite upscale and swanky, but I imagine very romantic for couples around this time to stroll and have coffee/dessert. The christmas lights make it really lovely one can't help but feel happy ^^ the mirror people scare me though.

First thing that popped into my head was Kobato. ^o^

You can use your iPhone with gloves on ay.

Really loved that Velo-taxi photo. I mean, its a bike - taxi!!! Lol

Looks SOOO good! *o*

Is it a suit that can be bought?...looks more like an amour to me....

looks like a milky mojito. gross.

Great article. Love the ID#85333 picture, you are good with a camera:)

Wow!
Nice suit. ^^;

ohohoho, japanese variation on becak? great one ( the bicycle taxi if you dont know )
satay? there's a lot here in Indonesia. that stuff usually had a lot of ground nut sauce on it
f/ chicken satay.
hmm..*droll* missing it already..

love the "above the street on the stair" photo. I usually went to my sister apartment to shot those kind of pic. kinda feels the world is small and seeing the sky closer are a very great feeling

'bout the parking fare, it cost Rp.1000-Rp.2000 f/ the first hour and another Rp.1000 for each hour passed( usually in the mall) but if you parked in the side road it will cost you 2000 as long you don't move your car. and that the fare in Jakarta, it can be a bit cheaper in other area

lol, just read "Jimmy Choo" fast and "chimichurri" came to mind, sorry :P

Nice ride, but not my kind of ride.

Rofl. Japan has the most over-priced things one can see.
1. I've never understood why those red bean pancake thingy costs so much? It's easily a fifth of the price in Singapore albeit the red beans/azuki aren't of the same Japanese breed.
2. Parking is madness but well it's Ginza after all.
3. Do the Jimmy Choo staff know who you are when you enter the shop? Like "Good Evening, Master Danny" LOL.
4. 3,675 Yen can prolly easily last you a week in Malaysia having that set meal everyday.

Now the homeless know where to look.

When is Danny never in a hurry? XD

Danny is your father really Jimmy Choo or was that a joke? IF SO that's the coolest thing ever!

Damn !! makes me wish I had little feet :P

was thinking "GIANT KOKESHI" 8P

some really great photos of the Ginza - I need to make a trip to Tokyo next fall.

Love the design!!

I've said it once and I say it again - I LOVE Christmas trees! Not as many holiday illuminations in Ginza as I thought there would be, though. The food looks delicious, never tried Singaporean food before. I really liked the warm drink vending machines, too. Haven't heard about a place where they have them except for Japan.

P.S. For some reason dannychoo.com was blocked when I wanted to check it via the iPhone at the local Apple store today. The message read "Nudity and risque". Guess they were monitoring me yesterday. ^^;

such a lonely little star.

Wow, you are allowed to take photos in the restaurants and cafes? In Toronto you have to ask.

poor kyoka, defeated by fstop.

I thought at first that it was some cheese ^^;

Now that looks delicious ^_^

"1Malaysia" This restaurant quite up to date to what's happening in Malaysia ^^;

wow I wanna sit in that vehicle at the last image! :P and mmm the Rojak does look good, and I love the cucumber at the bottom, so nicely presented ^^ the Satay looks juicy *Drool*

Danny, don't think this is for war vets, that's the Salvation Army, or some charity like that.

Could it be... that Danny is forced to crap on his pants while on Trooper duty? (I can imagine the armour being a pain to put on and off) :)

Really love how you're able to take such excellent nighttime photos! Always amazing to see. ^^

No disrespect intended to her, but wonder if she got her uniform for free from Singapore Airlines? (Or Malaysia Airlines, which seemed similar)

Looks like your stormtrooper helmet, LOL!

HAHAA! No recordings for me! Anisongs and infatuative(?) japaneez idol groups refill my mojo =D. But the theory IS absolute. Those who agree say aye..!

Looks like a German "Baumkuchen"

When I went there 2 years ago, I didn't even notice there was an Apple Store. ^^;

Great photos, and some tips on getting those marvellous shots. ^^
I didn't have time to visit Ginza when I was over in Tokyo, so I guess seeing photos of it could be the next best thing.
You should make an article on all the things you did to keep you motivated to learn Japanese. I think I'm starting to slip and need some inspiration.

Awesome article about articles?
From what I recall, the parking around here goes from two to twenty-four dollars an hour. SOmetimes more if it's a big place. Fortunately, the hospitals nearby are thirty dollars a day, cheapest in the mainland.

Ginza is definitely a place I want to visit.

Ginza be really nice to visit and I must say that quell'EvaStormTrooper even really a beautiful thing! :)
not to mention the food ... my god, I love to eat .... ^ _ ^

Ah, I remember Ginza well in my travels there. Unfortunately, we were pressed for time, and I only got a short tour of it so I only made one purchase. While it didn't have the prettiest girls, I saw the tallest Japanese girl there with super long legs strutting down the street.

Would luv to meet your dad one day, but you'll have to que me in on what not to talk about as I'm only familiar with the Jimmy Choo name in the American sector which I'm not sure if there is still any animosity between them and your dad.

Bring me there, and we'll buy black clothes together. Hahaha...

Great photos as always Danny.

I really like Ginza, it kinda reminds me of a cross between London (Oxford St) & Hong Kong (TST).

Never even heard of the brand Zara until I visited London recently.

We just got a Jimmy Choo shop here in Melbourne.

No comment.

I own a pair of GUCCI shoes. They're the best. Love 'em!

The most I've paid is $14 US Dlls, per Hour In San Francisco, California USA.

As always, awesome pics Danny. THX for Sharing! ^_^

If you knew how hungry I became of seeing this!
It looks very delicious!

Merry Christmas everyone!
I want to taste a bit of this cake !

Being totally honest Danny i love it when you reply to most of the comments on your photo articles. Solves a lot of questions that pop into my head while reading the article.

Thanks for the tip about the stairs aswell. Now i know how you get those cool photos from high ground, although your stream enlightened us even more on that matter (the one where you talked about walking around acting like Solid Snake ^^;)

Finally, i admire the fact that you chose your own path over the one your father had laid for you (which some would say could be the easy way out)

I've got balls of steel.

Hi Danny,
All the shop, the Apple Store, the Sony store with all the future products ... and the Cafe Doutor, always pack, so many hour I stay there, using my shoes in all the little street ...

Looking at the snow and -10c outside of my coffe shop here, I dream of going one more time to the super sento on top of the Rox building in Asakusa, relaxing in hotwater, drinking a good beer with sushi and a good massage ... Why we don't have this in Montreal :(

In a few years, when my 日本語 will be better, if Mirai Inc need a good sysadmin unix, jack of all trades, perhaps we will cross path ...

Before that, I will go back to my shibuya crossing recording, and my all favorite ご注意ください.

Cyril

ps : Are Otaku all straight young males ? there is no girls, gay ... reading your blog ? It's fun reading your blog but there is a little too much of girly dolls ! There is no male dolls outside My lonesome cowboy by Takashi Murakami ?

I would go for restaurants. :D

For the love of all that is holy! <.< Get it? That's a double pun, since it's Angel Food cake, and it totally has a hole in it. HAH-HAH! Oh god it hurts to laugh... x_X;

Sometimes I wish my country did this. I know it's primarily for tourists though, but it would be nice to know which way roads go from more than just signs.

I want one! O.O This would be so easy for me to drive, because I hate big vehicles. Only, it should be sealed off so I could run a heater. <.<

do the folks at the jimmy choo store know youre jimmy's son?does wifey get free shoes from them?

ooo
I went to the Ginza Mitsukoshi last time I was in Japan. Such a nice department store...

mm.. soap =D

looks like the Singapore airlines stewardess uniform alright. What's the theme of this restaurant?

Oh ho ho satay.. had some last night.. its like 4 times cheaper here in Singapore!

marvellous, your posts have kept inspiring me to keep working harder at my japanese language so that i can someday go and live there.

Really nice photos

Sweet hat =3

Thanks for bring up memories, was just in Ginza about a month ago. Good work as always, good sir.

Great images, love to see Japan. Really NOT liking the Flickr notes showing up here now. I also erase them on my own work in Flickr.

OH DELICIOUS GRASS JELLY ...みたいね

To be honest, I don't see anything which is Penang's specialities in this lists of food

You can eat these 4 stick of Satay at the price of 52 yen at Malaysia

your nite shots are always great! do you take a tripod around?

Been to Ginza once during my last stay in summer, I don't visit there at all since I'm an otaku shopper and not much of a brand-name shopper ^^;

Visited Apple Store and Sony Building, was pretty interesting and was fun to see the pedestrian heaven again since they don't do it at Akihabara anymore.

interesting combination~

fist sight= roll bread

You know you're in big doody when...

for homesicker in Japan~~~ but i dun even know there's special food for Kuala Lumpur O_O

no egg in Malaysia rojoak > <

faint?

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Danny and fellow DC readers! ^^

your faithful sauce.

Woah, never expect satay would be this expensive in Japan......

nice pictures...
waiting for your next a week in tokyo post..~~|

what are these?

agree

isn't this mint?

the SIA one seems a bit darker and tighter i think

looks like thick curry to me.wasn't it supposed to be gravy-watery?

again,great sharing and touring~

it's so much fun to read through your article ^^

Still working?

Thanks for sharing Danny.

Ah, how I miss the hot lemony vitamin C drinks during the winter. I swear they helped me fight off illness during one of my visits.

A worthy weapon for Lion Saber!

or dead pixel

those are some really nice photos, Danny ! It's been quite a long time since I went to Ginza. I used to work in Higashi Ginza and had my lunch in Ginza. Lots of yummy restaurants but a bit pricey.

for the image ID#85329
here it's called Rujak

assorted fruit with sauce , my family likes it but I don't

This... is sponge cake?! O_o

If I lived in Japan, I would probably visit Ginza rarely. Them style of clothes don't suit nor interest me. Maybe when I have a girlfriend or wife will I go to Ginza XD

Yeap ManiacViper's right, *chuckles* the 'spongecake' you saw is a 'Baumkuchen' or バウムクーヘン, it's an European cake, it means 'tree cake' in German. It's very difficult to make according to the guy making it.

Had Satay Last Night too!
Mine was homemade tho!

The Chrismas view at Ginza is really beautiful at night, love it.

Wanted to wish everyone a merry,merry christmas and a happy new year.

Merry Xmas Danny. I liked your note on recording sounds and taking you there when you listen to it later. This is a little off subject but I think you should read a book called "think and grow rich" by Napoleon Hill. I believe that you followed many of the steps in the book, without you knowing it. Its a very good book and not too long. You can search for "think and grow rich PDF" and get the pdf file for free. Look into Mr hill to understand the history behind this book.

delicious indeed ^^

or something else

Always red?

looks so good....yummy

Oh is that a Ferrari

he should wear somthing black

is that the forever 21 building?

i know somebody who will share a simmular fate as this cake past the 25th of december

one of the BEST DVD Manufactures left for excelent cheap DVD media

i wonder what Japanese hopia tast like looks weird without the flaky crust...

GTA: Ginza

I wonder why we don't have vending machines over here with hot drinks?

似ている！

I like the Angel, Very cool!

I would love to have the wings from the mannequin's suit ^_^

Kajang Satay seems to be the main attraction, it's in all the sets. Danny you mentioned 10 times more than M'sian prices, not really... it's probably 5 times, and it's because of the exchange rate. Food gets expensive nowadays.

The rojak dish at Rasa looks more like "pasembur" to me. Pasembur is a mixture of hard boiled eggs, shredded cucumber, shredded bangkuang, deep fried tofu and a bunch of other deep fried crunchy stuff topped with gravy. And the waitress' uniform reminds me of Malaysian Airlines stewardess uniform.:D I love Ginza but find that everything in Japan is so overpriced compared to US, Europe, Hong Kong...Saw the Jimmy Choo outlet in Omotesando Hills but didn't go in coz I am pretty certain it's cheaper in Hong Kong. Hehehe. And I am totally jealous that your dad is Dato' Jimmy Choo.

image ID#85328
in Indonesia it call pecel
rojak/rujak is more like fruit salad with coconut sauce + java sugar (brown block sugar, it's like honey taste)
try some when you come to Indonesia =P

I'd like it to be a star

Wow, so you're sure it's not cheese?

I love the pictures!

Yowzer! Parking's expensive! I thought it was expensive to park at $2 for 24 minutes here... I suppose downtown parking everywhere is like this, especially a place like Ginza 0.o

The $2/24 min rate is in front of Book Off Vancouver btw. I may have to pay that much again when I sell my manga there... I hope the sale covers the parking, at least ^^;

Red glowing service indicator :o ?

I put on my robe and wizard hat...

hey, I've been here before!!!
sat right here...

BK-201

I have no comment on this matter........i bet Malaysia have more better food than this....come to Malaysia for the real food

I can't see any Fanta Grape ! My favorite :p

I tried that sponge cake from Matzukaya. It's delicious but very pricey. I think the attraction comes from how it's made.

Better eat at Malaysia...

LOLed at the comments on here uniform

agree

I spy a Porsche :)

Hai. Kobato. With the bear baking this thing. :))

Porsche 911?

UFO!!0-_-