Japan Scrapbook

[R3N3]

5 hours ago, Rezz said:

Any photos?

The humidity is something else in the cities. +1 for Hokkaido, was there in July 2023 driving around 2/3rds of the island in a rental and the weather was far better, although it dropped to about 15 deg up in Wakkanai (the place where you can see Sakhalin Island on a clear day) during the day which was unexpected. Sapporo was great, will definitely go back there for the snow festival.

I’ll upload photos once at home. The plane wifi wasn’t the best.

i don’t feel like I did Sapporo justice, as I only had limited time to explore being stuck between hotel and convention centre…

[R3N3]

6 hours ago, R3N3 said:

I’ll upload photos once at home. The plane wifi wasn’t the best.

i don’t feel like I did Sapporo justice, as I only had limited time to explore being stuck between hotel and convention centre…

 

[PranK]

45 minutes ago, R3N3 said:

You can keep everything else, I just want this. 

[Rezz]

On 02/09/2024 at 10:36 AM, R3N3 said:

That night shot of Tokyo skytree is great 👍

Did you catch the name of the coffee & pudding cafe? This is my current exploration theme, top notch little hole in the wall Japanese cafes 😄

Edited September 2, 2024 by Rezz

[R3N3]

13 hours ago, Rezz said:

That night shot of Tokyo skytree is great 👍

Did you catch the name of the coffee & pudding cafe? This is my current exploration theme, top notch little hole in the wall Japanese cafes 😄

I’m pretty sure it’s Hekkelun coffee in Nishishimbashi Tokyo. He seems to have become a bit of an internet sensation with his caramel puddings (which are delicious) so it gets a bit crowded and isn’t the chill environment I like for a coffee..

[Rezz]

On 03/09/2024 at 4:08 AM, R3N3 said:

I’m pretty sure it’s Hekkelun coffee in Nishishimbashi Tokyo. He seems to have become a bit of an internet sensation with his caramel puddings (which are delicious) so it gets a bit crowded and isn’t the chill environment I like for a coffee..

Never been there but seen the social media posts about Hekkelun. Agree about the environment, I'd only go there in the middle of winter for that exact reason. 
Le Monde Coffee in northern Nagoya is one I'd like to try out when I'm out that way. 

[R3N3]

18 hours ago, Rezz said:

Never been there but seen the social media posts about Hekkelun. Agree about the environment, I'd only go there in the middle of winter for that exact reason. 
Le Monde Coffee in northern Nagoya is one I'd like to try out when I'm out that way. 

A couple of the coffee & food places I liked around Tokyo:

Switch coffee in Asakusa

Bricolage in Roppongi Hills

Bills Ginza

Nakiryu Ramen in Minamiotsuka 

in Sapporo:

Mermaid cafe

Harry Bakery

i found most places are not open before 10am but most the above open round 8-9am.

[funkymonkey]

On 02/09/2024 at 11:36 AM, R3N3 said:

So these creme caramel puddings are one of my all time favourite things ever. Was one of the first things my grandma taught me to make and I've made them ever since. Didn't know it was a thing in japan! I've always ordered a creme brulee (which is literally this inverted and blowtorched with sugar) at shops but never found caramel puddings mainstream in oz. Pairing it with a coffee... f**kin genius!

[R3N3]

9 hours ago, funkymonkey said:

So these creme caramel puddings are one of my all time favourite things ever. Was one of the first things my grandma taught me to make and I've made them ever since. Didn't know it was a thing in japan! I've always ordered a creme brulee (which is literally this inverted and blowtorched with sugar) at shops but never found caramel puddings mainstream in oz. Pairing it with a coffee... f**kin genius!

They are definitely a good combo!

[Rezz]

Saw this abandoned Honda Fit in a carpark that was getting repaved... they just 'cut around it' and continued with the job!

There's a number of reasons why the car could have been abandoned, but as for the construction company, legally they don't have permission to move the car from the owner (who has moved on and can't be contacted) so all they can do it just leave it there with enough space around it so it won't get damaged. 

[soviet_merlin]

Those are some very cutesy barriers! Is that common?

[Rezz]

Yes they're fairly common, especially where there's kids around like in an apartment complex. The kids will see the characters and then (hopefully) read the sign that says not to enter because it's dangerous. 

I've seen them on busy roads where kids wouldn't be hanging around as well, but not every time. It could be down to the city/town where it is and how cutesey (lol) they want to present their construction sites

[r32-25t]

I just want to go back to Japan 

[Rezz]

Went to a drift practice day at a local circuit (held on the reserve parking area behind the grandstand) for the first time in about 15 years. Some kei cars were drifting as well, a not so surprising Suzuki Carry truck, and two 1st gen Daihatsu Copens that were converted to rear wheel drive(!) using Daihatsu Boon X4 transfer case, prop shaft and rear diff, obviously omitting the front driveshafts. They looked really fun to slide. I heard that they cost "about half" as much as a Nissan Silvia etc to run. 

On the track 'Tech M' a local BMW tuning garage had a customer track day. Mainly recent models but there was one E36 which looked ancient among all the current models. It was cool watching the drifting and then turning around and seeing random people thrashing their M3/4s