Still want to stay in beauty!

Good afternoon, how have you been lately?
Most of days weather is very hot and everyday people spend time sweaty.

Talking about sweaty, after we get sweat so badly we feel very thirsty aren't we?
Especially people who love drinking alchole, here is something to keep in your mind.

The new Sake bar has opened inside of the building called Ginza Velvia.
HAKOBUNE PLATINUM is the name of the bar, not only Sake but also you can tast Macrobiotics food for women who try to keep their beauty younger.

There are 36 tables. The stylish bar is the concept, Japanese sake lovers and women are the target of this market. For the beginners of sake drinkers, 30 different of sakes are selected by sake sommelier and also sake cocktales are provided.

With tasty drinks, macrobiotic menu are also provided such as 'Pasta with macrobiotic vegitable(1,580yen)' ,   'mock meat fried(550yen)' and other 17 kinds of dishes.

Open hours: Lunch=11:30～15:00   Dinner=17:00～23:30

Most of women hope for staying beautiful eating and drinking without hard exercises!!

Staff Blog By Ginza Serviced Apartment

Hara Museum of Contemporary Art

Hello, everyone.

Recently, we have been having pretty fine days in Tokyo!

Today, let us introduce Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, only 15mins walking distance away from Shinagawa Station. If you want to explore art scenes in Tokyo the place is well recommended for its selections of showcases and also taking a look at Bauhaus- inspired structure building is worth a while.

 

Hara Museum of Contemporary Art is a privately run museum located in an exclusive residential area of Shinagawa, Tokyo. The name originates from the previous owner, Mr. Hara, a successful business person. In 1938, a famous architect, Jin Watanabe, constructed the resident and in 1979, opened as a museum to public.  Some of his representative works are Wako department store in Ginza and Tokyo National Museum.

 

If you are not much of an art lover, you can always sit down in a glass- closed café terrace overlooking at the Hara Museum’s inner garden and enjoy the spring breeze. Specially prepared Image cake, or a selection seasonal and pastries made with freshest ingredients can be enjoyed in Café d’Art.

 

    

If you enjoyed your visit to Hara Museum, planning a day trip to Hara Museum ARC in Gunnma prefecture would be another great choice to spend your weekends.

※For further details please visit  http://www.haramuseum.or.jp/generalTop.html

Mother's Day!!

Good morning!!
What a beautiful day it is!!
The whole golden week 's days were very nice weather, also it lasts until tomorrow the forcast says.

Anyway, after golden week, the next important day is 'Mother's Day'.
How many poeple have known the origin of Mother's day?
Accoridng to the history of U.S, the first acction for this memorial day was 1870, which was just right after the Civil War.
Julia Ward Howe standed up to declare 'Mother's Day Proclamation' not to send hasbands and children to war.
Although this declaration didn't work at all however, a woman who had been dedicated to many injured soldiers for their recovery changed the history.
After her death, her daughter Anna gave many friends 'White carnation' for celebrating and thaning to all mothers with love.

That is the sinble of Mother's day now, and this is how Mother's day became popular.

How will you treat your mother?
Many shopping mall hold events for Mother's Day.

Let's tell your mother thanks and make happy!!

Sumo Tournament in Tokyo Ryougoku

Hello everyone!!How are you?

Did you have wonderful Golden Week?



Incase you were interrupted by a dense crowd of people out in the city, just
as I was, and were not able to enjoy the Japanese Holiday as expected, I
would like to inform you that there will be Sumo wrestling tournament held
from 12th to 26th of May just for you to be refreshed and to experience
Japanese Tradition at the same time!!



Sumo is Japanese style wrestling and it is a national sport of Japan. It
originated in ancient times as a performance to entertain the Shinto(※)
god, and many rituals with religious background are still followed until
today. (※”Shinto” is the ancient religion of Japan that has gods who
represent various parts of nature, and gives great importance to people who
died in the past.)



The basic rules of sumo are simple: the wrestler who first touches the
ground with anything besides the soles of his feet, or who leaves the ring
before his opponent, loses. Fights take place on an elevated ring, called a
"dohyo", which is made of clay and covered in a layer of sand.

The fights themselves usually last only a few seconds, or in rare cases,
about a minute.



There are six tournaments held every year, and each one is lasting 15 days.

Three out of six tournaments are held in Tokyo (January, May and September),
and one each in Osaka (March), Nagoya (July) and Fukuoka (November)



Tournament in Tokyo will be held in Kokugikan Sumo Stadium in Tokyo
Ryougouku.

It surely would be an unforgettable experience once in your lifetime.



Have an exciting week!!

Shibasakura in Yamanashi

Good afternoon.
How are you? It has been stated from Golden week from today.
I hope you all are having great golden week.
Today we would like to introduce the Shibasakura in Yamanashi.
Shibazakura（Scientifically：Phlox subulata）is a perennial plant belonged to Polemoniaceae, a kind of Phlox. It holds 1.5cm small flowers from April to May. You could see red,pink,white and purple.
Shibazakura is from North America. It’s also called tweet.
The flowers look like cherry and creep on lawn. And “shiba” means lawn and “zakura”(sakura) means cherry blossom. So it’s named the lawn cherry plant or shibazakura.
The seedling settles in sunny side and good drainage soil.
Stonewall or slope side is also appropriate.
Shibazakura grows so fast and strong that there are no extra cares needed when it flowers.
There are two ways for increasing Shibazakura . One is dividing roots for replanting , the other the plantation of the cutting. The roots replanting means to divide the pot into 4 parts with 20 cm distance planting respectively. The vine extends over the soil and take root from the stem contacted soil gradually. The plantation of the cutting means to cut healthy stem 10cm length and plant it into the soil after pasting disinfectant.

This is the link for Shibasakura in Yamanashi.
Please go to the link if you are interested in!!!

http://www.shibazakura.jp/eng/aboutus/index.html

Gorgeous ‘Snoopy’ in Ginza!!

Good afternoon!

We can’t wait until Golden Week, can we? Just one more day for holidays!

I hope everyone will be able to have fantastic holidays.

After passing the big events for ‘Kabukiza’ these 2 weeks, new and exciting events are coming.

 

The Collaboration of Snoopy (; well known character in ‘Peanuts’ animation by Charles M. Schulz) and Japanese traditional craftsmen did great works for making some statues, arts and goods.

These marketable products are reached over 800 goods including 200 of special collaboration products.

Matsuya Ginza is now holding this event until 6^th May, and it’s possible for experiencing some workshops there with famous craftsmen.

Also a man, Mr. Yoshiteru Otani who was very up- to close to Mr. Charles comes to museum and workshops during this event.

The solid ink-art live performance and talk show will be held.

It is very fascinating event even if you are not catering to Snoopy.

I hope my favorite Stitch will be as famous as Snoopy someday soon!!

Staff Blog By Ginza Serviced Apartment

Tokyo Square Garden has opened!!

Good Afternoon, everyone!
The cold weather has just came back from east and we will have rainy days this weekend again.
Do you have any plan to do on weekend?
If you don't, I have a one place to suggest for having fun.

That place is called ''Tokyo Square Garden'' in Kyobashi and this building has just opened on 18th, directly get to Kyobashi station by Ginza-line.
The floors are from B1 to 6th floor for each part of needs.
Mosts are shopping stores and restaurants are gathered, and those are counted about 25 shops in this building.

For the restaurants, pretty much famous places has held such as ''COLLE BERETO'' which is first came from Firenze.
Also interesting cafe has founded. The homemade cafe ''Danmark The Royal Cafeterras''  by Copenhagen for Royal family Houshold could be more fun to tast.
There are not only fancy restarants but casual food dinings and restaurants are got together.
''Moyan curry'' as known as curry buffet in Shinjuku area, and ''Ranman Dinner'' also famous for fried chiken Grand Prize and Ethnic dishes.

Opon 4th floor to 6th floor will be for Educationla and Medical facilities.
These facilities are now under the process until July.

I deinitely be able to spend a whole day at this building.

Please go and check how it's like.

Staff Blog By Ginza Serviced Apartment

Would you like to bite sweets?

Good afternoon, everyone!

The shower rain has gone very fast and got sunny.
These days it's getting warm like a spring season however today is colder than recent weather.

Today's topic, I'd like to introduce a huge Mont Blanc cake which is produced by the famous hotel in Ginza.
Actually the hotel named ''Hotel Western'' will close 2 months later.
For that reason, the famous cakes at the famous hotel are now sold as special treatments.

The big-sized Mont Blanc cakes are named ''Mont Blanc party'' this time, and its weight is 2kg and 21cm high.
Also this cake can be shared by about 20 people and the way to make these cakes haven't change for over 3 generations!Wow!

Look at this big!!

You can buy this cake at the cake shop inside the hotel, the basement.

Ladies are may able to have fun this kind of party!!

Staff Blog By Ginza Serviced Apartment

【Golden Week In Japan PartⅡ】

Hello、everyone!! How are you??

At last It became warm!!



By the way, I introduced that there was a long vacationabout the in
Japan called 【Golden Week】 last time.

Today I would like to introduce what kind of holyday　is there.


【Golden Week - Japanese National Holidays】

April 29: Showa-no-hi (Showa Day)
May 3 : Kenpou-kinen-bi (Constitution Memorial Day)
May 4 : Midori-no-hi (Greenery Day)
May 5 : Kodomo-no-hi (Children's Day)


The first national holiday during Golden Week is April 29,which was the
birthday of Shouwa Emperor.
 (Now, this day is called Showa Day)

The second holiday is kenpou-kinen-bi
 (Constitution Memorial Day)May 3.

Then, May 4 is called midori-no-hi.
 (Greenery Day)

The last holiday during Golden Week is kodomono-hi
 (Children's Day) on May 5.

It's also Japanese Boy's Festival called tango-no-sekku and is a day to
pray for healthy growth of boys.

It's a Japanese tradition for families of boys to hang up carp streamers
 (koinobori)

outside their houses around this holiday.

Carps are believed to symbolize successes in children's lives. Also,
samurai dolls　

called gogatsu ningyo (May Dolls) are displayed in their houses.



I hope you can enjoy your Golden Week in Japan!!

Tsubame Grill near Shinagawa station

　For our guests staying near Shinagawa station, for example in BUREAU Takanawa or BUREAU Takanawadai, we can recommend a the restaurant Tsubame Grill that otherwise is easy to miss out on. It's not expensive and a main dish costs around 1000-1500 JPY per person. The restaurant also seems to have a good reputation on the Internet.

Tsubame Grill (つばめグリル)
(Address: 4-10-26 Takanawa, Minato, Tokyo, 108-0074)

　Tsubame Grill is a chain-restaurant and one of its restaurants is situated right by Shinagawa station. (Takanawa exit, over the zebra crossing, turn left and walk for about 1 minute) Wait for the staff in the entrance and they will guide you to the second floor (they will ask you to use the elevator to the left), but be prepared to wait for 15 minutes downstairs if you arrive between 18-20 without any reservation.

　The menu is in both Japanese and English and it’s an international kitchen with “Hamburg steaks” (made of minced meat), sausages, smoked salmon, bouillabaisse, stews etc. The winelist is quite limited and if you only want a glass and not a whole bottle you are left with 2 or 3 choices. One dish that you shouldn’t miss out on is the Hamburg steak wrapped in homemade bacon.

Mr. Mickey is hiding....

Good afternoon!!
Today's weather is so beautiful, isn't it?
We can feel real spring is comming!!

Well today, I found a cute,cool and rare goods at jewelry shop.
If you love Disney, you will like it as well.

Do you know japanese ''Kabuto'', shield which is used for 100 decades ago.
That shield is needed on 5th May in Japan to celebrate boy's day every year.
The one I had found is not for kids, and it's only for looking.

Here is the thing below.

Did you find something is hiding??
Well it's actually not hiding, but there is.......Mickey Mouse!!
This shield has made with full 100% pure golds and cost
52,00,0000JPY.

The jewlry shop; Ginza Tanaka made a contract with Walt Disney Company for making those goods.
There are not only this shield but also other japanese related comodities.


I wish I could have gorgeous accessories or disney goods like this.

Staff Blog By Ginza Serviced Apartment

Golden Week - Plan ahead and enjoy -

Hello everyone!　How are you!

It became warmer but then for the last a couple of days it feels like it is back to winter again here in Tokyo.

Hope this weather change is not making you catching a cold. 

Today's topic from BUREAU Shinagawa, is the Golden Week, one of the high season for traveling.

The end of April through around May 5th is called the "Golden Week" in Japan

since there are quite a few national holidays during this period. Many people take their paid-vacation around this time to make it “really gold”.

The length of the holiday depends on the calendar and this year’s can be quite long along with the regular weekends.

As the weather is usually get pleasant, the Golden Week is a high season for traveling around the country or abroad and the tourist attractions are crowded during this time.

Also, airports and train stations are crowded with people. It is usully harder to get reservations for accommodations and transportation during the Golden Week.

If you are planning to travel during the Golden Week, we recommend you plan well in advance and contact a travel agent or the concierge ASAP and make your golden week really gold and shine :-)

In the next blog from BUREAU Shinagawa, we will tell you the meanings of those holidays.  See you soon!

The Ocean Cruise!

Good afternoon, how are you today?

I am very currious that have you ever seen a luxury liner on the ocean infront of you?

The ultimate luxury liner of Asia called 'Voyager of the Seas' will arrive and appear in April and May.

This arrival to Tokyo Bay  is the first time, and it causes a big event such as viewing walking around the ship.

Also the tour is not only viewing the outside of the ship, the participants will be able to have 'Morning Cruise', 'Lunch Cruise' and 'Sunset Cruise' on 27th April and 3rd May.(The host by Sea Line Tokyo-2500JPY～)

The company above will hold observation tours using sea bus for 4 times on the both date above.

The Total weight is 137276ton, maximum passengers capacity will be 3114 people and it's definitely the biggest luxry line we ever had.

Why don't you just go and view the ultimate one?

Staff Blog By Ginza Serviced Apartment

"Hanami" Season !!

Have you been to Hanami yet ?? 

In Japan has a custom of the “Hanami”
“Hanami ”is Cherry blossom viewing. The Cherry blossom, in Japanese is Sakura.
Every year in the end of March and April, the people drinks liquor and eats many foods around the tree while they see Sakura.

The interesting things here is that Japanese people often do the “Hanami ”with the whole company, but always the place with full Sakura will be crowded　that's why a new employee or a young employee have to spread a blue sheet and keep the place from the day before or an early morning.

                                                                                                                                                                                  Some time there is a people that pitch a tent and keep the best place from many days before.
So every time the place around the full Sakura tree, I see a people being bored due to having a lot of free time well.

It means that“Hanami”is indispensable BIG EVENT for the Japanese people.
My favorite is “Hanami”at night. The pink Sakura tree lighted up is very Fantastic!!

Please enjoy Japanese beautiful Sakura with “Hanami”

BUREAU Shinagawa
Fabiola

Cherry Blossom Appreciation!

Good  afternoon.
Yesterday was very warm weather everywhere in Tokyo.
I saw many cherry blossoms around public parks and roads.

Talking about 'Cherry Blosssom Appreciation',I would like to ask how much do you know about the party.

We, even Japanese slightly know about the viewing party but actually there is more deep considerable feeling for.

As an easy explanation of its history, nobleman in Heian period started cherry blossom appreciation to
have fun viewing them.
Since 100 of decades, Japanese people have been viewing cherry blossom and drinking alchole every this season.
All of us, Japanese people feel nostalgic for falling Cherry blossoms and it seems like how people die fast suddenly. That discibes something in Japanese poems for long years.

Anyway, all of us have been waiting for the Cherry is blooming, it's just started to view blossomn today

[Place]: Rikugien
[Date]: 20th,March - 7th,April
[Open hours]: 9:00-21:00
[Entering Charge]: 300yen / For Elderly 150yen
[TEL]: 03-3941-2222

Both are Night View.

The access for the place above, few minutes walk from Komagome station or Sengoku station.

You may hurry going to see some blossoms because this year is warmer and faster for bloom and falls.

Staff Blog By Ginza Serviced Apartment

White Day!

In Japan, Valentine's Day is typically observed by girls and women presenting chocolate gifts (either store-bought or handmade), usually to boys or men, as an expression of love, courtesy, or social obligation.
Today, March 14th ,White Day was first celebrated in 1978 in Japan by the National Confectionery Industry Association as an "answer day" to Valentine's Day on the grounds that men should pay back the women who gave them chocolate and other gifts on Valentine's Day.
Soon there after, confectionery companies began marketing white chocolate.
Now, men give cookies, chocolate, and marshmallows, as well as other edible and non-edible gifts, such as jewellery or objects of sentimental value to women from whom they received chocolate on Valentine's Day one month earlier.
Whether the chocolate that you gave or got means to you on Valentine's Day, whether it was honmei("chocolate of love") or giri("courtesy chocolate"), no one will be unhappy by being presented sweets. There are many many chocolate or sweets shops in Tokyo. It's also fun to taste some which you haven't
had before. Why don't you go to find delicious sweets not only for someone special or someone who gave you chocolate but for your friends or collegues or maybe for yourself. Let's enjoy this White Day!

Straight to KABUKIZA

Good morning, how are  you today?

The rain has past and weather got much better in this few hours.
We had very nice and warm weather for few days last week.
It makes us to expect spring coming soon, doesn't it?
Until 1st week of April, we will be able to watch Cherry blossom in Kanto area.

Talking about April coming soon, ''KABUKIZA'' will be finished to ready for open.
We just have to wait for few weeks for that, and there is new place will be hold for welcoming cutomers.
Also, the Tokyo Metro has already connected with ''KABUKIZA'' at Higashi-Ginza station.



 This construction was hoped by many people who love 'Kabuki' since its open.
At the basement of Higashi-Ginza station, the new place called ' Kobikicho Plaza' is B2
floor.
With some free spaces for tenants or events, this area is originally made for people who cannot return to
their home when Natural disaster has occured.
The cappasity of the area is about 3000 people.
Not only the space, there are coffee shop, convenient store and other shop like souvenior shop.

The Plaza open when first train start running until the last train.

We can't wait for everything new comming!!

Staff Blog By Ginza Serviced Apartment

 

Cherry Blossom season coming!

Hello, everyone.

How are you? It is the beautilful day today!

It's getting to be warm and means that the cherry blossom season is coming soon in Japan!

We enjoy hanami in each place having the cherry blossom.

 

Hanami is an important Japanese custom and is held all over Japan in spring. Hanami literally means viewing flowers, but it generally indicates cherry blossom viewing. It's said that the origin of hanami dates back to more than one thousand years ago when aristocrats enjoyed looking at beautiful cherry blossoms and wrote poems. Nowadays, people in Japan have fun viewing cherry blossoms, drinking and eating. It is like a picnic under the trees. People bring home-cooked meals, do BBQ, or buy take-out food for hanami. In popular hanami spots, there are even competitions for the best spots. If you do not like a crowd, you can go to neighborhood parks/gardens or other quiet places. The most popular kind of Japanese cherry (sakura) tree which can be found everywhere in Japan is somei-yoshino (Yedoensis). Sakura trees bloom at different times throughout Japan, and the blooming period of somei-yoshino is usually short. Cherry blossom festivals take place all over the country. Most of them are held between March to May, though other regions have them in January, February, and June, based on their location. Festival dates are usually determined with reference to cherry blossom forecasts and vary from year to year. Gorgeous flowers are main attractions of the festivals, but a variety of traditional Japanese performing arts presented in many festivals can't be missed. Joining tea ceremonies held under cherry trees can be a memorable experience as well. It's fun to stop by festival vendors which sell various food and souveniors, including regional crafts and speciality food in the region. It's notable that many cherry blossom festivals hold light-up events in the evening.
Please enjoy the cherry blossom season in Japan!

Do you wanna try Blowfish?

Good afternoon, everyone.

These 3 days are really nice warm weather we had, didn't we?

Especially yesterday was kind of hot day in this season.

I walked around to just hung out with my friend last midnight, but all of us could stay outside without jacket.

My heart is pumping for getting warm day by day, it makes me go out when I have just a little time.
So, today is the first step to go outside and eat something delicious!!

Differ from central Ginza area, our building is placed between Tsukiji, Ginza and Shintomicho.
That means, it’s hard to find somewhere to eat for a lunch except Tsukiji market.
Actually there are some places but for ladies and people who belong here for many years fed up with same routines.

For that reason, I’m going to introduce some places which is picked up as popular and honor restaurants.

Today dishes are using Blow fish for both lunch and dinner.
Japanese restaurant named ‘Ginza Takafune’ is very famous for kappo cuisine with fabulous and gorgeous counters and Japanese style seats.
For lunch menu, the most popular one is fried Blowfish.
It’s surprisingly inexpensive considering the high-quality restaurant.
With 3 kinds of little side dishes, the price is only 1,500 JPY for a lunch.

Please take a look HP of the restaurant.
Here are few pictures of it.

Staff Blog By Ginza Serviced Apartment

 

The girl's day (Hinamatsuri)

Today March 3rd, here in Japan is Girls day!!
The another name is "Doll Fatival " in Japanese " Hina-Matsuri" .
On this day the family having the girl display a set of ornamental dolls reprsenting the Emperor, Empress, attendants, and musicians in a kimono of the Heian era.
It is common to decorate by February 4 from  February 24 at the latest.
The popular belief that a delay in putting the Hina-matsuri dolls away after the festival will delay the daughter's marriage is a superstition here in Japan.
The Popular snack of Hina-Matsuri is Hina-arare.
Hina-arare is made by roasting glutinous rice hoshiii (glutinous rice that have been fully dried after being cooked or steamed) and sweetening it with sugar.
It is full of the celebrations to a girl wherever I walk in the town.In　BUREAU Shinagawa, we have the Hina-Matsuri dolls, so please check it out when you have a time!! Girls please enjoy today!!                                          

See food Festval has come!

Good afternoon, everyone.
Probably everybody have been tough week because of the end of month.
Just one more day before weekend!!

Today's topic is for seefood freek.
Do you know there is a Local variety shop called ''TAU'', Hiroshima prefecture at 1st ave. Ginza.
For coming weekend, the original event will take place at there.
Oysters for this event is not only usual oysters which you eat sometimes.
Very new generated oysters is about three times bigger than usual, and using these oyserts for dishes
such as boiled oysters with sliced lemens, fried oysters and croquettes.

Also mandarin oranges as Hiroshima brand are treated as special sales for this event, you maybe feel how wonderful Hiroshima is.

The event start from 1st March.

Staff Blog By Ginza Serviced Apartment

The strawberry picking up

In Japan, strawberries are consistently one of the most popular fruits with people of all ages, regardless of gender.  There the many places you can go to enjoy picking up the strawberries by car or the bus tours for taking you to the place for enjoying pick up the strawberries.

 To begin with, you will stand in front of the plastic greenhouse as the people from the plantation tell us about the varieties of strawberry and the methods of strawberry picking. Apparently there are around 100 types of strawberry, each varying in flavor and size. Next, you each receive two plastic containers – one of the containers is filled with condensed milk and the other is empty, to hold the stems from strawberries after they have been eaten.
 

You then enter the plastic greenhouse. It's warmer in here than it is outside, and sweet smells fill the air. Strawberries are cultivated in rows, and between these rows are walkways.

When picking strawberries, it is important not to pull with too much force, as that may damage the seedlings or uproot the plants, making it difficult to produce delicious strawberries the following year. The trick is to gently hold the fruit and lightly bend the stem part to one side. Even small children were able to pick the strawberries properly thanks to the explanation we received before entering the plastic greenhouse.
 

 You will enjoy eating the first strawberry as it is, without dipping it in the condensed milk. Its combination of sweetness and sourness fill your palate, making you very happy! One of the joys of strawberry picking is that you can select the individual fruits that catch your eye. You can  find some strawberries that were as big as a child's fist and others that were heart-shaped, though of course they disappeared from view after you will have eaten them! Fruits whose form was not particularly attractive but were bright red in color turned out to be very sweet. Strawberry picking time was about 30 minutes. Basically you would have about 30 minutes for strawberry picking, everyone commented that they would need more time, but actually 30 minutes is long enough for most people to have their fill. I'm sure you will eat around 30 strawberries at least while picking.

I hope you will experience the tour and enjoy the wonderful strawberries in Japan!

Run Run Run!!!

Good afternoon everyone.
Today it's very sunny and feel better than yesterday, isn't it?

Well, popular event running through Tokyo roads, 'Tokyo Marathon' will be held on this Sunday.
It's different from 'Ekiden', many adults will run on that day.
The course of this marathon include Tsukiji area, so roads are filled with many people on 24th and this is the chance to take a look of its mood.

What I want to tell you is not only the marathon, there is one more thing very interesting and challenging event.
The night before 24th, you can experience how hard running through over 35kilometer; the point where runners feel maximun tiredness.
How can we feel it, you might be wondering.
Why don't you go to Tokyo tower wearing pear of running shose and casual sports wear?
You can choose walk 600 stairs up or run up through 600 stairs outside of Tokyo tower with beautiful special illumination at night.

It is for challenging to feel how marathon runners are having hardest time until they finish at goal.
Also advisers tell you ways to care your body after running and what kind of supplements you should take after.
After you could finish goal, you will be able to get original supplements.

Date: 23rd, Saturday
Time: 17:00-18:30(Finishing time)
People: First 150 applicants.

I might be there.....

Staff Blog By Ginza Serviced Apartment

New supermarket near Hirakawacho2 & Kioicho !

We are very pleased to inform you about a new supermarket, in the Kojimachi area.

It is called "Seijouishii"(成城石井) and it is located on the Shinjuku Dori, a minute's walk from Tokyo Metro Kojimachi Station Exit-1, towards the imperial palace.

It features a diverse array of products including the groceries, confectionery items, liquor, spices, selected meat and fish products, and several freeze-dried items, among others.

It also has an impressive collection of imported items. Categories deserving a special mention are chocolates, pickles and beverages.

Best of all, its open 24-hours a day!


<Shop Information>
address: 3-3-6 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Tel: 03-5212-5547  

Need Rest in Cozy Farm?

Hello Everyone. How Are You??
I hope everything is going well for your this week.

Today, I would like to introduce you one of the best sightseeing place called "Country Farm Tokyo German Village".
In Country Farm Tokyo German Village, you can have an experience of German rural life.
You can Enjoy German dishes and wines in the village’s restaurants looking at flowers of each season blooming in the flower garden.
The whole village is a family amusement park where your family all together can have fun with a Ferris wheel, children’s zoo, patter golf, kids’ roller coaster, and more amusement facilities.
An extensive grass plot and blue sky are also an excellent treat to you.
I'ts loceted in Chiba, 20min by taxy from Anegasaki station.
Please visit there when you have time and hope you can enjoy it.

Movie of illumination!!↓
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlPcvrbudi0&feature=player_embedded

BUREAU Shinagawa

Romantic February

Good morning and afternoon for everyone!!
Guess what is the day today? Everybody knows that today is one of the special days in a year, YES, it's
St. Valentine's day.

As you know, the culture of St. Valentine's day is much differ from every countries.
Japan, the capitalism has been proceeding for few decades, every world's event such as Christmas day, Eeaster, St. Valentine's day etc....is just an fun event for Japanese and many company try to make some
benefits with these.

How dissapointing market it is!!
Every girls and women are going crazy for showing their love to the one.
Making chocolates by themselves and writing card and wait for the day. 
On the other hand, boys and men are waiting collecting gifts, actually it doesn't matter from whome they've got. It's kind of a race to get more chocolates and gifts from women.

Different from Japanese culture, other countries have their own ways to celebrate events.
I found the web site about the histry of St. Valentine's day. Please check this up the article.
http://www.history.com/topics/valentines-day

Anyways, here is my opinion, it's very happiness that we can have many oppotunities to care people and treat. Not  only lovers, also families and friends are worth to be cared.

I wish you all have a wonderful St. Valentine's day!!

Sony bld. Ginza

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Ikaho hot spring

Have you been to Onsen in Japan? We would like to introduce Ikaho-

onsen, a hot spring resort located on a highland rising 720-820 meters

above the sea level at the northeastern foot of Mt. Haruna  in the

central part of Gunma.

It is said that hot springs have been founded in

the 7th century. The spring is of sulfate and carbonic acid, and its

concentration is so high that it sometimes dyes towels red. The source

of the spring is situated somewhat away from the town, at a spot 850

meters above sea level, and from which each inn draws.

Ishidan-gai is a street of stone steps consisting of 365 steps that

stretch downward about 300 meters from Ikaho-jinja Shrine, passing

-Sekisho-Ato (checkpoint). The checkpoint is said to have a history of

about 430 years. Souvenir shops and inns stand along both sides of the

stone steps, and four observation points 'komaguchi' are situated

along way, from which you can watch through pieces of glass the hot

spring flowing to each inn.

Hot spring in Ikaho is thought to be good for Neuralgia, Joint pain,

Fatigue, Skin desease and so on. The cold weather of winter must

make your muscle stiff and sometimes causes skin trouble from the

dried air. If you want your body relieved and relaxed in Onsen which

Japanese people belive it as one of the ways of a cure since

long time ago, why don't you go out a little bit of Tokyo to Ikaho to

forget about work? It is only 2 and half an hour from Yoyogi station

by JR bus taking 2,300yen for one way.

Who's gonna be the TOP?!

Good afternoon, how are you?
I relieved we didn't have much snow this time!! The weather forecast couldn't prove!
Only we got a trouble is loss of trains for commute.

By the way....Now the contest of  ''Ms. Hooters Japan'' have been held in Ginza branch.
For whome don't know what is ''Hooters'', I will tell you about them a bit.

''Hooters'' is the casual sports restaurant which came from Florida, USA.
Every girls working at the resutaurant wear a white tanktop with ''Hooters'' logo and orange hot-pants.
Sexy and cute cheer leaders treats you always.

The contest for choosing No.1 Hooters will get award and gifts for winning.
So now the Japanese contest is opening and 28 girils are entering from Gnza branch.
The voting for this tournament continues until 14th, St. Valentain's Day at Ginza, the final round will be open
3rd, March.

I recomend you to visit and find your favorite one then you will definately have fun!!

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Valentine's day

Do you have any plans for Valentine's Day? Is there a special way of spending this time in your culture? In Japan, it is only the women who give presents (mainly chocolates) to men. Japanese women are usually too shy to express their love. (Though it might not be true nowadays.) Therefore, Valentine's Day was thought to be a great opportunity to let women express their feelings. However, this is a custom that smart chocolate companies spread to boost their sales, and it has been very successful. Now the chocolate companies in Japan sell more than half of their annual sales during the week before Valentine's Day. Men are supposed to return gifts to women on a day called White Day(March 14th), a Japanese creation. Does it sound good to you? Don't get too excited when you get chocolates from Japanese girls! They might be "Giri-choko (obligation chocolate)." Women give chocolates not only to their loved ones ("A true love" chocolate is called "Honmei-choko.") "Giri-choko" is the chocolate given to men such as bosses, colleagues or male friends that women have no romantic interest in, just for friendship or gratitude. The concept of "girl is very Japanese. It is a mutual obligation that the Japanese follow when dealing with other people. If someone does you a favor, then you feel obligated to do something for that person.
We hope you have the wonderful time in Valentine's Day!

Jiburi sweets

Good evening. How are you everyone?
Today we're introducing very cute sweets in Totoro (one of the Jiburi character).
Have you ever see the cartoon of Jiburi? Jiburi is the kind of the name in Japanese cartoon.
The person who made Joburi is Hayao Miyazaki, he've created so many kinds of cartoon.
The one of cartoon is named TONARI NO TOTORO. This picture is Totoro.
I'm sure you will love Totoro and another cartoon of juburi too!
Also there is the famous jiburi musium in Mitaka. You will feel be the one of character in Joburi if you visit there. I really recommend to visit to the musium when you come to Japan:-)

Like toys!!!

Good afternoon everyone!!
How are you today? I hope you all everything goes well this week.
Usually this blogg is updated on every Tursday, but because of my personal reason, I'm going to write it today.

Well, I would like to ask you that have you ever been interested in stationery goods.
I still remember that my parents didn't buy me much toys while I was little.
Instead of playing toys, stationery goods are very attractive for me to use everyday at school.
At 1990's at elementary school, most of boys were playing with pencils called 'Battle Pencils' every time middle of classes.
That pencils have levels of powers for battle, that age of kids were twinkling thier eyes to using these.

About decade past, stationeries have been developed and their are becoming pretty and useful for adults.
Many kinds of  scissors and pen holders also, lots of goods are invented everyday.

There is a big and famous stationery shop in Ginza(Itouya), and now it's renewig the building into new one.
For the construction, tentative building will be opened on 1st February behind 'Matsuzakaya' shopping mall.
Please visit it when you have time and hope you can find interesting goods.

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When you feel cold....

Hello, how are you doing?

I was astonished about the heavy wet snow on the other day!!

How have you spent on that day? It must be hard to get back to your home at night.

Personally speaking, I’m from very country side so I don’t feel hard if it’s heavy snow,

but I found it’s very irritating when trains stop every time start snowing in big city like Tokyo.

I heard many high-ways closed and there were a lot of cars has been stuck!

Anyway, today’s topic is ‘’Japanese Ramen’.

Well, most of all call it’s just ‘Ramen’.

99% of foreigners know what is ‘Ramen’ and 85% of them have tried ‘Ramen’ in Japan.

It is known as Chinese noodle when it comes in Japan at first however, it became really

‘Japanese’ popular dish these days.

 Many styles of Ramen have been created every moment.

In a survey, most people like pork-flavored Ramen in the world.

It maybe because the taste familiar with everyone in a world.

What kind of Ramen do you like?

You should better try every each tastes without like and dislikes!!

Have fun having it when you feel freezing.

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Tast of Paris!!!

Good afternoon everyone!

How did you spend your holidays during new year?
I visited a shrine right after the date has changed into 2013.
I remember it was so cold in midnight to walk arround but felt so fresh to make a new years resolution.

By the way, it past 2 weeks from new year.
Cities are changing their looks foward to spring.(Still it's too long to wait for the spring,though:X)
Hotel Western Ginza provides French dishes at a restaurant which has given highest rating of three
stars.
Of course, the french dishes are not only the dishes. Chefs cook these capturing truely high-quality
for the films which is on the theater right now.
The movie is about the three stars restaurant at Paris, taking a lot of chefs are suffering theire ideas
and feeling much pressure as a chef.

It might exciting after watching the movie with your friends and tast the same dishes of a movie.
Lunch  is about 5,500yen and dinner will be 9,000yen.

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Lets Start Anew!

Delusioned by the Mayan Prophesy (or its misinterpreted portends), many thought that this year would never come. Hotel reservations in the Baltic Mountains saw a spike,  supermarkets saw a shortage of freeze-dried foods (said to last atleast 20 years). Just people scrambling to escape an apocalypse, that never came! It goes to show how the ubiquity of information can also be a distraction in a world troubled by newer challenges everyday.

Nevertheless, our human nature beckons us to color our future bright with hope and optimism. A New Year brings us a sense of closure, for our past failures and losses. It teaches us that life goes on, no matter what. And that being positive opens doors to newer opportunities, to expand our personal and collective horizons. We hope that you too are energized to start anew. May this year bring you a stronger spirit, to fight against new adversities and be triumphant at the end.

From all of us on behalf of Space Design, We wish you All a Prosperous New Year!    

by Hirakawacho Service Center

Get ready for a New Years Day!

Good morning everyone!
How did you spend your Christmas on the other day?
I hope everyone could have a great day with your family or lovers.

Anyway, we only wait 4days for a new year, 2013.
Do you have any plan to welcome a new year?
Somebody will back to their hometown, somebody will travel abroad because the holiday is very long this coming year.
But interesting events will take place in Tokyo on 31st to 1st,2013.
Many countdown events are going to be held in clubs and bars also, big shopping malls and even aqueriums will have some events for a new year!!

Ladies can't miss sales, men also can't miss having parties with your friends and families.

Well, this blog is the last one of this year.
We all staff wish you all will welcome a new and much better year in 2013!!!

Thank you very much.

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The Holy night is coming!!

Good afternoon everyone!

I have heard Christmas this year will be a white Christmas day.
Whether It'll be or not, Christmas day is one night only.

As I told you on the blog before, many kinds of illuminations are now showing its twinkles everywhere in Tokyo.

Today, I want to recommend the wonderful event until the end of 25th.
It's already opened at Roppongi-Hills, the Christmas market for decoration all over your house. The market is taken place very wide and big. So that you probably can find anything you want.

And also, the plaetarium has opened which is called "Star Cruse Plaetarium" at Roppongi.
You can see wonderful stars all over your standing point in at the place. It definately romantic!!

I wish you all have a beautiful day on Christmas.

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The showtime of the sky!

Hello, tonight you might see a lot of stars like rain drops!!!

Just before the clock tells you 14th, Gemini meteor shower will appear infront of your sight today.
The late time untill 2 or 3 o'clock, it will not stop shooting in the sky.

Astronomers says the dozen of stars will appear in an hour.
Many kinds of  meteor shower give us incredible nature experience every year.
Usually the shower appear once or twice in a decade in the past however, they appear constantly
these days.

So tonight, please stop walking and look into the sky when you are way to home from your office.
You will get wondering power from univers and be able to hustle for the weekend!!

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Dazzling Lights

Hello, How are you today?

 

Mostly the weather is good in the afternoon this week.

However, Illuminations have been preparing since the end of November.

 

All area in Japan with beautiful Illuminatin make us happy and feel warm in this cold season.

Marunouchi area which include Ginza start decorating twincles on every trees and many

buildings. Also some events have just started like Sky Tree and Omotesando Hills.

The Christmas event at Sky tree will continue until the end of January,2013.

Not only the Sky Tree, the lovely and the most biggest one is ''The Walt Disney 110th Anniversary''

is now lightning!!

White and shiny Mickey mouse is on the stage and the Illuminatin lights on the street.

 

Why don't you walking around in Tokyo and find favorite one!?

 

 

 

 

 

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KABUKI Building

Hello everybody, how have you been spending this cold week?
It's getting colder and colder everyday, still it's warm in a daytime however,  freezing temperature make
us uneasy to go out at night.

By the way, the current information in Ginza this time is about '' Rebuilding into a new Kabukiza''.
Since last winer, the old Kabukiza(; the building shows Japanese traditional drama) has been under the
construction to make it new.
Even most Japanese people haven't seen Kabuki these days but many foreigners have opportunity to see
Kabuki as a part of the sightseeing. I'v heared that seeing Kabuki in old and traditional stlye is sometimes
very complicated and difficult to understand what they are doig, but there are many Kabuki which is played
in modern style.

Please check it out on the website if you have a chance.  http://www.kabuki-bito.jp/eng/



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Autumn Festival!

Good afternoon!! How are you?
Typhoons have occured oftenly these days, but it's been so cool and nice weather! The Fall everybody loves has come.

There are Autumn Festival in Tsukiji on 6,7th of this weekend.  They are going to have lots of drinks, food and workshops. You can borrow a portable clay cooking stove and enjoy BBQ outside!!

In Odawarabashi Parking area, they will have Sea eel bowl, grillled squids, Oden and new Sapporo beer for autumn.They are expecting about 80,000 people to come for this 2 days.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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