Chopstick and Chopsticks rest: 箸と箸置き (Hashi to Hashi-Oki)

I went to Suntory Museum in Mid-Town Tower in Roppongi a few days ago.

http://www.suntory.com/culture-sports/sma/

http://www.tokyo-midtown.com/en/

I found a cute Chopstick shop during window shopping

For daily use to high end ones.. Variety of Chop Sticks.

High end ones made by  famous craftsmen

the highest value one I could find was 75,600JPY. (800USD)

Centre one is decorated with Swarovski

This was given to Lady Gaga as souvenir during her tour in Japan

 

In addition to Hashi, there are so many pretty Hashi-Okis.

Umm... Ukiyoe ones are nice for souvenir

I really liked Cherry Blossom and Dango on Stick ones.

I bought these four for my family

cannot wait to enjoy meal with these items....

 

Come to Midtown Tower!

you can dine, shop and enjoy arts here!

http://www.tokyo-midtown.com/en/

PS: I found a cool iPhone jacket in the other store 

Very Wahoo!









Sendai Tanabata Festival: 仙台七夕祭り (Sendai Tanabata Matsuri)

Sendai Tanabata Festival, August 07, is a month delay in the July 07 every year, be held over three days from August 06, 08.

The decorations are said to be from lowest to highest total of 3,000 throughout the individual parts of the city such as home decoration, such as stores and will color the city as "Tanabata".



This "Tanabata Festival" is counted in one of the biggest festivals in the three northeastern, more than two million visitors a year.



Tanabata decorations are made for large and small around the mall at the same time, such as municipalities around the city of Sendai.
Moreover, there is also suppliers to create a decorative Tanabata stations and airports, and companies such as the metropolitan area there may also have effects on the "Tanabata Festival" throughout the country, continues to be export all over the decoration of its luxury.

Kagurazaka: 神楽坂 (Kagurazaka Fun-Run)

It was fine whether last Tuesday and I ran to Kaguzrazaka, one of the the neighborhoods where you can find modern and antique atmosphere in Tokyo.

"Kagura" means Shinto Music and Dancing and "Saka" menas Hill (uphill).

In the alleys in Kagurazaka, you could find your self  "Time-Slipped" to Edo Era...

From Setagaya, ran thru Shibuya, Gaien, Akasaka, Yotsuya and Kagurazaka, and back to Shinjuku.

Please enjoy photos I took during 9 miles fun-run.

Aoyama Dori and Omote-Sando,

Then Gaien, a beautiful park

http://www.meijijingugaien.jp/

http://www.meijijingugaien.jp/english/

Then Imperial Palace in Akasaka,

Then The State Guest House,

Finally get to the destination, Kagurazaka

Cool! Very Edo!
Forget about your time.

You can get lost on your own initiative...^_^

There are many nice and neat modern restaurants in the alleys.

Too bad I did not have chance to see Geisha and Geiko,

But I wish I could have nice Sake and fine food with Geisha in this type of restaurants someday...

After taking a walk, I enjoyed Zenzai, Japanese traditional Sweet.

I had Green Tea Bavaroise and Sweet Beans.

in nice atmosphere Cafe.

Then I ran back to Shinjuku and took Bus and Cab back to residence... Cheater!

I heard  a footstep of Spring....