Gabrielle is from London and has been living in Tokyo for 3 years. Her recent foray into blogging has been a chance to find a place to put photos in case of an emergency and do some seriously fun research. Tokyo is a continuous source of inspiration, every corner you turn there is something intriguing. For street, amateur and professional photographers Tokyo is infinite. She is about to publish her children's books on Kindle Fire under her pseudonym, Isis Ixworth. Check out her writings at www.windowshoppingintokyo.wordpress.com, www.illostrophy.com and www.isisixworth.wordpress.com
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- Winter Warmers
- December 6th, 2012Category: Shopping
- Tokyo is famous for its cold, dry air in the winter. Here are some great items to keep the chill off the silly season. HEAT For the great outdoors, Tokyo has plenty of items to keep warm. A pack of 10 heat patches lasting 10 hours at Y300 can be bought at any dru ... » Continue Reading
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- An Attempt at Black and White
- November 27th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Photography, Play
- Without the distractions of colour, the genre of black and white photography has a refined and sophisticated quality. It’s classic, romantic and timeless. Attention focuses the attention on shape, form, shading, pattern, and other graphic concepts, to give them an unus ... » Continue Reading
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- Design Fiesta 2012 Part 2
- November 22nd, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Events, Shopping
- Design Festa is held twice a year, in May and November. It is the biggest artshow in Japan and is extraordinary. As promised, here are the rest of the photos from the Design Fiesta 2012 held at the Tokyo Big Sight. See the first batch of the photos here. OBJECTS ... » Continue Reading
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- Design Fiesta 2012 Part 1
- November 19th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Events, Play, Shopping
- Design Festa is held twice a year, in May and November. It is the biggest artshow in Japan and is extraordinary. Anyone can buy a booth or a large canvas and get stuck in. Everyone lets loose and the reception is awesome. It is held at Big Sight over two floors ... » Continue Reading
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- Donut Shop in Omotesando
- November 13th, 2012Category: Food & Dining, Play
- Coffee starts my day right. But it would be really nice if I can pair it with bread or donuts. This pair is the perfect start to a long week of work and I'm sure that anything good, delicious, bright and colorful would make mornings perfect...things that this shop o ... » Continue Reading
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- The Colors of Autumn in Nikko
- November 8th, 2012Category: Photography, Play, Travel
- Visit Nikko before the autumn leaves finally drop off (see the autumn colour report www.japan-guide.com/e/e3800.html). It is spectacular but also has the added bonus of lots of other things to do including the Toshogu Shrine, Lake Chuzenji, Ryuzu and Kegon Waterfal ... » Continue Reading
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- This Cat’s Birthday
- November 1st, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Play
- 10 Interesting facts you may not know about Hello Kitty 1. Hello Kitty’s real name is Kitty White and she was born in the suburbs of London, England on November 1st. Sanrio decided to make Hello Kitty British because at the time when she was created in 1974, for ... » Continue Reading
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- Nihonmatsu Lantern Festival
- October 3rd, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Play, Travel
- The annual night time lantern festival of Nihonmatsu in Fukushima Prefecture is from the 4th to 6th of October and is one of the most spectacular events to see in Japan. It attracts 64,000 people mostly from the local area. The festival has a long history of over 300 ... » Continue Reading
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- Bonsai: The Cutest Tree of Them All
- October 2nd, 2012Category: Culture, Outdoor/Sports
- "A tree that is left growing in its natural state is a crude thing. It is only when it is kept close to human beings who fashion it with loving care that its shape and style acquire the ability to move one.” - Utsubo Monogatari The purposes of bonsai are primaril ... » Continue Reading
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- Gift Shop Bonanza in Tokyo
- October 1st, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Play, Shopping, Travel
- Buying gifts for friends and family can easily take up a whole day of your precious holiday time. Looking for just the right thing can be agonising and expensive. To take part of the pain away, try to do the following. write a list of who you need to buy thing ... » Continue Reading
