Tokyo- the visual diary

31 Oct

They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, and I believe that to be certainly true in case of Japan, and Tokyo in particular. Tokyo is a very visual city full of sights ranging from ultra modern, to traditional, to totally unexpected. ( A perfectly formed spider net with a beautiful huge spider on the street in Shinjuku). Each area of Tokyo has something unique to offer, and the visual stimulation is in full force in every corner of the city. From Harajuku with it’s over the top fashion, Harajuku girls in full gear and the overwhelming amount of stores, to Asakusa with the traditional temples, the Folk art museum and traditional food and souvenir shopping, to the busy Shinjuku with it’s incredible highrises and enrmous crowds of people. One of my favorite images from Tokyo is ” after the rain”- the rainbow on an Asakusa street, and “The Eye” at Shinjuku train station. These two photos feel so uniquely Tokyo. The city is full of art, design, fashion- and the unexpected:)

: in the Midtown train station- likely the most modern subway station in the world

Nice light at the top of the National Art center. Lunch at Brasserie Paul Bocuse Le Musée

Traditional Japanese meal at Mount Takao

Hanging out at the National Art Museum- view from the top

Commemorative plates dedicated to the supporters of the Mount Takao

Monks in Mount Takao

The "unfortunate" fortunes. You can buy a fortune from the " fortuneteller" in temples. If you like the fortune, you take it with you. If turns out to be a fortune you don't want for yourself you leave it behind at the temple.Mount Takao at night

My favorite department store in Tokyo -Laforet in Harajuku. Some of the most innovative fashion I've seen

More of Laforet

Harajuku

View from the 48th floor observatory of Tokyo Governement building. On top of the World

Tokyo highrises

after the rain...

Shopping in Asakusa

A Phillipe Stark building in Asakusa- black windowless box with a gold topping. Quaintly referred to in Tokyo as " The Golden Turd"

Asakusa dweller

Mosaic wall on the street in Asakusa

hold on....

Tokyo Spider... in Shinjuku

Sailor Moon and I- in a Manga superstore in Shibuya

The eye- Shinjuku train station. We were standing there a good 20 minutes to catch a moment when no one was walking by. Shinjuku train station is the busiest train station in the world- used by an average of 3.22 million people per day

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