The winter season is so sunny in Japan that it is always suprising when the rain comes back at the end of January. We even had snow on Friday. I was going to have a nice walk in Bunkyo-ku, but I could not move from home because of the cold, rainy, awful...

Good to have a roof above the head. Good to have electricity, hot water and gaz at home. Good to have a sofa, a carpet and a coffee table. Good to have nice friends who like to chat and laugh around a bottle of wine and a few Ebisu beers. Good to have...

Last year, the Most Original Pet Award has been given to the giant turtle that a Japanese old man was showing around along the Kanda riverside (Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku-ku).This year, at Musashi-Koyama (Shinagawa-ku), it has been difficult to find better...