Three More : Shiodome

Here is a few more shots taken in the Shiodome area.

Elevated : Shiodome

Here is another photo of the Shiodome area.

Shiodome City Center's web site shows some great photos of the area and also has information about restaurants, ect.

Looking Out : Shiodome

Here is another photo from the Shiodome Area of Tokyo.

This photo was taken from inside the Shiodome Sumitomo Building. This link will show you a map of this building's location.

This building was completed in 2004.

To see what this building looks like from the outside here is a good rendition of the Shiodome Sumitomo Building (Japanese only.)

Shiodome Area

The photo above was taken in the Shiodome area of Tokyo. The building in the photo is an office building, which also houses one of Japan's major TV networks, Nippon television.

The Shiodome area used to be the site of the original Shimbashi (train) Station. The current Shimbashi Station is located within a short distance of Shiodome.

Shiodome also used to be a freight terminal before it was redeveloped into it's current state.

There are many new buildings, hotels, and shops in this area. For a better explanation take a look at this link to a page from japan-guide.com.

Shiodome really is a great place to hangout. It isn't as busy as many other shopping areas in Tokyo.

Today I thought I would start posting photos in the larger sized format. This blog really is just a photo blog of sorts. Sometimes I feel like commenting on Japan, but I worry that I might start complaining too much, so I think it might be better to keep this blog as it is. My tag line says it all "A Love-Hate Relationship."

Anyway if someone has any photo requests, especially of the Tokyo area, let me know. I will do my best to fulfill any requests! I have thousands of photos that I have taken in the Tokyo area.

Update: Well, changed my mind and decided to go back to the smaller sized photo.

The Ginza Area

The photo above is from the Ginza area of Tokyo. This uniquely designed building, which was completed last year, houses a new Mikimoto Boutique. Mikimoto is the famous pearl company.

Giant Turtle

Just felt like this photo of a building in Shinjuku (Ward of Tokyo) was interesting. I believe the store is a work clothing shop. The character on the turtle reads "Win."

Akihabara Development

Long time, no blog!

Well, here is another photo of the Akihabara area. They are several new towers going up in this area.

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.)