Category Tokyo
[90/365] Baby Carried Through Takeshita Street in Harajuku District, Tokyo, Japan
There are so many interesting things to see in the Harajuku area of Tokyo – all kinds of unique and colorful outfits. I was taking photos, and I’m glad I got this one. This baby is adorable and its like they were looking straight at the camera. Cutie!
Christmas Decorations outside Tokyo Tower, Tokyo, Japan
The trees were adorned with ornaments just outside the Tokyo Tower. Could see my reflection (although small) in this silver one…
Takeshita Street, Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan
I thought this sign was pretty interesting. Good thing there are pictures, or else who knows what they were trying to warn against! This was taken on the Takeshita Dori (Street) in the Harajuku district. As we walked along this street, we passed by people viewing shops as something out of a museum display, as […]
Shibuya Intersection Crossing by Night, Tokyo, Japan
This is the huge Shibuya intersection in its true form. Just as the green light to walk lights up, hundreds of people cross all throughout the intersection. It can go quickly from a scattered mass of people to an empty intersection, ready for the cars to enter it. You just have to see it in […]
Buddha Statue, Sensoji Temple, Tokyo, Japan
This was a Buddha statue outside of the Sensoji (Asakusa Kannon) Temple within Tokyo. To walk to this statue, we went through a long street of vendors and stores and through a large red torii gate. It was definitely a packed area with people swirling throughout the Asakusa area.
Within the Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan
I have seen photos of this before, but didn’t realize we had walked right past it on the way to the Tokyo Imperial Palace until I took a second glance. Went inside the building, and it had this amazing intricate architecture. We walked up a couple levels and I took this shot with reflections of […]
Day 8: Tokyo, Japan to Vancouver, Canada, to Los Angeles, California, USA
Oh, how I appreciate a great public transportation system! Throughout Japan, the network of shinkansen (bullet trains), local subways and local buses are a great way to get basically anywhere. Moving between cities, it took me the initial few minutes to understand the system for each city, but after that, getting around was a breeze. […]
Day 7: Tokyo, Japan
Woke up at the crack of dawn (well, it was actually still dark out when we left the apartment) and made our way to the Tsukiji Fish Market. They start early and by the time we got there, we missed out on the auction but were still able to peruse the selection from the fishermen. […]
Day 3: Tokyo, Japan to Kyoto, Japan via the Shinkansen
The itinerary for today included the bullet train ride to Kyoto, southwest of Tokyo. Since we weren’t able to get the earliest train ride out to Kyoto, we ended up heading to the Tokyo Tower. On the way there, we came across the Zojo-Ji Shrine, where we found rows and rows of these small concrete […]
Day 2: Tokyo, Japan
Yesterday, we woke up bright and early, planning to head to Tokyo for the famous fish market. But, since we were informed that it was Labor Day in Japan (a national holiday), I checked online and the market was closed for the day. We ended up just heading to Tokyo from Ageo early anyways. One […]
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