daikanyama

December 14th, 2007 by

i’d say i’ve explored a good amount of tokyo since arriving 8 months ago. pretty much hit all the major hoods…harajuku (every weekend it seems), shibuya, shinjuku, ebisu, ueno, ginza, aoyama, roppongi, etc. but of them all daikanyama has recently hit the top of my favorites list, surpassing even harajuku. there’s something about the place that makes it seem like you’re getting away from tokyo…while you’re right in the heart of it. it has that neighborhood feeling that is so difficult to create in a city of 30+ million people living elbow to elbow in the most dense city on earth. it has great food, excellent shopping, a respectable cafe culture and good streets for strolling – plus it’s home to tokyo’s second Supreme location! here are some photo’s from a day in daikanyama


daikanyama eki


that line in the background is for eggs…yes, a ‘pop-up’ breakfast joint from australia was open for just one month…tokyo-ites will line up for anything!


a.p.c. surplus


i seem to do all this in photoshop accidentaly and can never figure out how to recreate it…a.p.c. filtered


planters in daikanyama back street


had the most delicious lox sandwich here…


table top at the sandwich shop


the exterior of a cool second hand shop


everywhere you go it seems

shinkansen by tom middleton

December 8th, 2007 by

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relaxing track coupled with a great homage-to japan rail-video

tokyo suits

November 7th, 2007 by

a month or so ago i dropped a rediculous amount of cash on tailored suits while in hong kong. i now find any excuse to wear them out. last sunday the fellas had a good day out in tokyo and i sported one of the suits (prince of wales pattern). i still love a pair of nikes, jeans and t but i have to say getting my grown man on is definitely a good alternate to the hype game…or is it just another type of hype…?


waiting for the express at the yokosuka chuo station


Bud, my roomate on the ship and one hell of a future german pro-baller


might have to score one of these…


panorama shot at the tapas bar…was this number 3 of 4 separate times we ate/drank in 8 hours?


one more. the ’06 minus justin. from l to r: bud, yours truly, joe, adam


a little dinner entertainment at the pink cow, shibuya


dude loves it

peace

call me a hypebeast but i’m hooked on fixed gear…yoyogi park

October 19th, 2007 by


billy and his new fixed that he put together in tokyo (we were in yoyogi park for a drink and a ride saturday afternoon)


pullin’ some trickster shit in the park


my first fixed gear experience and i’m hooked


i passed by a dude on his fixed gear and we kind of gave each other the “yo, what’s up my fixed-rider” nod – what a sham i am!


a close up of billy’s fixed


fixed’s around the city


more


not a fixed but just as cool


…and an advert for a fork lift….wtf?