Eat your sweets @depachika

Did you enjoy happy Valentine? I hope you did.
I visited department store, just to buy some souvenirs for my family and friends, not for Valentine. Japanese people call the corner that sells food ‘depachika’. You can guess, ‘depa’ comes from department, and what is ‘chika’? Chika means underground. Yes, there are usually food corner on the underground floor at department store. Depachika is a very attractive world, so I recommend you go there and try to eat some Japanese sweets when you visit Japan.

Samsung ST100 │ 1/125s │ f3.6 │ 6mm │ ISO 80

Samsung ST100 │ 1/125s │ f3.6 │ 6mm │ ISO 80

Samsung ST100 │ 1/90s │ f3.6 │ 6mm │ ISO 100

It was crowded so staff is standing with ‘Here is the last’ sign.

Samsung ST100 │ 1/60s │ f3.6 │ 6mm │ ISO 100

Samsung ST100 │ 1/125s │ f3.6 │ 6mm │ ISO 100

Samsung ST100 │ 1/60s │ f3.6 │ 6mm │ ISO 100

Samsung ST100 │ 1/90s │ f3.6 │ 6mm │ ISO 100

Samsung ST100 │ 1/60s │ f3.6 │ 6mm │ ISO 100

Samsung ST100 │ 1/45s │ f3.6 │ 6mm │ ISO 80

Samsung ST100 │ 1/125s │ f3.6 │ 6mm │ ISO 100

Samsung ST100 │ 1/60s │ f3.6 │ 6mm │ ISO 100

Samsung ST100 │ 1/125s │ f3.6 │ 6mm │ ISO 100

Samsung ST100 │ 1/60s │ f3.6 │ 6mm │ ISO 100

Samsung ST100 │ 1/90s │ f3.6 │ 6mm │ ISO 100

Samsung ST100 │ 1/60s │ f3.6 │ 6mm │ ISO 100

Especially I was fascinated their packaging design. They are not only traditional but also very very charming.

Samsung ST100 │ 1/90s │ f3.6 │ 6mm │ ISO 100

Samsung ST100 │ 1/125s │ f3.6 │ 6mm │ ISO 100

Sakusa-shaped pie. So Japanese!!!

New Year at Tokyo

Samsung ST100 │ 1/45s │ f3.6 │ 6mm │ ISO 160

あけましておめでとうございます。

This is a letter from Tokyo at New Year season. I wish all your happy new year!!

Samsung ST100 │ 1/15s │ f3.6 │ 6mm │ ISO 400

There are many illumination sites in Tokyo at Christmas & New Year season.

Samsung ST100 │ 1/15s │ f3.6 │ 6mm │ ISO 400

Samsung ST100 │ 1/20s │ f3.9 │ 11mm │ ISO 640

I’ve heard Aoyama is the most beautiful one of them this year, so I went there to take pictures the scenery. Unfortunately, it was prohibited cross the pedestrian overpass, so I couldn’t take overlooking views. It was crowded with people shopping and taking photos.

Samsung ST100 │ 1/20s │ f3.9 │ 11mm │ ISO 400

Samsung ST100 │ 1/30s │ f3.7 │ 8mm │ ISO 400

I didn’t controlled anything with my camera, I just fixed to SMART function, which was automatically well-controlled according to the lightness, distances to the subjects. It was really convenient.

New Year Day is considered by most Japanese to be one of the most important annual festivals and has been celebrated for centuries with its own unique customs.

Samsung ST100 │ 1/60s │ f3.6 │ 6mm │ ISO 80

People decorate front door of their houses to celebrate new year and wish good luck. They call it “kadomatu”, which means pine of door. I could find many kinds of decorates in my town as well.

Samsung ST100 │ 1/45s │ f3.6 │ 6mm │ ISO 200

Samsung ST100 │ 1/45s │ f3.6 │ 6mm │ ISO 100

Samsung ST100 │ 1/60s │ f3.6 │ 6mm │ ISO 100

Samsung ST100 │ 1/60s │ f3.6 │ 6mm │ ISO 80

Do you know that this year is the year of rabbit? This year, rabbits might bring a fortune to you. Happy new year again!!

Samsung ST100 │ 1/45s │ f3.6 │ 6mm │ ISO 120