Ginormous Electronics Store

Yodobashi Camera Akiba

Tokyo Tower Area

Tokyo

This photo was also taken from the Mori Building in Roppongi Hills (see last posting.)

Roppongi Hills

Condos

Well, after taking a long break (about four months!) I am going to start posting again. I got a little bit burned out there after posting all most everyday when I first started on this blog. This time I am going to try and post about once a week.

The photo above was taken from the Mori Building in the Roppongi Hills section of Tokyo.

Akihabara

Main Road Akihabara 

Public Restroom

Daimon 

Narrow Building

Ginza Area 

In Tokyo you can find a lot of narrow buildings like the black one in this photo.

Tokyo Station

Tokyo Station

More to follow…

Garbage Incinerator

Harumi Area

This is one of the many garbage incinerators that are in Tokyo. This particular one is located near Harumi Island (see previous posting.) Not much room for landfills in Tokyo.

Matsudo City

Near The Station

Just a photo today of Matsudo City, which is located in Chiba Prefecture. This city is right next to Tokyo (only separated by the Edo River.)

Tsukishima : Part Two

Canal

Here are some more photos of the Tsukishima area (see previous posting.)


Tsukishima


Monjyayaki Restaurant

Hanami

Chiba 

This weekend the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. People are enjoying Hanami, which in English would be “cherry blossom viewing.” Actually it’s just an excuse for some people to get really drunk!


Ogawamachi 

This photo was taken next to a park, in a business section of Tokyo.

Harumi Island

Harumi

Right next to Tsukishima Island (see yesterday's posting) is another small Island called Harumi Island.

This photo was taken from Triton Square, which is a shopping complex located on Harumi Island. Across the water you can see Tsukishima.

Tsukishima

Tsukuda Chuo-Ku

This photo was taken in the Tsukuda area of Tsukishima Island, which is located in Chuo-Ku (ward of Tokyo.)

Tsukishima (literally “moon island”) is an island that was made from reclaimed land. Take a look at this page from Japan Reference’s website to see a great aerial view of this island (bottom of the page.)

Cherry Blossoms

Chiba Prefecture 1 of 2


Chiba Prefecture 2 of 2

Well, the cherry blossoms are blooming this week. A few more photos to follow in the next few days.

Shinjuku

Shinjuku

This photo is from the Shinjuku Ward of Tokyo. Shinjuku is one of busiest sections of Tokyo.

Take a look at japan-guide.com’s information on Shinjuku. It really is an interesting place the has many “faces” to it.

The Sumida River

Sumida River 

Feeling a little bit lazy this week, so here is just another photo for today’s posting. The Sumida River is in Tokyo.

Tokyo Tower

Tokyo Tower 

Just another photo of Tokyo Tower!

Vending Machines

Vending Machines

In Japan you can find vending machines almost anywhere. During the winter months some of the drinks in these machines are heated.

A New Police Box

Ginza

Here is an example of a more modern police box. Yes, the one with the two frogs on top! There are many different styles of police boxes in Japan. This one is located in the famous Ginza area; not all look this nice.

In Japanese, these police boxes are called Koban (kouban.) Here is an interesting article that mentions the Koban system.

An Old Police Box

Tsukishima

This old police box is located in Tsukishima Island, which is part of Chuo-Ku (ward of Tokyo.)

Most likely this old police box is a historical landmark, and not in actual use. Nobody ever seems to be inside of it. However, on the desk the white sign reads “somebody is watching you!”

Almost

Cherry Blossom Buds

Well, it should be any day now that the Cherry Blossoms should bloom. It looks like the buds might open soon in this photo (that was taken just a few hours ago.)