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When I woke up too early before work
The Sakura House Staff works in 2 shifts. The early shift which is usually called “HAYABAN” is from 8:30am, and the late shift “OSOBAN” is from 11am. The other day, I woke up as a HAYABAN though I was on OSOBAN. I realized after I hopped on the busy train! I could’ve gone back, [...]
How about having one day trip to Kawagoe ?
Hello, everyone : ) We are already on end of May 2012, and it’s good season to go out for one day trip, isn’t it ?? Today, I would like to introduce a town called ‘kawagoe’, where takes only 30minutes from Ikebukuro by train, Tobu Tojo line. A picture is worth a thousand words. Here [...]
Japanese style lunch
Hi there! Do you like Japanese food? Do you KNOW Japanese food other than Sushi & Tempura?? Today, I’m going to talk a little bit about one of my favorite place to have lunch The name of the restaurant is “OOTOYA”, and they have branch everywhere, especially in Tokyo area. There’s one near our [...]
Tama River
You don’t have to be on the train for hours. Hop onto Chuo-line, take a nap for an hour and then you will find yourself in the beautiful nature. Up in the mountain, water of the Tama-River is much cleaner, . It will sooth your mind, which may be worn out by the city noise. [...]
Matsuri
The other day, when I went to Akihabara for room viewing with customer, we encountered a local Matsuri. Matsuri is the Japanese word for a festival. There are many local Matsuri in Tokyo. I took photos of Mikoshi. When you come to Tokyo, How about join a local Matsuri? Tweet
Futsal game at new court in Ochiai-minaminagasaki!!
The most recent game was the 21st April in Ochiai-Minaminagasaki. This futsal court is new one! It’s opened just 1 month ago!! Just 12 people gatherd up, and assembling 2 teams together, we played in 1 hour, working up a good sweat. Everyone played safe with no injuries, and overall the futsal was very popular. [...]
Eek! The Creepiest Truck in Tokyo! X(
I was heading back to our office in Shinjuku after an appointment. I was about to cross a street, but I stopped right in front of a strange truck. Hmm… I see something on the truck. What’s th… Oh my gossssssssh! What a … :-0 This is a part of the advertisement of a new [...]
Design Festa Vol.35: Part II
Last week my colleague Aki wrote about her experience at Design Festa Vol. 35. I was also fortunate enough to be part of that big event on Saturday, May 12. Little did I know how big and splendid this art event was until I actually got there and saw people roll into the Tokyo Big [...]
Did you get to see the Annular Eclipse?
Having lack of sleep recently? The football champion league has started, and most of all, there was the annular eclipse on Monday! Too bad if you couldn’t get yourself out of bed, but for those who did, wasn’t it a spectacular experience? I left my house at 6am and met my friend at a park [...]
Tokyo Skytree. The world’s Tallest Tower Opens Today
Hey Sakura people, Tokyo Skytree has officially opend to the public today. I have been near it since we have several properties around, but never been to inside of it. The media says that 8000 of lucky people went into the tower and are having a ball. The Japanese media have been talking about this [...]
