Here's a collection of photos from my snow trip to Shiga Kogen in the Japanese Alps (with the 'snow village'), my first Japanese baseball game, sushi in Tsukiji (near the fish market) and the Japanese Cherry Blossom season, which I was lucky to catch:

Chidorigafuchi, on the perimeter moat of the Imperial Palace

Chidorigafuchi

Meguro River

Chidorigafuchi

Chidorigafuchi at Night

Yomiuri Giants -v- Tohoku Eagles

Tokyo Dome City's attractions

Shiga Kogen Ski Resort

Snow Village outside the Beer Festival

Sushi near Tsukiji fish market

These signs on trains and in public areas tell people how to behave in pretty amusing and over-explained ways. For some reason Japan Tobacco is behind it, I don't get their angle....

The prospect of the crying cigarette is probably the funniest!

One of many in a long series

A serious issue

I discovered Hibiya Park near the office the other day, impressed that they keep the space for this in the middle of everything:

We went to a Ninja-themed restaurant in Akasaka last week, complete with a labyrinth adventure entrance, costumed servers, a magic show and ninja-themed food (I think the marshmallow part is the ninja!):

This is the main street of Akihabara (electronics town), totally open to pedestrians on Sunday:

In light of the horsemeat scandal in Europe, I'd like to point out how delicious this raw horsemeat sushi is: