Articles by Omar
everyday beautiful things
Posted July 06, 2006 at 02:43 AM
I was struck by how aesthteically elegant an everyday errand such as buying dessert or fruit could be in Japan. Here are some photos to show what I mean - though there were many more instances I didn't have my camera with me to capture.
The first few photos are of desserts arranged in the basement of a department store connected [...]
shinjuku skyline
Posted June 20, 2006 at 09:15 PM
These are (gray) photos of the Shinjuku skyline in Tokyo. Shinjuku is the skyscraper district in Tokyo centered around Shinjuku Station, the busiest train station in Japan and a major hub for the Tokyo subway as well. The skyscrapers include famous buildings such as the Tocho Building which houses the Tokyo Metropolitan Government [...]
harajuku street styles
Posted June 10, 2006 at 05:05 AM
Teenagers hanging out in Yoyogi Park near Harajuku Station in Tokyo. On weekends, young people converge on Harajuku generally and the park in particular to display their latest personal styles, spanning baby doll, Gothic, and punk. Harajuku represents the cradle of bleeding edge style for teens in Japan. On weekends, [...]
kyoto imperial palace
Posted May 27, 2006 at 01:06 AM
Kyoto served as the capital of Japan for over 1000 years, starting from the period when Emperor Kanmu moved the capital from Heijo-kyo in present-day Nara to Nagaoka-kyo in Kyoto. In 794, Emperor Kanmu moved the capital again to Heian-kyo, the current location in the center of present-day Kyoto.
Emperors succeeding Emperor Kanmu [...]
advertising museum
Posted May 23, 2006 at 04:43 AM
The Advertising Museum - Tokyo contains permanent exhibits that allow patrons to experience the evolution of Japanese advertising from the Edo period in the nineteen century to the present. All of the major media (other than Internet) are represented in the exhibits.
The Museum is located on floors B1 and B2 in the Caretta Shiodome, [...]
