#minato-ku

[asiaphotostudio]

Tokyo, 2000 Shimbashi, Tokyo, Japan. 日本 東京 港区 新橋 Photography by Michitaka Kurata

[dummy-kanji]

vacuity—空 por guen-k Por Flickr: View Large On Black

[pepperbag76]

Minato-ku - Tokyo

📷 flowerfuji_field_daido

[kvbrojapan]

SỰ KIỆN TORANOMON LIGHT ART

Khu vực xung quanh Toranomon Hills sẽ được lắp đặt các tác phẩm nghệ thuật ánh sáng trong thời gian giới hạn vào mùa đông năm nay. Sự kiện này được tổ chức với sự hợp tác của Light Art Collection, một đơn vị nổi tiếng với việc điều hành Lễ hội Ánh sáng hàng năm ở Amsterdam. Bạn sẽ bắt gặp bảy tác phẩm sắp đặt ngoạn mục được tạo ra bởi các nghệ sĩ, kiến trúc sư và nhà thiết kế sản phẩm từ khắp…

[ifellinlovewithpersona]

Ok... Just noticed the board in Iwatodai Dorm in The Answer actually says Minatodai Dormitory and I'm wondering if that was always like this or it's the result of Minato haunting this chapter haha

[theroyalsandi]

Japanese Imperial Family - Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko strolling through the Akasaka imperial grounds in Minato-ku, Tokyo | October 6, 2023

[dai-mori]

Shirogane, Minato-ku, Tokyo / Apr. 2013

現像が追いつかないので昔の写真

腐っている。

[evan-collins90]

Discotheque Néo-Japonesque (March 20th, 1987)

Location: 5-16-5, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo JP

Designed by Akira Kado 

Scanned from ‘Pub Bar and Disco - Excellent Shop Designs’ 

[tokyowalking]

Hie Shrine in Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo.

東京都港区赤坂にある日枝神社

[mofffun]

From King-Ohger's writer, Takano Minato, for Day of the Tools

[a pun on 10/9 (tō/ku) & 道具 (dougu). Yano Masato had the number 109 on his baseball jersey hosting the ceremonial pitch.]

A dialogue between Racules and Suzume after the wedding.

Suzume had her eyes fixed on the wedding ring she received from Racules.

Racules: It's just a makeshift. You won't get more than a penny if you sell it.

Suzume: Who do you think I am?! The fruit of love between Racules-sama and I is not something to put a price on!

Racules: ...Sometimes I wonder how sane you are.

Suzume: Nothing to wonder. My love for Racules-sama is enough to drive me mad!

Racules: Love? You mean hatred, Suzume Dybowski.

Suzume: (´◔ ₃ ◔`) eh?

Racules: For your country, become its tool… At this point, where is the logic for you to stay sane?

Suzume: ...Toufu's women, we keep our feet firm on the ground. Therefore, we will not easily stray from the path we believe in :D

A sudden smile appeared on Racules.

Racules: Just as I thought, you are a lost cause.

Racules stepped away to leave.

Racules: That ring, it shines in the sun. Careful, don't burn your eyes.

Suzume looked at the ring, then at the back of Racules.

Suzume: …Enough! Saying things like "don't go mad" is forbidden~!!!

Suzume caught up to Racules in a dash. Racules treated her like serious trouble.

Soon, the duel shall begin, for the second time.

[JP text under cut] [translator's note]

結婚式後、ラクレスとスズメの会話。

スズメは、結婚式でラクレスにもらった指輪を見つめている。

ラ 「間に合わせだ。売ったところで二束三文にしかならない」

ス 「私を何だと思ってらっしゃるの！？私とラクレス様の愛の結晶に、値段などつけられませんわ」

ラ 「…時に君の正気を疑うことがある」

ス 「無理もありません。ラクレス様への愛が、私を狂わせるんですもの！」

ラ 「愛ではなく、憎しみだろう。スズメ・ディボウスキ」

ス 「ほえ？」

ラ 「国のため、道具にされ続け、それでも正気でいられる道理は何だ」

ス 「…トウフの女は、地に足ついてこそ。信ずる道を、踏み外したりはしませんわ」

ラクレスがふっと微笑む。

ラ 「やはり度し難いな」

ラクレスが立ち去ろうと歩き出す。

ラ 「その指輪は、太陽を浴びて輝く。目を焼かれぬよう、気をつけろ」

スズメが指輪を見て、ラクレスの背中を見つめる。

ス 「もぅ…狂うなと言う方が罪ですわーっ！！！」

スズメ、ラクレスをダッシュで追いかけ、ラクレスが本当に面倒くさそうにあしらう。

間も無く、二度目の決闘裁判が始まる。

[asiaphotostudio]

Tokyo, 2000 Shimbashi, Tokyo, Japan. 日本 東京 港区 新橋 Photography by Michitaka Kurata

[dummy-kanji]

Out of Scale por guen-k

[todayintokyo]

Hi there! Hope you’re well and not melting away in the humidity. I am super excited to be planning a trip to Japan again after almost four years away. Considering I lived 1) in Kansai-ish territory and 2) near Nagoya, I never got much chance to explore Tokyo outside of the usual tourist places. I already have Jinbocho on my list (along with one of the Aoyama flower market tea houses and Nakano Broadway)— do you have any suggestions for what’s fun in Tokyo for someone who is a little more experienced with the area?

Welcome back!

Now here's a challenge! I don’t know whether you're looking for new & trendy, or old & traditional, and a lot depends on the season, but…

1) Stroll from Ueno Park or Nezu to Yanaka and Sendagi. See if you can find Snake Street and follow its curves. Yanaka is as Kyoto as Tokyo gets. Yanaka and Kagurazaka.

2) Shibamata for more old Edo vibes. Cross the river on the ferry. Only ferry in Tokyo.

3) Sunamachi Ginza Shopping District in Koto-ku: another old area that's being transformed by gentrification.

4) Get lost in Shibuya Station, just for fun, but take tranquilizers with you. Walk from Shibuya via Shoto to Yoyogi Park. Shoto is one of the wealthiest areas in Tokyo, but it's not as famous as, say, Azabu-Juban or Denenchofu. Stop at Levain for bread and Fuglen for coffee.

5) Explore the swanky, hipsterish areas of Kichijōji, Shimokitazawa, Daikanyama. Take the Setagaya Tram Line from Sangenjaya to Gotokuji and visit the temple birthplace of the famous maneki-neko. Lots of tiny shops and quaint shopping streets in a relatively upmarket area along the way.

6) Okutama. Walk along the Mitake Valley Riverside Trail, from Ikusabata to Sawai, stop for sake at the Sawanoi Sake Brewery, visit the Gyokudo Museum. You can continue past Mitake to the Okutama Fishing Centre. If you are here in autumn, you'll see breathtaking autumn colours.

7) Yokohama! Not exactly Tokyo, but a nice day trip. Minato-Mirai, Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery (no, seriously, Google it), Sankeien Gardens.

I'm not a food expert, but there are really nice restaurants in all these areas. Add Yakitori Alley in Yurakucho to your list: great atmosphere. (There's a maze under the tracks between Yurakucho and Shimbashi. Well worth a visit, but it gets a bit dystopian.) Museums? Fukagawa Edo Museum in Kiyosumi, all the art museums in Ueno Park. Plants 'n stuff? Yumenoshima Tropical Greenhouse Dome. Shinjuku Gyoen remains my favourite Tokyo park/garden.

It's very touristy, but so iconic that it's really worth it: New York Bar and Grill in the Park Hyatt Tokyo. Expensive though. Cocktail Works is a craft gin bar in Kanda (close to Jimbocho), and a very good alternative (but without the glorious view) (which is the whole point) (actually).

Oh, by the way, Piss Alley in Shinjuku? So yesterday. Try Sankaku Chitai in Sangenjaya or Nogecho in Yokohama instead. Shh, don't tell anyone.

Best free and still relatively uncrowded view of skyline: Bunkyo Civic Center observation lounge. Shh again.

Would this suffice? If you send more details about your timing and what you're interested in, I'll happily add more.

Enjoy the planning as much as the trip! 😊

[junkissa]

カフェ・ドゥ・トワ (Café deux toits)

Azabujuban, Minato-ku, Tokyo (July 11th, 2021)

[attractive-curves3]

寒中禊水浴大会 - 鉄砲洲稲荷神社, 湊, 中央区, 東京 Winter purificatory bath - Teppozu Inari Shrine, Minato, Chūō/Chūō-ku, Tokyo

Photo by © 2014 Haruyoshi Yamaguchi  

[wil-is-done]

hololive Weekly Song/Cover Releases (11/12/2023 - 24/12/2023)

Hi! Apologies for missing last week's roundup, life kinda gets busy near the end of the year. But the holomembers keep releasing bangers, so the least I can do is help people catch up with them. Please enjoy!

Sleep Talking (MV) - Takanashi Kiara

Rebellion (Cover) - Omaru Polka

SOS (Cover) - Yukihana Lamy

Entah... - Kobo Kanaeru

I Don't Need a Love Song - Usada Pekora, Shirakami Fubuki & Yukihana Lamy

Kareshi no Jude (Cover) - Nekomata Okayu & Ryushen

O-Ku-Ri-Mo-No Sunday! (Cover) - AZKi & Kazama Iroha

Igniter - Hoshimachi Suisei & Taku Inoue

O-Ku-Ri-Mo-No Sunday! (Cover) - Omaru Polka & Shirakami Fubuki

Whisper Whisper Whisper (Cover) - Shiori Novella

Onegai! Cinderella (Cover) - AZKi & Amane Kanata

Fire N Ice - Mori Calliope & Takanashi Kiara

Ano Ni Tsu no Bokura e - Minato Aqua, Amane Kanata & Yukihana Lamy

Rettou Joutou (Cover) - Shirakami Fubuki & Ookami Mio

Bridal Dream - Usada Pekora & Houshou Marine

SOS (Cover) - Nerissa Ravencroft

凸凹Speed Star (Cover) - Omaru Polka & Shirakami Fubuki

Hello, Hoshi o Kazoete (Cover) - Omaru Polka

PHOENIX DANCE (Cover) - Laplus Darknesss & Dola

Yes! Party Time!! (Cover) - Shirakami Fubuki, Tsunomaki Watame, Omaru Polka & Shiranui Flare

凸凹Speed Star (Cover) - Laplus Darknesss & Dola

Jingle Bells ga Tomaranai (Cover) - Laplus Darknesss, Takane Lui, Hakui Koyori, Sakamata Chloe & Kazama Iroha

Show (Cover) - Mori Calliope

Scale the walls - AZKi & Tokino Sora

Cute no Kanojo (Cover) - Fuwawa Abyssgard

Cute no Kanojo (Cover) - Mococo Abyssgard

Promise Christmas Medley 2023 - IRyS, Ceres Fauna, Ouro Kronii, Nanashi Mumei & Hakos Baelz

Kyu-kurarin (Cover) - Todoroki Hajime

Hajimete no Koi ga Owaru Toki (Cover) - Ichijou Ririka

Loveit? (Cover) - Laplus Darknesss