Rode out to see Tokyo Skytree mid-construction — 368 meters that day, already taller than Tokyo Tower. Like a modern-day scene out of Always: Sunset on Third Street.

A Sports Day loop through Tokyo’s core: Imperial Palace runners, the Diet Building under maintenance, the Supreme Court — all photographed from the saddle.

The blog went quiet for a while… I was on a long-term business trip to Nagoya for about three months, which kept me busy.

Two months of past-midnight nights finally over, I made it out for a belated first shrine visit: Meiji Jingu, where a wedding ceremony happened to be underway.

This year’s Golden Week (yes, it’s already June) — I did something unusual and had my parents come visit Tokyo.

This photo was taken on February 3, 2008. Snow actually accumulated in Tokyo — apparently an unusual amount even by recent standards.

First impressions of Tokyo life: people everywhere, everything within walking distance, no car — and a home server left behind in Nagoya, managed over VPN.

Transferred from Aichi to Tokyo in September — and the biggest headache wasn’t the move itself, but parting with my car when parking alone costs ¥28,000 a month.