Tokyo had a power outage after a crane cut a cable shutting down power in parts of Tokyo on Monday.
The outage lasted around 3 hours and brought chaos to the city.
“It was really terrible,” said Naoko Maruyama, a 29-year-old office worker. “I had never experienced anything like it. I had to wait two hours at home until the trains re-started and it was sweltering because I could not use the air-conditioning.”
Fortunately, much of Japan is on holidays this week, with the Obon summer break.
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The 2006 Tokyo Game show is set to expand this year. The event kicks off in late September and is sure to be an exciting one with the upcoming launch of the new Sony PS3.
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A new natural hot spring has opened in Roppongi. It features a restaurant, sauna and bar.
It is located directly opposite Roppongi Hills.
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A cafe in Minami Aoyama has become popular for serving desserts and drinks containing vinegar.
“They’re so sweet you couldn’t imagine they contained vinegar,” one customer reportedly told workers.
Vinegar is a popular health ingredient in Japan.
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Moscow has taken over Tokyo as the world’s most expensive city. Osaka has also slipped from forth place to sixth.
“For many companies, it can now be more expensive to send employees to work in Russia or Korea than places like Japan or Switzerland which are often perceived to be more costly.”
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I have just bought a new camcorder which I have taken a couple of videos. I am still experimenting with it and optimizing the videos for the web, but you can see a couple that I have taken here in Harajuku.
If there is anyone who would like to see something in Tokyo, please let me know and I will go and take a video. Or if you have taken a Tokyo/Japan related video and you would like us to link to it on this blog, please leave a comment, or send me an email.
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Tokyo already hosts a marathon but in February 2007 the city will be holding its first city amateur marathon.
Entrant numbers are limited to 25,000 and the fee is a fairly hefty US$100.
The course will follow:
Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Iidabashi, Imperial Palace, Hibiya, Shinagawa, Ginza, Nihombashi, Asakusa Kaminari-mon Gate, Tsukiji, Ariake (Toyosu), Tokyo Big Sight
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