About Tokyobling
The Tokyobling Manifesto:
1. Japan is not Tokyo.
2. Tokyo is not Japan.
3. I shall never repost a story.
4. All the pictures shall be taken by myself.
5. All people things and places are such that I come across in my daily life.
6. Life without this bling would be just a little bit duller and little bit more mundane.
7. Life is what you make of it, the bling makes it just a little bit better.
8. Bling does not have to be a visible thing.
9. Bling is the little things we add, the little things we love, the little things we do to each other above and beyond the call of duty.
10. Tokyobling is not commercially motivated.
About me:
I am a European marketing specialist living and working in the place I love the most. Tokyobling is about the little things that remind me why I live here. I love the things and people I write about. I stumble upon things a lot, you might too. This blog is my attempt to distance myself a little bit from the rat race I call “my job”.
はい、日本語も読めます、書けます。
Oui, je parle francais un peu.
Ja, Jag talar svenska.
Jo, jeg snakker norsk.
Ja, jeg kun lidt dansk.
Yes, I speak English (barely).
How to contact me:
Just write a comment and post it, I will read it. If you don’t mind other pople knowing, just write a little bit about what you want to contact me about. Interesting stuff gets quicker responses.
Suggested soundtrack of this blog:
1. Turning Japanese – The Vapours
2. Godzilla – Blue Öyster Cult
3. Big In Japan – Alphaville
4. Hiroshima Mon Amour – Ultravox!
5. Japanese Boy – Aneka
6. Tokyo Joe – Bryan Ferry
Update 1.1.: Yes, really, the photos are taken by myself, and if you want to repost them in your publication for profit, I accept standard photo journalistic rates. As part of my profession I do rights management for images used by my staff, both images we create, images we order, or images we buy. So I do know about image rights, copyright, etc.
If you want to re-blog, go ahead. Please follow the basic rules (it’s just good manner):
1. You may re-blog one image, or half of the images of the original post (whichever is greater).
2. In case of there being two images on my post, please only re-blog one of them.
3. In case of there being three images on my post, please only re-blog two of them.
4. In case of there being four images on my post, please only re-blog two of them.
5. In case of there being five images on my post, please only re-blog two of them.
6. In case of there being six images on my post, please only re-blog three of them.
7. In case of there being seven images on my post, please only re-blog three of them.
You get the point…
I keep high resolution files of all my photos, if you feel a need for one of them let me know. I will consider free usage rights for non-profit organizations or charitable causes.
If you do re-blog my photos, please attribute them to me, Tokyobling.
If you stumble across my photos un-attributed or printed in a publication or obviously manipulated, please let me know in the comments section. I will be grateful.
If you are in the pictures or you represent any organization, place, building or trademark in the pictures, I would be happy to talk to you (I only blog/post about things I like or people who look/are cool/good/interesting/in the right place at the right time).
If you have a tip for me about something to blog about, please let me know in the comment section. I will be most grateful. I won’t accept cash for blogging about products or events but I will accept gifts/tickets/candy/swag/freebies/chances to meet cool people or go interesting places.
Peace!
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It’s so nice to find out your blog, my dream is Japan and still struggle for it, you’re so lucky. Anyway keep posting, love all stuffs on your posts, if I couldn’t reach my dream, at least I already knew some of unique things from Japan by reading your blog. Jaa! :p
Thank you for the kind words Aryakuro, and welcome to Tokyobling! You have a nice blog, and you seem to be able to go to a lot of interesting places in Indonesia, I still haven’t had a chance to go there. Maybe some day I will! I am sure you’ll get another chance at visiting Japan someday, in the meantime, study Japanese! It sure helps a lot to be able to speak the language here (^-^)
So this is your About page! When I first started reading your blog last August I thought you worked as a photographer for a living since your photos are just fantastic. I especially like your people and landscape shots. And of course I love it that you allow us to see a little something about the beautiful and (sometimes) boggling country that is Japan. Must. return.
Love the suggested soundtrack too.
Haha… thanks! I do shoot professionally but not for the blog, and it’s not the only thing I have to do at work, unfortunately. I wish I could earn my living by just shooting but it’s a hard business to crack and I have mouths to feed… (well, a mouth). Glad you like the blog and that you keep coming back! The soundtrack is whimsical, just some fun songs with some sort of connection to Japan and the 80′s!
Very impressive blog… well written, beautifully presented with amazing photographs.
You have captured a lifestyle here and that’s no easy task.
Well done; looking forward to seeing/reading more.
Thanks Andy, for the kind comment! You have a great blog yourself! Hope to see you back at Tokyobling soon!
Thanks for the wonderful blog. I love your daily intimate view of Tokyo that you share.
I was wondering, if it’s not too much out of your way, if you might venture to a sweets or pastry shop sometime. I’m pretty curious about pastry, chocolate, and candy in Tokyo, traditionally French inspired and more original and local creations.
Thank again for the nice photography and keep it up!
-Christian
Thank you so much for your kind comment Christian! I really appreciate it! I will do my best to keep this blog going! I have been to quite a few pastry shops in Tokyo and documented some of them on the blog but there’s many I haven’t done too! There’s no city on Earth that has such a diverse and massive selection of pastries and sweets as Tokyo.
Here’s a few from the blog:
http://tokyobling.wordpress.com/2010/02/08/ninja-crepe/
http://tokyobling.wordpress.com/2010/01/26/hot-cake-machine/
http://tokyobling.wordpress.com/2010/01/16/amazake-candy/
http://tokyobling.wordpress.com/2009/12/20/godiva-cafe-in-harajuku/
http://tokyobling.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/cafe-andonand/
http://tokyobling.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/sweet-sweet-omotesando/
http://tokyobling.wordpress.com/2009/04/07/cotton-candy/
http://tokyobling.wordpress.com/2009/03/25/salty-caramel-cream-puffs/
http://tokyobling.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/valentines-chocolate-revisited-1/
Hijya! Thanks for your beautifully presented blog and the wonderful images! I was wondering whether you would give me permission to use one of your images of the Maison Hermes Shop Window Installation of Tokujin Yoshioka (posted on december 14, 2009) in an article I’m currently writting for a book that will be published by av edition later this year? If you do so, please give me direction for the correct copyright note (e.g. © 2009, Courtesy of Tokyobling (tokyobling.wordpress.com).) I’d highly appreciate it.
- Ursula
Thank you Urusla! That is very kind of you! Of course you can use the image – if you send me a copy of your book! (^-^) You can credit me as Tokyobling!
Thnxs a lot!