
Blue wall
Originally uploaded by nofrills
a tokyo photolog (my flickr archive, and occasional rant and rave: I have a free flickr acount, and want to keep the pics I have uploaded.)

空間がゆったりしてていいなあ、なんて思いながら帰ろうとすると、視界の端に鮮やかな緑色のものが見えた。窓に何かある。
この写真は日がかげったときにシャッターを切っているので少しわかりづらいかも。
As I was walking away, I thought I had seen something green. I turned and found a small Christmas tree on the window. On the left, another Christmas decoration (snow) is left as it was probably nine months ago (the last Christmas).
Closer:
www.flickr.com/photos/nofrills/3962373677/
www.flickr.com/photos/nofrills/3962373697/

窓に近づいてみると、クリスマスの飾りつけのシールがそのままになっている。


手前右の草地に、超小型ミステリーサークルのようなものがあるのは、この共有地の砂場の跡。地面はモグラが住んでそうな感じでした(ふかふかしていて、ところどころ「塚」が)。

窓は上部は直角のまま、下部は角が丸くなっています。光の当たり方が均等でなかった裏手の窓の写真よりわかりやすいのではと思います。
The bottom of the windows are rounded.
More info on my blog (in Japanese):
nofrills.seesaa.net/article/128084665.html
nofrills.seesaa.net/article/128114955.html

窓は、上部は直角のままだが、下部は角丸になっている。この写真だとかなりわかりづらいのですが。
More info on my blog (in Japanese):
nofrills.seesaa.net/article/128084665.html
nofrills.seesaa.net/article/128114955.html

I forgot where I took this one, but I think this is Sekaido (a notable art supply store) in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

Mannequins are one of the things quickly disappearing from Tokyo. When I was a student, they were all over, even at your local store. They now exists mainly in very fashonable show-windows in a big commercial areas. Strange, I haven't been aware of this until I get to know the Mannequin group at Flickr.

one character from a store sign, Kanda, Tokyo.
The character itself means "rule," âheal" etc, but this is a part of "meiji," which is the Meiji Era (1968-1912), during which this store started.
I was testing the 10 x zoom but it was so dark and this one's blurred.

christmas in Japan is pretty commercial-based, actually. People like the festive atmosphere.