Cromely's World

It will come as no surprise to my long time readers that Haruki Murakami is one of my favorite authors. I've reviewed several of his boo...

Maru is a chubby, adorable Scottish Fold cat who lives in Japan.  He's clumsy and has an affinity for jumping in and out of boxes.  Beca...

This post is part of a series describing a trip I took in May, 2010. Note: This post does deal with prostitutes (whom I did not hire -- l...

When we stayed in Tokyo, we stayed in what would be considered a luxury business hotel. Rooms at the Conrad Tokyo regularly sell for $40...

I got back to the hotel after my first night in Shibuya, and showed the GF my pictures.  She saw this one, her eyes lit up, and she made and...

Perfume is a Japanese pop-music trio with millions of fans.  This is another video I first encountered on The Daily Onigiri . This is an a...

I visited the Shibuya area twice this past May -- once in the evening, and once in the afternoon a couple of days later.  It really is a f...

Before we wandered about Harajuku, we spent some time in the Meiji Jingu Shrine.  It's a Shinto shrine that honors Ermperor Meiji and ...