Uchikura & Co Blog
Going Decaf in Japan
2013-02-08
Trying to order any drink in Japan that is Decaf is very difficult in Japan. Even Starbucks Coffee does not pre-brew Decaf coffee. They asked me if I want wait 8 minuets.Japanese Tea (Chinese Tea) has...
Pocket Tissue with Advertisement
2013-02-07
It is common in Japan to distribute pocket tissue paper packet to people near train station with advertisement. I think it is a great idea.
New Phishing Mail from Tokyo ???
2013-02-07
I just received this email today. It says it is from Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi. It is not, the bank name is Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ. Do not respond to this type of message.
Arrived Back in Seattle
2013-02-06
After 8 hours of flight, I arrived at Seattle at 6:25am. It is cloudy and not so cold ... Typical Seattle weather. I had meeting and went seattle Executives Association and came back to the office.I r...
2013-02-06
I am at Narita Airport waiting for my flight back to Seattle. They were expecting big snow today but it did not come. It is cloudy and little windy. I will be in seattle in about 10 hours.
Hachiko
2013-02-04
Have you seen a movie called Hachiko staring Richard Gere? Well, here is the real statue of Hachiko near Shibuya station. It is a very popular meeting spot.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachi:_A_Dog's_...
Tokyo Harajyuku
2013-02-04
This was once was a famous young people's town where young girls danced on the street. They don't do that any more, I guess.
Ramen Shop
2013-02-03
I wish we had noodle restaurant like this in Seattle. It was warm, cheap and tests good.
Old Tokyo ... Asakusa Sensouji...
2013-02-03
I went to visit Asakusa Sensoji Temple today. I really like this onld part of Tokyo. Foods are cheap and deliciouse and people are very friendly.Today is Setsubun in Japan. This symbolizes the beginni...
Oroginal Tokyo Tower
2013-02-02
There are two twoeres in Tokyo capable of broadcasting HDTV. The new tower os 634m tall and will start boradcastin in May. But they are now testing the broadcast capability now. When they dom they are...