As another Christmas quickly approaches us there’s no chance it’s going to slip by unnoticed in Japan, everyone seems to get in on the Christmas spirit … or commercial spirit depending on which way you look at it.
Like anywhere in the world Santa comes in all shapes and Japan has its fair share of variations and i had a bit of a gander through flickr to find some examples.
Ginza Santa.
Santa busting out the all too familiar peace sign, something very synonymous with life in Japan like a mentioned here.
I took a run out to Ginza on the weekend, with the specific purpose of picking up some new kit from the new H&M store in Ginza.
Ginza was one of the first places i visited back in 2002 and i’ve really only been back that way a couple of times. With the exception of new stores Ginza hasn’t changed much, it’s still an interesting place to spend a few hours wandering the main drag checking out the sights.
On my way to the H&M store i did just that, i got a little funky putting the camera on an angle to instead of my usual up and down style, i need to remember to do this more often.
All the big names are out at Ginza, if that’s what you’re looking for then Ginza is a must see when you’re in Tokyo.
Before coming to Japan i was never that keen a photographer, i hadn’t owned a digital camera when i was in Australia so the expense and effort in getting photos developed from traditional camera i had put me off.
Since moving here i’ve bought a few cameras with the current one being this Canon IXY Digital 2000 IS, and most recently i picked up a Sanyo Xacti HD 1010 video camera that shoots stills too. I try to take at least one of these with me everywhere i go, there’s usually one in the bag i take to work each day.
On the weekend however, especially at night, i usually rely on my iPhone to capture a few random photos, not the best quality but it does the job.
Any-hooo, with all these devices i manage to end up with quite a few pictures, some interesting some not so interesting, here’s a few i came across when freeing up some space.
I pass this cool fluffy black dog on my way to work most mornings.
Fireworks are readily available in supermarkets, this was at the last Hanabi Party i went too.
