But for this weekend, to visit a traditional Japanese inn, or ryokan, I wanted to do as much as possible under my own steam. The journey still involved a diesel-powered ferry, but for a trip to Kyoto without an airline ticket, it seemed like a fair trade.
Entries Tagged as 'Obsessed with Japan'
By Dutch Bike to Fuurin-Oka Ryokan
June 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog posts by Lia, Good design, Novelty, Obsessed with Japan, Reading List, Transportation bliss
Tags:Bainbridge Island·Japan·Kyoto·Regina Coeli Language Institute·Seattle
Tokyo’s Building that Tweets
February 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog posts by Lia, Novelty, Obsessed with Japan, Urban archipelagos
Tokyo is on my top three list of places to go to next, and this kind of innovation is part of the reason why. According to Buzz-Beast’s helpful summary: looking at the building through the app can “display up to date shop information, interactive advertisements and even display the tweets that are coming out of the building.” Crazy, but kind of awesome.
Tags:dreamscapes·hyperbole·iPhone·Japan·Japanese design·Tokyo
The Empty City: Beautiful, Disturbing, or Both?
January 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Blog posts by Lia, Novelty, Obsessed with Japan, Urban archipelagos
I love cities. Pretty much every trip I’ve ever taken was, essentially, a trip to cities, and more than that, I identify with them as bastions of multicultural and cultural vibrancy. I subscribe to the idea of exalting the urban archipelago.
If you combine an obsession with cities with the idea of having it all to yourself, you get amazing “empty L.A.” shots by Matt Logue.
Tags:dreamscapes·Edward Hopper·Los Angeles·New York City·Tokyo
