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TOKYO |
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From Australia, we flew to Tokyo, aerial views of Tokyo from hotel room, and
giant wheels in Yomiuriland & Tokyo Dome... |
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Night time views over Tokyo... |
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Night time views over Odaiba district from the 2 giant wheels, Fuji TV
building & a vertical car-park... |
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Shinkansen bullet train, spotless metro train, lady in traditional dress,
signpost for giant wheel & 'Japanese style' toilet... |
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Shop windows, & numerous vending machines in Japan with endless varieties of
everything!... |
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Many restaurants in Japan display plastic models of their dishes, makes menu
reading easy for tourists!... The Japanese often confuse 'L' with 'R'...
take a closer look at the sign! |
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Harajuku St, home to the trend setting Harajuku girls Gwen Stefani is fond
of. Also the themed shopping plaza in Odaiba, Tony & I with Japanese
characters in Yomiuriland... |
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YOKOHAMA |
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Yokohama is about an hour outside Tokyo by train, a largely industrial
seaside area with spectacular bridges, and views to Mount Fuji in the
distance... |
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Yokohama Bay is where Sea paradise is located, a Sea-World style aquarium &
theme park. Just around the corner is the redeveloped harbour area, where
Cosmoworld is home to the giant 'Clock 21' Ferris wheel. The building
pictured behind is designed to resemble a ship's sail... |
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Also in Yokohama harbour, is the tallest building in Japan, the Landmark
Tower... |
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SENSO JI |
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Senso Ji in Tokyo is a large complex of temples and gardens, extremely
popular among tourists and locals... |
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Crowds gather at the main temple, while some of the smaller temples in the
area are much quieter, with only 1 or 2 locals praying... |
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Some of the customs here are to waft the incense over your face, wash your
hands in the fountain, and leave prayers along with offerings. Also pictured
is a man feeding a cat, and a man with performing monkey entertaining the
crowds... |
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Within the Senso Ji complex are a number of peaceful & tranquil Zen gardens
to escape the hustle of the crowds... |
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Adjacent to the temple complex are a number of VERY busy markets.... |
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Stalls selling many traditional Japanese goods, mainly to tourists. Among
the foods on offer: hot, fresh rice crackers dipped in hot soy sauce, baby
octopus-on-a-stick!, an array of Japanese sweets. Also pictured, stall
selling traditional Japanese 'lucky' charms... |
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