http://www.tokyoshoes.com/blog/ TokyoShoes: A blog of photography, fashion, footwear, and travel from a Japanophile's perspective en-us nycnadine@yahoo.com Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:37:52 -0500 http://www.tokyoshoes.com/blog/archives/000263.html Tokyoshoes has become my own person reference site. In fact the word "blog" derives from weblog, literally a log of websites. The Google can't help with things like "what is... http://www.tokyoshoes.com/blog/archives/000259.html It is not my bank, but I want the Hello Kitty credit card so much. The Bank of America website claims it is for: "Friends of Hello Kitty who want... http://www.tokyoshoes.com/blog/archives/000258.html Last weekend I saw Heavy Light: Recent Photography and Video from Japan at the International Center of Photography (ICP). By far my favorite were Tomoko Sawada’s series of Japanese school... http://www.tokyoshoes.com/blog/archives/000257.html Design Collaborations in Tokyo an Exhibition of Photographs on and around Omotesando-dori I will be having an exhibition of my photography at bite café in the East Village. The launch... http://www.tokyoshoes.com/blog/archives/000256.html I have been desperate to do an update on Tokyo street fashion. The look this season is all about the legs. Long gone are the bright colored outfits of the... http://www.tokyoshoes.com/blog/archives/000255.html I am in Japan for a visit. It is 4 years, almost to the day, since I left after living here for 3 years. I covered a number of my... http://www.tokyoshoes.com/blog/archives/000254.html On Valentine's Day in Japan it is the women who gift the men chocolates, often as an obligation to male co-workers. This is known as "giri-choko" or "obligation chocolate." A... http://www.tokyoshoes.com/blog/archives/000253.html I will slowly be moving my photogalleries to flickr. The first main bunch are the photos I took on my trip to Tibet in August. This is my favorite photo... http://www.tokyoshoes.com/blog/archives/000261.html Citi® Payment Partner Program is specifically designed to help you manage your credit and finances better. The program rewards you with a statement credit just for paying down your balance.... http://www.tokyoshoes.com/blog/archives/000250.html I flew over Beijing on my way to Tibet and had an afternoon to re-visit the Forbidden City. I planned to take a few more shots to the Starbucks inside,... http://www.tokyoshoes.com/blog/archives/000249.html Tomorrow I am leaving for Tibet for 2 weeks. In planning the trip I found these beautiful pictures of Tibet on Flickr and reached out to the photographer. He was... http://www.tokyoshoes.com/blog/archives/000248.html The East Village's Sunrise Mart (above the St. Marks Bookstore) had not been part of my walking tour of "Little Tokyo," but is great one-stop shopping for all of your... http://www.tokyoshoes.com/blog/archives/000246.html Last night I went to Blue Ribbon Sushi, the SoHo establishment that seems like it has been around since forever. The last time I was there was circa ’97, and... http://www.tokyoshoes.com/blog/archives/000245.html These aren’t your momma’s leggings from the 70’s, or your from the early 90’s. Today’s leggings are hot and couture – BCBG (at bluefly) makes a classic, pretty affordable pair,... http://www.tokyoshoes.com/blog/archives/000244.html Japanese people love mayonnaise. As salad dressing, on pizza, on pasta, on omelets. There are even mayonnaise fanatics called mayoraa, a creative Japanese fusion of the words “mayonnaise” and the...