Archive for December 2007

Japaaan - undiscovered AAA Japan for foreign travelers

Dec 27th, 2007 | By yuki | Category: Japaaan

I have just launched an online community, Japaaan, jointly with Japan-Hopper.
The mission of Japaaan is to discover and promote "undiscovered" places in Japan to foreign travellers. There are lots of places which are not listed in Lonely Planet or other guide books, but really worth visiting.
We, as a community, would like to find out such […]



Tokyo2Point0 #7

Dec 12th, 2007 | By yuki | Category: Other

I went to Tokyo2Point0 #7 meeting last night (held at Fujimamas)

The event was live-casted via Stickam (you can see the recorded version from the top page of Tokyo2point0). I also took some videos with my brand-new Xacti (I will upload it later, still not used to handling videos ;( Uploaded to YouTube on Dec 16)

The […]



Michelin Guide Tokyo at ONGMAP

Dec 7th, 2007 | By yuki | Category: ONGMAP

I have just added restaurant data which are listed in recently published (and controversial) Michelin Guide Tokyo.
If you are in or planning to visit Tokyo, and rich enought to afford the menu of those "Star" restaurants, those data could satisfy your appetite (all data are in Japanese, so, have someone next to you who can […]



Shonan-Clip on ONGMAP

Dec 4th, 2007 | By yuki | Category: ONGMAP

If you are planning to visit Shonan area (it’s where Kamakura-city is located. Lots of temples and shrines), and have a little knowlege about Japanese, this newly added data could help your trip.
By utilizing a web api, Shonan-Clip API,  provided by Kamakura-based KAYAC, ONGMAP now has a search menu specialized in Shonan area.
From "00New Data […]