It's New year eve!!!

Hello, This is Yuki @ Shinjuku Business Gareden.

How are you?
I can't believe that it is already the last day of 2012!

How was your 2012?
It was such a special year for me!
I can't tell you why now...but I'll tell you someday--! :D

As I've already written on my past blog.
On new years eve, Many Japanese people stayed at home
prepare new year plates and eat Toshikoshi Soba(year-crossing noodle)
as a new year eve dinner.
At 12:00 a.m., people visit to a shrine for wishing the great new year.

Well, I hope everyone will spend the great last day of 2012!


See you in 2013!



Yuki

-Shinjuku Business Garden-

K-1blds 3F, 7-2-6 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo, 160-0023 Japan

TEL 03-6890-1111

FAX 03-6890-1151(Outside of Japan;+81-3-6890-1111)

-Office Hour-

Weekdays 9:00-20:00

Saturday 9:00-20:00

(Sunday and Holiday: Closed)

HP: http://www.shinjuku-bg.jp/en/index.html

Tokyo Dome City!

Hi!

This is Ryoko from Yotsuya Business Garden.

I went to the Tokyo Dome City the other day.

And I saw beautiful illuminations.

They were so lovely!

I loved this one!!

The illumination changed with songs.

In Tokyo Dome City, there's a hot spring facilities called "Spa Laqua".

See you next Thursday!!

Ryoko

Yotsuya Business Garden
8-37 Sanei-cho,
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan 160-0008
TEL:03-3358-1913 FAX:03-3358-1914(Outside of Japan:+81-3-3358-1913)

http://www.yotsuya-bg.jp/en/

-Office Hours-
Weekdays 9:00-20:00
(Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays):Closed

Oh sweets!

Hi, everyone.  Happy Holidays.

How was your Christmas?
This is Shibuya Business Gaden.

Let me show you the sweet gifts that our kind customers brought us for Christmas!
This is a box of cookies and chocolates:-)

And this is an English chocolate bar that an Irish customer brought for us.
How nice!
He must have known I like dark chocolate than milk chocolate:P

And this is a super cute snowman donut of Krispy Kreme♪
A cutomer who brought us has alway nice smile on his face like this snowman.
It's too cute to eat.

..................................................but I ate it in no time.


See you on my next blog.


Shibuya Business Garden
http://www.shibuya-bg.jp/office/
TEL: 03-6892-1111
FAX: 03-6892-1151
Office Hours
Weekdays: 9:00 to 20:00
Saturday: 9:00 to 14:00
Sunday and Holidays: closed

Our Group Company Series -Sakura Hotel-

Merry Christmas!! メリークリスマス!!
This is Yuki @ Shinjuku Business Garden.

It's Christmas today--!
Did everyone get some presents??
Hope everyone had a great Christmas!

Yesterday, I wrote about Sakura house as one of our group companies.
Today, I will write about Sakura Hotel!

At Sakura Hotel, they have travelers from over 100 different countries!
You will have a chance to experience the culture and spirit of Japan by
staying at their hotel!

They have hotels in Ikebukuro, Hatagaya, Jimbocho and Asakusa!
Each hotel has different atmosphere, so please find the one you like!

Oh! And each hotels have a cafe on the first floor..they always have interesting
menus of different countries!
I love going there--!

Yuki

Our Group Company Series
No.1 -Sakura House-

-Shinjuku Business Garden-

K-1blds 3F, 7-2-6 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo, 160-0023 Japan

TEL 03-6890-1111

FAX 03-6890-1151(Outside of Japan;+81-3-6890-1111)

-Office Hour-

Weekdays 9:00-20:00

Saturday 9:00-20:00

(Sunday and Holiday: Closed)

HP: http://www.shinjuku-bg.jp/en/index.html

Our Group Company Series -Sakura House-

Hello, This is Yuki @ Shinjuku Business Garden.

How are you?
It's Christmas eve today!
I'm planing to go out for Christmas dinner with my husband tonight---!
What is your Christmas plan??

Well, I am going to start new series from today!
It will be about our group companies!
We have group companies operating many different types of business!
The first one I will introduce today is...."Sakura House"!

Sakura House is a real estate agency in Tokyo. They offer monthly share houses,
apartments and dormitories; accommodations for foreigners at affordable rates.
They have more than 1,600 rooms in over 179 locations today.
All rooms are prepared for you to move in anytime, so you can start your
life in Tokyo today!!

Please check out their HP for more information!
http://www.sakura-house.com/en/ 

They also have their blog! They always update many interesting information about Japan!
http://sakurahouse-blog.com/


Hope you will find the best one at your favorite area!


Yuki

-Shinjuku Business Garden-

K-1blds 3F, 7-2-6 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo, 160-0023 Japan

TEL 03-6890-1111

FAX 03-6890-1151(Outside of Japan;+81-3-6890-1111)

-Office Hour-

Weekdays 9:00-20:00

Saturday 9:00-20:00

(Sunday and Holiday: Closed)

HP: http://www.shinjuku-bg.jp/en/index.html

Hi, this is hitomi @ Shinjuku Business Garden.

What's the plan for this Christmas and New years holiday?

Our office will be closed from 29th of Dec to 3rd of Jan.

I wish you a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Hitomi

Shinjuku Business Garden-

K-1bldg 3F,7-2-6 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo,

160-0023Japan

TEL 03-6890-1111 FAX 03-6890-1151 (Outside of Japan:+81-3-6890-1111)

-Office Hour-

Weekdays-9:00~20:00

Saturdays-9:00~14:00(Sunday and Holidays:Closed)

HP: http://www.shinjuku-bg.jp/en/index.html

Ginkgo Festival

Hi!

This is Ryoko from Yotsuya Business Garden.

I went to the ginkgo festival held in the national stadium.

 

This place is often used for TV dramas.

It's really beautiful to see from the center of the street.

With the sunshine, the color of leaves looks gold!!

Also, fallen leaves cover the street like a carpet.

Foods are so nice, too!!

See you next Thursday!!

Ryoko

Yotsuya Business Garden-37 Sanei-cho,
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan 160-0008
TEL:03-3358-1913 FAX:03-3358-1914(Outside of Japan:+81-3-3358-1913)

http://www.yotsuya-bg.jp/en/

-Office Hours-
Weekdays 9:00-20:00
(Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays):Closed

Today's Shibuya lunch

Hi, everyone! How are you?
This is Shibuya Business Garden.

What's your favorite cuisine?
Mine is ethnic food!

Today, I went out to Com Pho (Vietnamese food) for lunch.
This place is located on B2 in Tokyu Plaza, and Business Garden staff's favorite!

I had spicy rice noodle with fresh spring roll and almond jelly.

If you like fresh bean sprouts, coriander and bits of fried tempura batter,
you can put them on top of the noodle.

It's me who took almost half of the container of fresh bean sprouts and coriander!
I love how they taste with spicy rice noodle.

I have too much appetite and found out I have gained 5kg with in a year.
Noooo it just cares me when I think about how much more I'll eat during this coming
holiday season. hahaha....

See you on my next blog.

Shibuya Business Garden
http://www.shibuya-bg.jp/office/
TEL: 03-6892-1111
FAX: 03-6892-1151
Office Hours
Weekdays: 9:00 to 20:00
Saturday: 9:00 to 14:00
Sunday and Holidays: closed

Let's study "Japanese custom"-SUMIMASEN-

Hello, This is Yuki @ Shinjuku Business Garden.

How are you?
I see many people putting the mask to avoid a flu.(or not to spread a flu)
in the train.
The best way to avoid getting cold which my mother told me is...to put the heat pad(Hokkairo)
on your back! Warm up your back is the best way to warm up your whole body!
....well, It is just a my mother's best way...I don't know if it is really the best way (^^;;

Lat week, I wrote about Condescension as one of Japanese customs.
This week, I will write about "SUMIMASEN".

SUMIMASEN has a lot of meanings in Japanese...
It sometimes means..."I'm sorry...", "Excuse me...", or just to call out someone whom
you don't know the name. (for example, to call out the waiter at the restaurant.)

So SUMIMASEN doesn't always mean apology.

Since SUMIMASEN show a lot of meanings, many people are confused with
using 'I'm sorry' or 'Excuse me' when they say it in English.

The most popular(?) one is.. When you pass right in front of someone,
You will say "Excuse me" in English. But people sometimes use "I'm sorry"!
Even there is nothing they are sorry about!

Since SUMIMASEN can use for many situation.
SUMIMASEN is very confusing phrase for Japanese when we
translate in English!



See you next week!


Yuki

Let's study "Japanese custom"! series
No.1 -Year-end gift -giving tradition-
No.2-Christmas-
No.3-New Year!-
No.4 -Condescension-

-Shinjuku Business Garden-

K-1blds 3F, 7-2-6 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo, 160-0023 Japan

TEL 03-6890-1111

FAX 03-6890-1151(Outside of Japan;+81-3-6890-1111)

-Office Hour-

Weekdays 9:00-20:00

Saturday 9:00-20:00

(Sunday and Holiday: Closed)

HP: http://www.shinjuku-bg.jp/en/index.html

Business Garden Optional service - company name plate service-

Hello, This is Yuki @ Shinjuku Business Gareden.

How was your weekend?
Oh, I can't believe that Christmas is coming in one week and 2012 ends
within two weeks!

Do you have any plans for winter vacation?
Most of our staff are planing to go back to their parents house!
I also do so every year but I will stay in Tokyo this year.

Last week, I wrote about Report service as one of our optional service.
This week, I will write about Company name plate service!

This service is to hang your company name plate at the entrance of
our building and also at your office door!

So that when your customer comes, they will know that you are here--!
The most great thing is that we offer this service for free! :D

Well, this is going to the be last blog for this "optional service" series!!
I will start new series from next week!


See you next week!


Yuki

Business Garden Optional Service Series
No.1 -External Phone Line-
No.2 -Meeting room-
No.3 -Office equipment-
No.4 -Report service-

-Shinjuku Business Garden-

K-1blds 3F, 7-2-6 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo, 160-0023 Japan

TEL 03-6890-1111

FAX 03-6890-1151(Outside of Japan;+81-3-6890-1111)

-Office Hour-

Weekdays 9:00-20:00

Saturday 9:00-20:00

(Sunday and Holiday: Closed)

HP: http://www.shinjuku-bg.jp/en/index.html

Entrepreneur Support Plan

Do you know our Entrepreneur Support Plan?

You can save the initial cost in starting business.

We offer in Shinjuku from just ￥35000(regular price from ￥45000)

Now,we are available a couple of room!!

In addition,optional services are avairable.

Please feel free to contact if you have any question.

Hitomi

Shinjuku Business Garden-

K-1bldg 3F,7-2-6 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo,

160-0023Japan

TEL 03-6890-1111 FAX 03-6890-1151 (Outside of Japan:+81-3-6890-1111)

-Office Hour-

Weekdays-9:00~20:00

Saturdays-9:00~14:00(Sunday and Holidays:Closed)

HP: http://www.shinjuku-bg.jp/en/index.html

Sweets Art Exhibition of Imperial Hotel

Hi,

This is Ryoko from Yotsuya Business Garden.

I went to the Sweets Art Exhibition in the Imperial Hotel the other day.

All display items are made from sweets!

Can you believe this is eatable!?

Alice in wonderland motif.

A nutcracker.

I love this one!!

It looks like a magical book!

This one is made from candy!

I really enjoyed this exhibition（＾－＾）

See you next Thursday!!

Ryoko

Yotsuya Business Garden-37 Sanei-cho,
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan 160-0008
TEL:03-3358-1913 FAX:03-3358-1914(Outside of Japan:+81-3-3358-1913)

http://www.yotsuya-bg.jp/en/

-Office Hours-
Weekdays 9:00-20:00
(Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays):Closed

Sasahachi Lunch Box

Hi, everyone!
This is Shibuya Business Garden.

It's getting much colder these days.

When I wake up in the morning, I wish I could stay in 

a warm blanket forever:P

My today's lunch was Sasahachi's rice ball lunch box.

There are 2 rice balls, simmered vegetables, and boiled fish.

Minced chicken topping rice ball and salted salmon flakes rice ball.

They tastes so much better than they sold in convenient stores.

What's good about Sasahachi is they open from 7:00 am

so that I can easily get it before going to work!

See you on my next blog:)

Shibuya Business Garden
http://www.shibuya-bg.jp/office/
TEL: 03-6892-1111
FAX: 03-6892-1151
Office Hours
Weekdays: 9:00 to 20:00
Saturday: 9:00 to 14:00
Sunday and Holidays: closed

Business Garden Optional service -Report service-

Hello, This is Yuki @ Shinjuku Business Gareden.

How are you?
My biggest problem I have now...is that I can't stop eating sweets and snacks---!
and gaining my weight day by day...
Autumn and winter are just sooo best season to enjoy eating (><)

By the way, do you know this Japanese snacks?

This snack is called "Eel pie (Unagi Pie)".
It contains powder of extract of eel's bone, but it doesn't taste like eel at all!
It tastes sooo good :D

Last week, I wrote about our office equipment as one our optional service.
This week, I will write about telephone and e-mail report service.

The price of our office space involves "Phone answering service"
means when you are out of office, we can pick up the phone,
tell caller that you are out and keep the message for you!
You can check if you have any messages by calling us or by stopping by
our office.

BUT! If you would like us to let you know as soon as we receive the message,
you can add our "report service"!
If you would like to receive the report by telephone,
the monthly payment will be 5,250 yen.
If you would like to receive the report by e-mail,
the monthly payment will be 3,150 yen.

You can add this service anytime you would like to!



See you next week!


Yuki

Business Garden Optional Service Series
No.1 -External Phone Line-
No.2 -Meeting room-
No.3 -Office equipment-

-Shinjuku Business Garden-

K-1blds 3F, 7-2-6 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo, 160-0023 Japan

TEL 03-6890-1111

FAX 03-6890-1151(Outside of Japan;+81-3-6890-1111)

-Office Hour-

Weekdays 9:00-20:00

Saturday 9:00-20:00

(Sunday and Holiday: Closed)

HP: http://www.shinjuku-bg.jp/en/index.html

Let's study "Japanese custom"condescension-

Hello, This is Yuki @ Shinjuku Business Garden.

How was your weekend?
I stayed at home whole day during the weekend...as usual.
It was snowing at my home town Shinga!
How about your place?

Last week, I wrote about Japanese way of cerebrating New Year.
This week, I will write about "Condescension".

You may confuse this tricky custom when you come to Japan.
Japanese people consider condescension as a virtue.

The most popular example of condescension is.....
When people give the present to someone, we mostly say

"たいした物ではありませんが、、(Taishta monodeha arimasenga)"

It's not fancy, but I got it for you....

We don't really mean it, but it is the formal way to say
when we give something to someone.

Well, this is kind of tricky custom!


See you next week!


Yuki

Let's study "Japanese custom"! series
No.1 -Year-end gift -giving tradition-
No.2-Christmas-
No.3-New Year!-

-Shinjuku Business Garden-

K-1blds 3F, 7-2-6 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo, 160-0023 Japan

TEL 03-6890-1111

FAX 03-6890-1151(Outside of Japan;+81-3-6890-1111)

-Office Hour-

Weekdays 9:00-20:00

Saturday 9:00-20:00

(Sunday and Holiday: Closed)

HP: http://www.shinjuku-bg.jp/en/index.html

X'mas in Australia!

Hi, This is Yuki from Business Garden Yotsuya Annex. 

How was your weekend??


Have you already prepared everything for Christmas??


I guess each countries Christmas is slightly different.

In western culture, usually people spend X'mas day at home with family.
In Japan, people go out for meals more than staying in at home.


When I used to live in the Gold Coast (Australia), I had a great Summer X'mas!!!

I'd never seen Santa with shirts before them!


And when I went to the beach, many people were wearing.... Santa hats!!?

And a surfer as well!

I took these pictures when I was in Surfers Paradise.


The views were so funny and it was a great experience!
I couldn't imagine a 'Summer Xmas' before I went to Australia!


How does your country celebrate Christmas???



Yuki　from Yotsuya Annex


Business Garden Yotsuya Annex
1-6-1 Wakaba,Shinjuku-ku,
Tokyo, Japan 160-0011
TEL: 03-5366-4700   FAX:03-5366-4701(Outside of Japan: +81-3-5366-4700)
http://www.yotsuya-bg.jp/annex/
-Office Hours-
Weekdays  9:00-20:00
(Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays): Closed

Autumn leaves

Hi, this is Hitomi @Shinjuku Business Garden.

I went to Kyoto to see the colors of autumn leaves last weekend.

 These photos are in Kitano Temmangu Shrine.
Amazing breathtaking scenery isn't it?

Kyoto is famous for the beautiful colored of leaves.
I really enjoyed gorgeous colors in Kyoto!
BUT it was soooooo cold!!!!!!!!

If you have a chance, you should go to Kyoto during the fall.
Of course don't forget you put on a fat jacket;)

Hitomi

Shinjuku Business Garden

K-1bldg 3F,7-2-6 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo,

160-0023Japan

TEL 03-6890-1111 FAX 03-6890-1151 (Outside of Japan:+81-3-6890-1111)

-Office Hour-

Weekdays-9:00~20:00

Saturdays-9:00~14:00(Sunday and Holidays:Closed)

HP:http://www.shinjuku-bg.jp/en/index.html

Imperial Hotel breakfast!

Hi,

This is Ryoko from Yotsuya Business Garden.

I went to the Imperial Hotel  with my friend last Saturday.

This hotel's breakfast buffet is quite famous.

So many people lined up in the early morning.

I got there at 7:30!!

Chef makes omelet in front of you.

This French Toast was fabulous!!

This was the best French Toast I have ever eaten before!!

Really really delicious!

Good scenery of Yoyogi Park!

You can also see Christmas decorated tree at the ground floor.

See you next Thursday!!

Ryoko

Yotsuya Business Garden-37 Sanei-cho,
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan 160-0008
TEL:03-3358-1913 FAX:03-3358-1914(Outside of Japan:+81-3-3358-1913)

http://www.yotsuya-bg.jp/en/

-Office Hours-
Weekdays 9:00-20:00
(Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays):Closed

Mr.bean

Hi everyone!
This is Shibuya Business Garden.

It's getting colder and colder these days, isn't it?
Chilly day like today, you need something makes you warm:-)

Do you know a soy bean drink & sweets shop "Mr.bean" at the Shibuya station?
I often get a hot soy bean drink here, on my way back to home from work.


Out of all variety of drinks, my favorite is classic soy bean drink.
Simple is the best.





This hot sweet is sooooo good!
Soy custard cream is inside.

Here is their web site.
http://www.mrbean.co.jp/index.html


Shibuya Business Garden
http://www.shibuya-bg.jp/office/
TEL: 03-6892-1111
FAX: 03-6892-1151
Office Hours
Weekdays: 9:00 to 20:00
Saturday: 9:00 to 14:00
Sunday and Holidays: closed

Business Garden Optional service -Office equipment-

Hello, This is Yuki @ Shinjuku Business Gareden.

How are you doing?
One of our new staff always introduce me the trendy stuff and this is
my new item!
Did you know about this??
It's just a normal Frisk in the can...but the each tablet is bit bigger than
normal one.
And it tastes sooo good!

Last week, I wrote about our Meeting room as one of our optional services.
This week, I will write about our Office equipment.

All of our rental office has complex machine so that our rental office customers
don't have to bring or buy their own!

You can easily start using it by applying at the reception and installing the
software.

When you use it, you only need to enter your pass code and we will charge you
the cost of each copying, faxing, and printing at the end of month.

See you next week!


Yuki

Business Garden Optional Service Series
No.1 -External Phone Line-
No.2 -Meeting room-

-Shinjuku Business Garden-

K-1blds 3F, 7-2-6 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo, 160-0023 Japan

TEL 03-6890-1111

FAX 03-6890-1151(Outside of Japan;+81-3-6890-1111)

-Office Hour-

Weekdays 9:00-20:00

Saturday 9:00-20:00

(Sunday and Holiday: Closed)

HP: http://www.shinjuku-bg.jp/en/index.html

Let's study "Japanese custom"! -New Year!-

Hello, This is Yuki @ Shinjuku Business Garden.

How was your weekend?
It was freezing cold in Tokyo during the weekend!

I went for the class which teaches about Aroma therapy!
It was such a good opportunity knowing about the great power
that nature has!

Well, last time I wrote about Japanese way of cerebrating Christmas.
Today, I will write bout "New Year"!

New Year eve(12/31) and new year(1/1) are the big event for Japanese people.

There are many different way of cerebrating depending on the each district
...but I will introduce you mine!
I am from Shiga prefecture which is in Kansai area..so many of people from here
are cerebrating in the same way..I think.

On the New year eve...
All the family members are busy with doing the cleaning up.
We have to take away all the dust from past year and prepare for
coming year!

In the evening, mother is busy with preparing new year dishes.
Father and kids are watching special TV program for new year eve.

Bit before 0:00 am, we start eating Soba noodle! It is called
"Toshikoshi Soba"（年越しそば）

On the new year morning, we do not greet in the usual way(Ohayogozaimasu),
we say "Akemashite Omedeto Gozaimasu"(means Happy new year!)

and during January 1st to 3rd, we usually eat Osechi dishes(special dishes for
new year).

On this day, new year greeting cards will be arrive from relatives and friends, and
kids will get Otoshidama New Year's gift money!

There are so many fun events during New year!
I can't wait the new year day coming in 1 month---!



Yuki

Let's study "Japanese custom"! series
No.1 -Year-end gift -giving tradition-
No.2-Christmas-

-Shinjuku Business Garden-

K-1blds 3F, 7-2-6 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo, 160-0023 Japan

TEL 03-6890-1111

FAX 03-6890-1151(Outside of Japan;+81-3-6890-1111)

-Office Hour-

Weekdays 9:00-20:00

Saturday 9:00-20:00

(Sunday and Holiday: Closed)

HP: http://www.shinjuku-bg.jp/en/index.html

Sightseeing in Tokyo!

Hi, This is Yuki from Business Garden Yotsuya Annex.

How was your weekend??


How many sightseeing places in Tokyo do you know?
Last week, I took my family to some famous places in Tokyo.


<Tsukiji fish market>

It is the biggest wholesale fish and seafood market  in the world.
Also, it is a popular attraction for foreign visitors.



<Asakusa  Senso-ji>

In Asakusa there is a very popular Buddhist temple , which was built in the 7th century.
Nakamise is the shopping street that has been providing temple visitors with a variety of local snacks and tourist souvenirs for centuries.


<Tokyo SkyTree>























Sorry the picture above  is not very clear.
SkyTree is the tallest tower in the world and the height is 634m!
There is a big shopping mall and so many restaurants.
You can visit the deck which is 350m high.

<Ueno zoo>

The zoo is the oldest zoo in Japan.
You can see so many animals! (Panda, Gorilla, Tiger and Huge Hippo etc.....)


And furthermore, there are many more places in Tokyo I have not mentioned.

If you haven't been the places, please visit there!



Yuki　from Yotsuya Annex


Business Garden Yotsuya Annex
1-6-1 Wakaba,Shinjuku-ku,
Tokyo, Japan 160-0011
TEL: 03-5366-4700   FAX:03-5366-4701(Outside of Japan: +81-3-5366-4700)
http://www.yotsuya-bg.jp/annex/
-Office Hours-
Weekdays  9:00-20:00
(Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays): Closed