June 1st… the station is getting sticky. August without air conditioning due to the power savings is going to be interesting. Japan implemented ‘cool biz’ as a way to save power there is a lot in the press right now figuring out how to deal with the office temperatures this summer. Japan needs to reduce power consumption 15% to avoid black outs due to the crippled nuclear reactors. Part of the plan is keep offices at 28 degrees celsius (82 degrees fahrenheit).
Making use of space for parking…
Denny’s…
A great thing about construction in Japan is these giant tents around the sites to reduce dust…
Blue people on motorcycles steal your purpose…
Izakaya…
Lawson…
In…
Cafe Lolita…
Cool American toys…
Yoyogi Station…
Train manners… I love these signs. This one is excellent…
I tried a new bread shop in Ebisu Station…
Japanese Word of the Day: せつでん setsuden – conservation of electricity, brownout
example: いま、日本ではみんながせつでんしています。
Everyone is conserving power in Japan now.
Dave Powell is a photographer based in Tokyo, Japan who shoots with a Leica M9. He is the publisher of ShootTokyo, a friendly daily photography blog which he calls a “labor of love.” You can follow him on Twitter @ShootTokyo and visit his photo blog site at http://www. shoottokyo.com.
