Sakura viewing In the Imperial Palace. This is the best place to see the Sakura cherry blossoms in Tokyo. A lot of people enjoyed!

Sakura, cherry blossom viewing in Tokyo 2012 Apr/08.

Yesterday Sunday My wife and I went to Sakura,cherry blossom viewing neighbor.

I tried to take a movie by my Galaxy nexus.

Very beautiful blossom and interesting Japanese viewing boats.

I should pan my Galaxy Nexus more smoothly!!

Seiya

Seiko watch story from John san in UK

Sandy bay is a small holiday town on the south coast of England. I was metal detecting on the beach about thirty years ago when I found a Seiko Sports watch, at the low tide line. The watch obviously had been there for some years as it had corrosion around the bezel and the winder and was still going. When I got home I put it on my desk not sure what to do with it. After about a year I picked the watch and found the corrosion was starting come off. I carefully scraped it off and managed to get the outer ring moving again. I then went to my local watch dealer for a replacement pin for the strap. I am in the building trade and it has taken a few knocks over the years. I have worn this watch every day and still wearing it. Over the years I have two new batteries and still keeps perfect time.

John

Earthquake.

Do you know Hayashi Seiki?
http://www.hayashiseiki.co.jp/
This company is a special watch parts manufacture which makes a Grand Seiko case for Seiko Instrument Inc. for a long time, including the first Grand Seiko's.
This company is located in Fukushima Pref., Japan.

So, the company had huge problems in 3.11 earthquake.

When the enormous earthquake hit, Hayashi Seiki was making a watch case for the 130aniv. Grand Seiko.
Their factory was completely fallen down and destroyed then.

The 1st thing Hayashiseiki did after the quake was digging the cases for the Grand Seiko from ground.
The 2nd thing was rescuing machine tools so that they could move to new factory.

Seiko Instruments Co.,Ltd  helped these Hayashi Seiki's efforts a lot.

Source: Chronos Japan edition 2011. Nov

Grand Seiko Limited Edition SBGW033

Pre-order is started now. 72 Hours Power reserve & Hand winding.

This design is the almost same as the 1 st Grand Seiko 1960.

Seiko Japan Official site

Wow!! Grand Seiko VFA is available!!

Grand Seiko VFA

Oh! VFA!! But the accuracy is 9 sec per day. Need very fine adjust!!

Happy Holidays from Tokyo 2011 from Seiya

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Thank you very much for your many warm messages!

Hello my friends !

I received a lot of kind words for my absence from many of you. Thank you very very much.

I'm now getting back to work but slowly. Please keep in touch.

Seiya

Samurai from my Grandpa

This is Samurai 侍 splits, KATANA　刀. 

This is our heirloom　家宝 of Kobayashi family.

My Grand father always took this Katana at Japan Army WWII  (about 70 years ago more).

Coz Japanese army soldiers were SAMURAI then.

My Grand father never pull out it.

When he passed away he talked to my father "Never go to war"

And my father also talked to me the same words when he passed away.

This sword was made at about 500 years ago (1500-1550??)

The Katana cover is for Japanese army.

And the Katana bag is made my Grand mother.

This Samurai is no water proof for diver. It can not swim. 

And not Titanium, not SS.  Steel only.

Seiya

This car was our family car 40 years ago! SUBARU 1000.

My father drove SUBARU 1000 Standard about 40 years ago. My dad drove this car with me many times.  By Subaru 1000, 60km/h (37.3mile/h)  was too fast for me to sit on this car seat :-(I was child them. "now no problem until 180km/h :-)"

Seiya

How to adjust the bracelet (inner C-ring type)

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Seiya Kobayashi

Grand Seiko mechanical HI-BEET 36000

Please check this!!

Tokyo watch hunting Part 2 & Akihabara Electrical City

This is a huge electrical shop "Yodobashi-Akiba".
On the 3rd floor we can see a lot of watches.


This is a discount department store TAKEYA. A number of watches are not so many but resaonable price. Everything are very reasonable price!! I sometimes buy wines here!!


Akihabara!!

Tokyo watch hunting!

For watch hunting , Shinjyuku area is very good!


This is "BEST" watch shop. I like B1F used watch floor, sometimes find a rare Japanese watch.
But the price is just a little high.. Today I saw Grand Seiko used SBGR001, the price is 230,000 Yen.... Best is in Shinjuku also.


This is the pawn shop "SEKINE" in Shinjuku. I like this shop because sometimes I could find very rare watch at the super low price. For example the Seiko 4S15 black military was sold 15,000 Yen (180USD) 8-) 5 years ago.

This is my favourite, Bic Camera in Yuraku-cho neat Ginza. 6 floor is for wacthes. all staffs are very friendly to me :-)
And I can get very useful information from here, sometimes.


I have to take pictures more,

1. Yodobashi Canera in Akihabara

2. TAKEYA in Okachimachi.

Next time I can show the pictures.

I Love VW Beetle!!

I love old VW Beetle!! The flat 4 sound is very good like a mechanical watch.

From Spring Sunday Tokyo!!

From Spring Sunday Tokyo!!
I went to Ginza (Center of Tokyo)by bycycle with my wife!!
On the way to there we droped on a pown shop to chcek the watch.
We could see the SAKUARA (Cherry) blossom on the park.
And we ate very good Chinese noodle in Tokyo Station at lunch.





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