Tokyo (2006)
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The shortest walkway ever!
Symbol of Japan
Welcome to Japan...
Immigration counters
Men on their laptops, also connected by phone
On board the Narita Express
And this is just the view of the rail network...
Narita Express, here I come
A middle-aged man reads his manga in the train
Quiet street near my hotel
My basic 10sqm room
Some pretty techy toilet!
Night buzz of Shinjuku
Bright neons of Shinkuju
Bustle of Yasukuni-dori Avenue
Side streets are also very busy
Tokyo the way people imagine it
More lights everywhere
All having a good Saturday night
Baseball practice fields
Another baseball practice place
A singer in Shinkuju
My first meal in Japan!
Recovering from a surely wild night
Here's the place I'm looking for
Empty Tsukiji fish market!
An old man is one of the rare people around
Ginza skyscrapers contrast with the fish market
The empty stalls of Tsukiji
A stall in the fish market
Small shrine near Tsukiji
A great choice of sushi!
Here's my full sushi set!
Preparing the restaurant for lunch time
Full choice of nigiri-sushi
Chef writing some offers on paper
Tsukiji Sushi Sen restaurant
Subway arriving
Ginza buildings next to the Moat of the Imperial Palace
Joggers near the Imperial Palace and Ginza business district
Japanese love to get their picture taken, of course
The classic view of the Nijubashi bridge and Imperial Palace
A group coming for pictures in front of the Imperial Palace
Pine trees and vertical buildings
Kikyo-mon Gate of the Imperial Palace
Modern beauty
A man cycles with his dog
Men resting in the park
Tokyo National Museum
Honkan building front
Jomon Vessel (3000-2000 BC)
Dawn of the Japanese Art
A beautiful statuette
Typical Japanese clay work
Reading about this Important Cultural Property piece
Seated Nikko Basatsu
An ancient Buddha statue
Admiring the Pine Trees by Hasegawa Tohaku
Fascination of the Japanese with this work
Detail of the 4 seasons landscape
Four seasons landscape
Samurai war equipment
Samurai swords
Japanese fashion
Snow and frozen pond
48 bronze statues
Avalokisevara statue
Gallery of Horyuji Treasures
Painter working on the Gallery of Horyuji Treasures
Set to continue painting
Gate of former warlord palace
People returning from Toshogu Shrine
Alley to Toshogu Shrine
Wishes of good fortune
Wishes in all languages
Toshogu Shrine
Deciphering inscriptions
Shinobazu Pond
The ducks rush to bread given out
Ducks in Shinobazu Pond
Benten-do Temple
Altar of Benten-do Temple
Ringing the gong
Enjoying a meal together
Benten-do Temple in the middle of Shinobazu Pond
Shinobazu Pond
An avid photographer
Poverty amidst riches
A poor homeless man eats on the floor
Benten-do Temple in the middle of Shinobazu Pond
Tank full of fugu fish
Fugu fish aquarium in a busy street
Screams from the roller coaster ride
An impressive vertical drop machine
Snoopy Town
Cos-play zoku girls
Fooling around in pretty extreme attire
Groups of cos-play-zoku girls
The gangs, near Harajuku station
Typically short skirts with high knickers or boots
Extravaganza of cos-play-zoku
The girls are very amused, as passer-bys watch
A few men join in as well
Eastern entrance to Meiji Garden
Beautiful dusk light on the tall trees
Offerings in Meiji Shrine Park
Entrance of Meiji Shrine
Inside the Meiji Shrine grounds
Writing wishes on wooden blocks
Placing wishes in Meiji Shrine
Also a notice for foreigners
And so even foreigners join in with wishes
Making wishes inside the shrine
Monks in Meiji Shrine
Beautiful alignment
Skyscraper seen from the Meiji Park
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office
Shinjuku tall buildings
The round building facing the TMG Towers
The Park Tower
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office Towers
View of Shinjuku
Busy Yasukuni-Don Avenue
View of Sendagaya
Beautiful dawn silhouette of Mount Fuji
Western Tokyo
Western view from the Park Hyatt
TMG towers
TMG towers and western Shunjuku
View towards central Tokyo
Bright lights of Shinjuku
New York Cafe
Washington Hotel's stunning design
Lights of the Washington Hotel
Games in a loud room
Yodobashi store
A busy shopping street in western Shinjuku
My gyoza dinner
Japan rail in the evening
Sleeping or with an electronic gadget
Amusement Park
My local sushi dinner
Japanese dinner at the hotel
About to go to the onsen
The onsen dry room
Japanese bath
Foot massage machine
A whole manga collection on offer
Vitaliy's habu snake
Crowds at Shin-Yokohama station
Shinkansen platter
A small kiosk
A typical Japanese girl
Rail station crowd and shops
Young girl enjoying a free ride
Here comes our shinkansen
First view of Mount Fuji
The lady points out the sea
Mount Fuji towers over Central Honshu
Sleeping in the Shinkansen
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