Tokyo: Takeshita Dori is the focal point of Harajuku’s teenage culture. It’s many side streets, which are lined by many trendy shops, fashion boutiques, used clothes stores, crepe stands and fast food outlets are geared towards the fashion and trendy conscious teens of Tokyo.

Japanese School girls photo at Takeshita Dori in Harajuku.
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Hataraki Man is a manga by Moyoco Anno, serialised in the seinen magazine Morning. It has been adapted into a TV anime, which screened in Japan from October to December 2006 and a drama that aired from October 2007 to December 2007. The story centres on 28-year old Hiroko Matsukata, editor at the magazine Weekly JIDAI . Talented and hard-working, Hiroko’s colleagues refer to her as Hataraki Man (literally “working man”) because of her dedication to her job. But despite her successes in the workplace, she struggles with moments of self-doubt and with the challenge of balancing life and career.

Note:Hiroko Matsukata is a woman who works for a magazine company. She puts all she has into her work, and is known as a strong, straight-forward working girl, who can at will turn herself into Hataraki man (working man) mode. Despite Hiroko’s success at work, her life lacks romance. Even though a hard worker, she’d leave early anytime to go on a date. Too bad her boyfriend is even bigger a workaholic than Hiroko. Source

Tokyo September 2, 2007: A Hello Kitty Japanese doll in kimono is displayed at an event named “Let’s learn Japanese culture with Hello Kitty”, at Tamagawa Takashimaya shopping center, Tokyo. The event was meant for and focuses on children to learn about the rich Japanese culture like Japanese dance, flower arrangement and tea ceremony etc. At the event Hello Kitty doll was dressed in traditional Japanese Kimono. Read the rest of this entry »

If you have not tried to use Chopsticks yet, this video clip will help you how to use it. If you live in Foreign country and planning to visit Japan, it is good to learn how to use chopticks as some of local Restaurants in Japan don’t keep forks and spoons.

How to use Chopsticks (English sub-title) video clip:

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