Like last year I went to the Handmade Bicycle Fair of Tokyo this last Saturday. I would say that the usual suspects were there. So it's cool to see the works done by the craft men but it's also a good opportunity to meet and have a chat with the jitensha (bicycle) otaku :) And certainly a very good occasion to meet new people. Cherubim First booth I visited is the Cherubim's one, I met t... Read more

[Poster seen at the Cycle Mode - which reminds me I still have some photos to show you about this event] Each year the final Keirin Grand Prix takes place at the end of December. It is kind of a national event even if Keirin is not as popular as before. Still, the race was streamed live on national TV and the velodrome was packed for the occasion. It is not anymore the case for the other races... Read more

Thanks to Gordon Kanki Knight who is a journalist based in Tokyo, I am quite happy to see about 15 photos I shot at the Cycle Mode International "published" on the website of Wallpaper*. Gordon is also a bicycle lover, fixed gear rider and formerly a track racer. He used to write for bicycle magazines as well, for sure he knows what he is talking about! As for Wallpaper* if you don't kn... Read more

No, I did not give up on this series of "Everyday Life in Japan". Last one was quite a while though, so the following is a collection of photos taken the last 2 months. As usual here, no real common theme but just random shots I took from my day to day life... Minato Mirai by Night. I am never bored of this place. And I guess I am not the only one. Many groups of photo... Read more

Before the monkeys of Nagano, we were as you might know (if you read the blog or my twitter account;) in Tottori Ken. Tottori is the birth place of my wife so through the past years I have been there quite often, and I know it more than most of the Japanese! For people in Japan, Tottori is often known as the place where there are dunes (sometimes called the Japan desert !! o_O), and others... Read more