NEW YEAR'S EVE.

Tokyo Tower (centre).

Seconds before the balloons were released...

Quite the throng.

AKIHABARA & KICHIJOJI.

Akihabara.

Kichijoji.

FLORENCE.

The other Ravenscroft in Tokyo trying on some face-wear.

TOM TOWN.

Tom arrives and we bizarrely find ourselves in a Farrow & Ball party.

CHRISTMAS DAY.

Just another Saturday in Japan...

Christmas dinner.

And a quiet pint down the pub.

CHRISTMAS EVE.

'Twas the night before Christmas, which is of more importance here.

Mai's friend's nieces were the lucky beneficiaries of our generosity.

Some post-tempura origami, naturally.

Tempura proof.

SEASON'S GREETINGS.

If only you could hear what I was playing...

SHIMOKITAZAWA STATION.

The platform guard casts a shadow in an old station.  Very old for Tokyo.

TREE.

Some variety of fruit tree hanging over the car-park behind my place of work.

MONKEY.

The porch of a neighbour...

VAN GOGH.

Mrs Nakamura accompanied us to the exhibition.

It was a bright day, all right.

It was  a real fight to get anywhere near the paintings.  A real fight.

I call this, 'Bird Walking Past Me'.

A NIGHT OFF.

An evening sampling the locale of Meidaimae.

Raw chicken (right).

And a first trip to the arcade...

Good question.

EXIT TOKYO.

Mai and I made use of our day off in December.
Across the border in Tamagawa (たま川), just over the city limits.

NIGHT RIDER.

I still get excited by the roads of Tokyo.

KARAOKE / カラオケ.

A multi-story series of karaoke booths in Shibuya.

SIGNAGE.

I can nearly read this, an important and in this case useless milestone.

DINNER TIME.

Takashi and Kenji post dinner at our crib.

FC TOKYO.

Mike and I watched my adopted team, who are in danger of relegation.

DEMONSTRATION.

I've no idea what all the fuss was about, but it was loud all right.

NICE BRIDGE.

A nice part of town near Akihabara.

TOKYO RIDING.

Mike and I take a tour of the city, inspired by last night's professionals.

KEIRIN.

The track racing event featuring some serious machines and riders.

MIKE IN THE HOWES.

Mike is in Japan.

SEASONAL SUNDAY.

Make like a tree, and leavc.

THIRTY #2.

Party time on Saturday night in Shibuya.

THIRTY.

Happy birthday, Nakamura.

DISNEYLAND TOKYO.

I repeat, Disneyland Tokyo.

Christmas has come early,