De Liefde

De Liefde

Marunouchi, Tokyo

De Liefde is a name of a ship. The ship owned by Netherlands drifted to Japan in 1960. One of the navigator named Jan Joosten lived near the area. And his name was used as a name of a place now known as Yaesu(八重洲). It seems that Jan Joosten changed to Yaesu.

TENKU by Kan Yasuda

TENKU(天空), Kan Yasuda(安田侃)

Mitsubishi Corporation Headquarters, Tokyo

 "TENKU" is the title of the artwork of Mr. Kan Yasuda. It is a Japanese word which means "roof of heaven".
Once, I took a picture of his works at Tokyo. His works are rounded and they are very nice.

- Ishinki
- Myomu

Mole Circolare by Arnaldo Pomodoro

Mole Circolare, Arnaldo Pomodoro

Marunouchi Nakadori, Tokyo

Look more carefully, The cylinder has a complex design. 

You can see his more works here.

http://www.arnaldopomodoro.it/en

Citta-Gigante by Luigi Mainolfi

Citta-Gigante, Luigi Mainolfi

Marunouchi Nakadori, Tokyo

When I saw the artwork, it looks like a robot but it was a gigantic town.

The Lookout Tower by Jim Dine

The Lookout Tower, Jim Dine

Marunouchi Nakadori, Tokyo

This artwork is also in the Marunouchi Nakadori. Although I check about the background of the artist over the internet, I got very few information about him so that look out architecture's story is not really clear.

Antiphonal Singing by Liu Jilin

Antiphonal Singing, Liu Jilin

Marunouchi Nakadori, Tokyo

This artwork is made by Chinese named Liu Jilin. It seems Chinese people are very talented in the field of art.

Der Trommler by Michael Sandle

Der Trommler, Michael Sandle

Marunouchi Nakadori, Tokyo

This artwork is located at Marunouchi Nakadori, Tokyo. The street also has other public arts and lining up luxury brand boutiques.

Seated Woman by Henry Moore

Seated Woman, Henry Moore

Marunouchi, Tokyo

This artwork is placed at Ichigokan Square in Marunouch Area. The place has Rose Garden with plentiful greenery. After I came home, I knew there were three other sculptures in the square. I will try to take photographs the next time I visit there again.

Marunouchi CAFE

Pitch, Takashi Ueno

Marunouchi CAFE, Tokyo

Marunouchi is an area near the Tokyo station. There is a cafe named Marunouchi CAFE which has PCs, newspaper, magazine, and library and you can use these facilities for free. The space also provides information about the place, Marunouchi. You can get a guide book and an area map for free. Informations about the location of public arts in this area are found in the map. I took photos of some public arts found in the area and  I'll post it next time.

By the way, notice the two cows in front of the cafe, the white and green ones. The green cow was displayed at CowParade Tokyo 2003 and the title is pitch and it made by Takashi Ueno.

fireworks

This is a picture taken when I went to watch fireworks display at Yokosuka City in early August. The day was also an open US base day so I was able to enter it to watch the show there. It was awesome!

Kiva

source: kiva.org

I made a loan to a group in Vietnam. They operate a food stall selling fruits.
It's my 63rd kiva loan.

Young clock tower by Taro Okamoto

Young clock tower (若い時計台), Taro Okamoto

Sukiyabashi park, Tokyo

The artwork is made by Taro Okamoto in 1956. It's located at Sukiyabashi park, Tokyo. I went to see his artworks several times and also introduced his artworks in the following posts. I like his design.

- Tower of mother
- 樹霊
- Taro Okamoto museum of art
- Glory
- Sun

I plan to go to his memorial museum located at Aoyama, Tokyo. The museum served as his studio and housing.

12 Angry Men

source: Wikipedia

I watched the film on DVD, the title is "12 Angry Men".  It's a very old movie which was released in 1957. The story was about 12 jurors are developing an argument on a murder case.

One of my friends recommended this movie for learning argument. He said the movie presents very good arguments. Some of the things that I have learned from the movie are that to argue from a fact and try to seek logical reasons from it and try to play devil's advocate.

I think to take a courage to play devil's advocate among unfamiliar people.

Rinko Park of Pacifico Yokohama

Rinko Park of Pacifico Yokohama

Yokohama, Kanagawa

Pacifico Yokohama is a massive convention center. Rinko park is one of their facilities. They also have an exhibition hall, annex hall, national convention hall, conference center, and a hotel. The white building in the picture is the hotel.

Google+

source: google

My friend invited me to join Google plus last week. I searched about Google + and got a the video URL. I tried to join Google+. I already registered in Facebook but I didn't use it. Now, I don't know if I should continue to use Google+.

The site bellow compared the features of Google+ and Facebook.

http://ansonalex.com/technology/google-plus-compared-to-facebook-google-infographic/

Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse

Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse (横浜赤レンガ倉庫)

Yokohama, Kanagawa

Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse is famous a sightseeing spot. The warehouse was build in 1911. It was the most-advance warehouse at that time. Since 2002, the place was redeveloped as a sightseeing site. After that, this has been a very popular place in Yokohama. It has shops, restaurants, park, and open spaces.

Large Clock by Studio Ghibli

Large Clock, Studio Ghibli

Shiodome, Tokyo

This Large Clock is designed by Studio Ghibli which are famous for the film of "Sprited Away". The clock is an automatic clock. Some parts of the clock move at set times on weekend.

Hideyo Noguchi

Hideyo Noguchi

Ueno Park, Tokyo

Hideyo Noguchi is famous for a bacteriologist. Current 1,000-yen bill has his face.
The statue of Hideyo Noguchi is in Ueno Park.

Papanasi

Do you know what a Papanasi is?

A Papanasi is a Romanian doughnut. I have never eaten it before until I went to a Romanian restaurant. It was very delicious. I also tried other Romanian dishes. They are also delicious.

A Romanian acquaintance recommended Dalie to me. Darie is a Romanian restaurant near the Ginza station. If you have a time, I highly recommend the place for fine dining experience. However, it has some plans of moving to a new location in this month. If I will get any information regarding the new location, I will immediately update you through this