The Wind Bag
Aeolus is the wind god, or he controlled the winds anyway. In exchange for stories from Odysseus, Aeolus gave a bag of winds that would help Odysseus find his way back home. Odysseus told mostly stories from the Trojan War, with other tales of fishing trips and crazy relatives in between [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘cafes’
August 6, 2008
Blown Back to Ashland: the Windiad no. 4
July 10, 2008
World Press Photo 08
The Exhibit
Finalists of the World Press Photo 08 awards can be seen at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography in Ebisu. While a journalistic award, the judges make it a point to explain that the artists are chosen based on the artistic merits of the photographs and not as representative of important issues. [...]
July 3, 2008
Rue Favart
On the edge of the Ebisu Garden Place is the coolest little café in my neighborhood. I walked past the Rue Favart for years and was always intrigued by the glimpse of the sumptuous poppies painted on the ceiling. I don’t know why I never went in. It was always on my way [...]
May 14, 2008
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Japan’s most important architect is the late Kenzo Tange. Previously I wrote about visiting one of his works, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. And I also wrote about one of his works being featured in an exhibit about architectural photography. I visited this structure, St. Mary’s Cathedral. Built in 1963, the [...]
April 24, 2008
A Neighborhood of Unentered Doors
After a discussion about favorite places in Tokyo, one of my students told me about her favorite neighborhood, Nishi Ogikubo. The student, Kyoko, is a super sweet, hardworking, single mother. She has a great funky style. Like once she had a handbag made of Heineken beer cans that was surprisingly chic.
When she [...]
April 5, 2008
Petals and Other Fleeting Moments
Catch it quick because it’s only going to last another week. One strong wind or a heavy rain can end it in an afternoon.
Once a year Japan consummates its obsession over cherry blossoms. There have been months of cherry blossom blooming forecasts and updates on the news. People make itineraries to squeeze [...]
March 1, 2008
Baqet
Fresh baked bread right out of the oven. You can have as much as you like. All 21 varieties. Baqet is a restaurant in the Meguro Station building. Lunch is about 700 to 1200 yen, and if you pay a little more it includes all-you-can-eat-bread from the bread bar, and all-you-can-drink [...]
February 24, 2008
Museums Around the Palace
Continuing my museums of Tokyo tour, I decided to venture near the Imperial Palace, at the very center of Tokyo. I visited the Science Museum and MOMAT (The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo), and made a short detour into the Imperial Palace Gardens.
Trotting Around the Palace Gardens
I ventured into the Palace Gardens with [...]
October 2, 2007
Les Hydropathes
In the late 1870’s, Les Hydropathes was a literary club in Paris where the symbolism movement fomented. For the less historic modern version , you can go to Shibuya and visit the stylish brasserie of the same name. Les Hydropathes is in the basement of the Parco department store. After browsing in [...]
September 28, 2007
Funabasiya Teahouse
This afternoon, T and I went to the Koyomi Funabasiya, which is a teahouse in the Japanese style. This is a place I’d wanted to go to for a long time. It’s right near our neighborhood, in the Hiroo area of Tokyo. T always teases me about my love for [...]
