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.)
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16 January 2013
Snow for a Tokyo cleaning shop
Tokyo, Japan
Other people's Tokyo snow pics are collected here:
snow tokyo で検索してみた、「東京の雪」の写真
6 October 2012
2 October 2012
Ready to deliver
This type of store is nearly extinct in my area. I took this pic when I visited a friend across Tokyo (east end).
June 2012
27 March 2010
17 January 2010
7 September 2009
10 October 2007
E.
E.
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Trademark of Enet:
www.enetcom.co.jp/pc_main.html
A sign in front of a convenience store. Tokyo, Japan.
25 September 2007
Calligraphy
Calligraphy
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
おかげさまで is a set phrase. It means "Thanks to you" or "Your support enabled this". This store has been around for twenty years, and the store master shows his gratitude: "Thanks to you all, it's our twentieth anniversary!"
18 June 2007
a red circle and blue and white
a red circle and blue and white
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Pachinko-Slot advert in town.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachinko
24 April 2007
Black cat carrier
Black cat carrier
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
The famous black cat trademark of Yamato Transport Co. Ltd.
the green, the blue and white
the green, the blue and white
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
If you are in Japan for some time, I think you can easily recognise this.
yellow (and) tails
yellow (and) tails
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
A restaurant sign. Design based on hand written hiragana (calligraphy). I think they over-did in cutting out the letter but nonetheless, this amused me.
2 April 2007
純喫茶
純喫茶
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Hibiya, Tokyo. I think the typography here is very original. I've seen something similar, but I don't think I've ever seen this font before...
The cafe is closed for refurbishment.