Tokyo 2005

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T21:44:22Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Sometimes Ochibichan looks like a crazy mushroom head girl. But I still love her. :-)

2009-06-05T04:47:01Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
Sometimes Ochibichan looks like a crazy mushroom head girl. But I still love her. :-)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T04:52:03Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T04:50:38Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

私のおちびちゃん！ [My Shorty!]

2009-06-05T04:59:03Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
私のおちびちゃん！ [My Shorty!]

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T04:58:43Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T04:47:30Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

This was a sticker on the doors of the elevator in the train station. I don't know if it was warning that the door would catch your hand, or to lookout for rabid crabs?!?

2009-06-05T04:57:56Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
This was a sticker on the doors of the elevator in the train station. I don't know if it was warning that the door would catch your hand, or to lookout for rabid crabs?!?

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T04:55:56Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T05:05:03Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Just a street in the Tokyo burbs. :-)

2009-06-05T04:50:47Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
Just a street in the Tokyo burbs. :-)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T05:09:20Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Mom checking out a Honda motorcycle with an airbag. I think she wants one for Dad to drive her around on.

2009-06-05T05:02:34Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
Mom checking out a Honda motorcycle with an airbag. I think she wants one for Dad to drive her around on.

The Honda dealership had the concept cars that are displayed in the auto-shows sitting out on the showroom floor. Very neat looking cars!

2009-02-21T18:48:51Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
The Honda dealership had the concept cars that are displayed in the auto-shows sitting out on the showroom floor. Very neat looking cars!

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-02-21T18:47:43Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T21:24:48Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-02-21T18:43:43Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

The headlights are actually prism blocks on top of high-intensity LEDs. Pretty spiffy.

2009-06-05T05:01:28Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
The headlights are actually prism blocks on top of high-intensity LEDs. Pretty spiffy.

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-02-21T18:41:49Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T04:53:29Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T05:00:21Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T21:53:53Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-02-21T18:47:26Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T05:08:55Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Asimo, Honda's walking robot, was trying to flirt with Ochibichan while we were there. He kept staring at her while she walked around the dealership!

2009-02-21T18:41:28Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
Asimo, Honda's walking robot, was trying to flirt with Ochibichan while we were there. He kept staring at her while she walked around the dealership!

An advertisement for the "Talk Man", a Sony PSP module that will listen to you say something, translate it into a different language, and then say it for you. It's geared towards learning E ...

2009-02-21T18:46:55Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
An advertisement for the "Talk Man", a Sony PSP module that will listen to you say something, translate it into a different language, and then say it for you. It's geared towards learning E ...

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T05:01:13Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

The third floor of the Sony building includes a small BMW dealership, which was showcasing a BMW 750i when we were there. Ochibichan used to work at a BMW dealership, so she was showing me ...

2009-06-05T05:04:44Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
The third floor of the Sony building includes a small BMW dealership, which was showcasing a BMW 750i when we were there. Ochibichan used to work at a BMW dealership, so she was showing me ...

Mom really liked the BMW 750i on display at the Sony Building. If you can cough up 12 million yen, you can have it!

2009-06-05T04:58:19Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
Mom really liked the BMW 750i on display at the Sony Building. If you can cough up 12 million yen, you can have it!

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T04:54:18Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Mom got a real kick out of playing with the Aibo, Sony's latest robotic pet. It was pretty cool, and had lots of different behaviors.

2009-06-05T04:53:47Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
Mom got a real kick out of playing with the Aibo, Sony's latest robotic pet. It was pretty cool, and had lots of different behaviors.

Mom playing with a Sony Aibo, the next generation robotic pet. This one was connected to a laptop with software that lets you see what the Aibo is seeing and "thinking". It includes a curs ...

2009-02-21T18:47:15Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
Mom playing with a Sony Aibo, the next generation robotic pet. This one was connected to a laptop with software that lets you see what the Aibo is seeing and "thinking". It includes a curs ...

We ate lunch at the Ten-Ichi restaurant in the Sony Building. It was really good tempura, but quite expensive. Should have known, since it was in the Sony building. But their wall was a m ...

2009-02-21T18:47:23Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
We ate lunch at the Ten-Ichi restaurant in the Sony Building. It was really good tempura, but quite expensive. Should have known, since it was in the Sony building. But their wall was a m ...

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-02-21T18:43:06Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-02-21T18:45:27Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T05:08:20Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T04:54:33Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Ochibichan and I on the observation deck of Tokyo Tower.

2009-06-05T04:49:19Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
Ochibichan and I on the observation deck of Tokyo Tower.

Mom and I on the observation deck of Tokyo Tower.

2009-06-05T21:40:50Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
Mom and I on the observation deck of Tokyo Tower.

I think this sums up Tokyo pretty well. The combination of an old pagoda-style temple right beside a bunch of sky scrapers. This city is an amazing combination of nature and man-made struc ...

2009-06-05T04:44:58Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
I think this sums up Tokyo pretty well. The combination of an old pagoda-style temple right beside a bunch of sky scrapers. This city is an amazing combination of nature and man-made struc ...

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-02-21T18:41:18Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T05:00:12Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-02-21T18:44:43Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T04:50:09Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-02-21T18:46:25Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-02-21T18:45:52Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-02-21T18:47:21Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T04:50:17Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-02-21T18:47:29Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-02-21T18:40:45Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T04:54:38Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T21:46:36Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T05:09:10Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-02-21T18:43:40Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T04:52:15Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T04:56:19Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T04:49:44Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T04:47:33Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-02-21T18:41:38Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-02-21T18:47:13Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T05:01:20Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T05:02:56Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Ochibichan on the observation deck of Tokyo Tower, the sun setting behind Mt. Fuji in the background.

2009-02-21T18:45:33Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
Ochibichan on the observation deck of Tokyo Tower, the sun setting behind Mt. Fuji in the background.

Ochibichan has a secret love for Pikachu!

2009-02-21T18:47:13Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
Ochibichan has a secret love for Pikachu!

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-02-21T18:41:49Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T05:00:41Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T04:59:37Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Tokyo Tower, lit up at night, reflected off the windshields of the tour buses lined up in the parking lot.

2009-06-05T05:00:51Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
Tokyo Tower, lit up at night, reflected off the windshields of the tour buses lined up in the parking lot.

Tokyo Tower, lit up at dusk.

2009-06-05T05:00:33Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
Tokyo Tower, lit up at dusk.

A Ferrari that was just parked along the curb downtown. I've never seen a supercar just parked on the side of the road before.

2009-06-05T05:01:09Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
A Ferrari that was just parked along the curb downtown. I've never seen a supercar just parked on the side of the road before.

Ochibichan with her best friend, coming out of one of the fare gates at a train station.

2009-06-05T05:05:26Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
Ochibichan with her best friend, coming out of one of the fare gates at a train station.

Yaki tori is a common snack - basically small bits of meat grilled on a skewer. The platter shown has chicken, chicken liver, and chicken skin skewers. Hand modelling is courtesy of Ochibi ...

2009-06-05T04:45:30Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
Yaki tori is a common snack - basically small bits of meat grilled on a skewer. The platter shown has chicken, chicken liver, and chicken skin skewers. Hand modelling is courtesy of Ochibi ...

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T04:58:55Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Some typical Tokyo skyline.

2009-02-21T18:42:06Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
Some typical Tokyo skyline.

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T04:59:07Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T05:06:23Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T04:45:35Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T05:03:46Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T05:00:07Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T04:46:26Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T05:09:13Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T04:59:24Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

A floral display in the lobby, which we could photograph. Note the scale of it - the displays inside were sometimes even larger, frequently having vines that would stretch around more than ...

2009-06-05T06:09:48Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
A floral display in the lobby, which we could photograph. Note the scale of it - the displays inside were sometimes even larger, frequently having vines that would stretch around more than ...

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)'s photo

2009-06-05T04:52:52Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)

Ochibichan! I just can't stop taking her picture!

2009-06-05T04:46:57Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
Ochibichan! I just can't stop taking her picture!

This is inside the elevator, leading up to the floral displays. It was some sort of inlaid stone, not paint or plastic. Pretty impressive. Ochibichan's mother is at bottom right.

2009-06-05T05:05:47Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
This is inside the elevator, leading up to the floral displays. It was some sort of inlaid stone, not paint or plastic. Pretty impressive. Ochibichan's mother is at bottom right.

The promotional poster for the floral display. The guy pictured is the designer... Let's just say he has a butterfly ring and a feather boa on. 'Nuff said.

2009-02-21T18:46:51Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
The promotional poster for the floral display. The guy pictured is the designer... Let's just say he has a butterfly ring and a feather boa on. 'Nuff said.

Detail from another promotional flyer for the floral show. Again, the designer is sporting his jewelry, but he's lost the feather boa for this shot.

2009-02-21T18:41:09Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
Detail from another promotional flyer for the floral show. Again, the designer is sporting his jewelry, but he's lost the feather boa for this shot.

A shot of the lobby area opposite the elevators. There was a very pretty garden courtyard off to the left, and another pool off-camera to the right, which gave the nice impression of stroll ...

2009-06-05T04:49:51Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
A shot of the lobby area opposite the elevators. There was a very pretty garden courtyard off to the left, and another pool off-camera to the right, which gave the nice impression of stroll ...

Another lobby floral display beside one of the pools. The garden can be seen in the background. There was a wedding chapel in the garden area, as well.

2009-06-05T04:56:49Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
Another lobby floral display beside one of the pools. The garden can be seen in the background. There was a wedding chapel in the garden area, as well.

A display piece that would be carried on holidays (not sure which one) by bearers. It was on display in the lobby.

2009-06-05T05:06:05Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
A display piece that would be carried on holidays (not sure which one) by bearers. It was on display in the lobby.

The far end of the lobby concourse had a large open restaurant and an atrium. The atrium was being used b a wedding party for their photographs that morning.

2009-06-05T04:47:58Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
The far end of the lobby concourse had a large open restaurant and an atrium. The atrium was being used b a wedding party for their photographs that morning.

A look into the open restaurant from the lobby concourse.

2009-06-05T04:49:30Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
A look into the open restaurant from the lobby concourse.

Ochibichan and I getting a snapshot together.

2009-06-05T05:02:06Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
Ochibichan and I getting a snapshot together.

A small floral display in the lobby. The aesthetics in Japan are almost overwhelming sometimes.

2009-06-05T04:56:51Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
A small floral display in the lobby. The aesthetics in Japan are almost overwhelming sometimes.

Ochibichan smirking as I harass her with the camera yet again. :-)

2009-02-21T18:45:57Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
Ochibichan smirking as I harass her with the camera yet again. :-)

A large brass unagi [rabbit] statue guarding the entrance to the restaurant.

2009-06-05T04:51:17Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
A large brass unagi [rabbit] statue guarding the entrance to the restaurant.

The other large brass unagi [rabbit], which was guarding the other side of the entrance to the restaurant.

2009-06-05T04:43:36Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
The other large brass unagi [rabbit], which was guarding the other side of the entrance to the restaurant.

Another of the small floral displays which lined the lobby.

2009-06-05T04:46:55Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
Another of the small floral displays which lined the lobby.

Detail of the last floral display, showing a small turtle placed inconspicuously in the water tray.

2009-06-05T04:49:00Z

Daniel Hagan (KickIdle)
Detail of the last floral display, showing a small turtle placed inconspicuously in the water tray.