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breakingnews · 01-15-2007, 08:39 PM

This is a little overdue, but I still wanted to post a few photos from my trip to Tokyo for New Year's weekend.

I absolutely loved the place. One of the best cities I've ever traveled to. Tokyo is energetic and incredibly chaotic, but its frenzy moves with a gracefulness absent in places like New York and Beijing. All the food was amazing, the sprawling urban landscape startingly beautiful and the women absolutely gorgeous. Anyway, here you go. (Sorry, i just realized how many photos I posted ... enjoy.)

One of the first things we did when we got to town was eat at a conveyor belt sushi place.

My uncle took us to eat fugu the first night we were there. Very tasty - although we were a bit alarmed when some woman passed out and had to be taken to the hospital via ambulance. I shrugged my shoulders and kept eating anyway.

A view of an antenna ... and Mt. Fuji against a nice sunset.

Big ferris wheel by Toyota's Megaweb.

It was crowded EVERYWHERE we went. This is the electronics district, the name of which now escapes me (Akihabura?).

Time Out's Tokyo guide says, "Gaspanic is the place where young people go to grope other young people." I didn't grope anyone, but I got really drunk here.

Still trying to figure this one out myself. Apparently dressing up on New Year's Eve is the big thing there.

The Harujuku girls are apparently famous for their tradition of getting decked out in goth and hanging out on a bridge near the Meiji Shrine.

The Shibuya crossing where Bill Murray and Scarlett Johannson (sp) run across the street in Lost in Translation.

Lastly, I loved the architecture of the city's buildings.

Pie · 01-15-2007, 08:51 PM

I love it! I was in Tokyo in October; these shots brought back some memories. Thanks, BN!

Sundae · 01-16-2007, 06:53 AM

I'd love to go to Japan, but I think it's one ambition which will never be fulfilled. It's just too expensive - once I saved enough to go there I could have fulfilled my ambitions to go to two other places...

Also I travel alone, and I'm not sure I could really enjoy myself in somewhere quite so foreign.

Thanks for the pictures though, it's a fascinating place.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-16-2007, 09:24 PM

Excellent bn, as usual.

slang · 01-18-2007, 06:01 AM

Outstanding images BN. Nice job with the resizing and the descriptions too.

My trip to Osaka in Dec. was cancelled due to some unexpected travel document hassles but I'm rescheduling for this fall.

The normal everyday scenes of life there are very interesting to me. The picture quality is also very good.

Thanks for posting these.

breakingnews · 01-18-2007, 10:25 AM

Thanks for the comments, folks. Here's a few more.

This is somewhere in Shinjuku. At night the city just lights up with excitement. Somehow it's brilliant and extraordinary, not gawdy and worn out like Vegas and NYC.

My favorite photo of the trip (aside from the Minnie Mouse girl)

In Harajuku, the entire street was lined with food stands for the big New Year's event at Meiji Shrine.

One of the alley markets. Gorgeous.

Annnnd ... an HDR shot from the woods near the Meiji Shrine.

Griff · 01-18-2007, 10:45 AM

It just strikes me as amazing that the Japanese seem to be able to carry the desire for serenity of nature and the packed city in their hearts. Very powerful people.

Beestie · 01-18-2007, 12:22 PM

I stumbled across this pic of Tokyo which I kind of like...

breakingnews · 01-19-2007, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Beestie

I stumbled across this pic of Tokyo which I kind of like...

Man, this guy does some great HDR work. I wish I could do 5-bracket exposures with my 30D ... the 3-shot really limits the kind of lighting in which I can set up a cool HDR image.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-19-2007, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by breakingnews

Man, this guy does some great HDR work. I wish I could do 5-bracket exposures with my 30D ... the 3-shot really limits the kind of lighting in which I can set up a cool HDR image.

HDR? How de do dat?
5-bracket exposure? Down near the end of the comments he shows the original 3 photos?

xoxoxoBruce · 01-21-2007, 11:12 PM

I ran onto this group of 19 HDR images of Japan. Very surreal.

Phil · 01-18-2007, 03:07 PM

lovely shots, too many people!

xoxoxoBruce · 01-18-2007, 08:35 PM

Be happy you're not paying the light bill.

Tokyo is very busy at night because of the way the Japs eat. Mostly freah food, especially seafood, they shop for every day or two. It's a constant logistics challange to replenish that fresh food for so many mouths.

Phil · 01-19-2007, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Be happy you're not paying the light bill.

Tokyo is very busy at night because of the way the Japs eat. Mostly freah food, especially seafood, they shop for every day or two. It's a constant logistics challange to replenish that fresh food for so many mouths.

another example of their efficiency?
i dont lknow a lot about Tokyo, but i do know that the Japanese are from outer space!

DanaC · 01-19-2007, 05:57 AM

Gosh how completely beautiful! Utterly fascinating. Thanks so much for sharing those with us!

01-15-2007, 08:39 PM	#1
breakingnews Q_Q Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere in between Posts: 995	tokyo This is a little overdue, but I still wanted to post a few photos from my trip to Tokyo for New Year's weekend. I absolutely loved the place. One of the best cities I've ever traveled to. Tokyo is energetic and incredibly chaotic, but its frenzy moves with a gracefulness absent in places like New York and Beijing. All the food was amazing, the sprawling urban landscape startingly beautiful and the women absolutely gorgeous. Anyway, here you go. (Sorry, i just realized how many photos I posted ... enjoy.) One of the first things we did when we got to town was eat at a conveyor belt sushi place. My uncle took us to eat fugu the first night we were there. Very tasty - although we were a bit alarmed when some woman passed out and had to be taken to the hospital via ambulance. I shrugged my shoulders and kept eating anyway. A view of an antenna ... and Mt. Fuji against a nice sunset. Big ferris wheel by Toyota's Megaweb. It was crowded EVERYWHERE we went. This is the electronics district, the name of which now escapes me (Akihabura?). Time Out's Tokyo guide says, "Gaspanic is the place where young people go to grope other young people." I didn't grope anyone, but I got really drunk here. Still trying to figure this one out myself. Apparently dressing up on New Year's Eve is the big thing there. The Harujuku girls are apparently famous for their tradition of getting decked out in goth and hanging out on a bridge near the Meiji Shrine. The Shibuya crossing where Bill Murray and Scarlett Johannson (sp) run across the street in Lost in Translation. Lastly, I loved the architecture of the city's buildings. __________________ Gone crazy, be back never.

01-15-2007, 08:51 PM	#2
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	I love it! I was in Tokyo in October; these shots brought back some memories. Thanks, BN! __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

01-16-2007, 06:53 AM	#3
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I'd love to go to Japan, but I think it's one ambition which will never be fulfilled. It's just too expensive - once I saved enough to go there I could have fulfilled my ambitions to go to two other places... Also I travel alone, and I'm not sure I could really enjoy myself in somewhere quite so foreign. Thanks for the pictures though, it's a fascinating place. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

01-16-2007, 09:24 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Excellent bn, as usual. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-18-2007, 10:25 AM	#6
breakingnews Q_Q Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere in between Posts: 995	Thanks for the comments, folks. Here's a few more. This is somewhere in Shinjuku. At night the city just lights up with excitement. Somehow it's brilliant and extraordinary, not gawdy and worn out like Vegas and NYC. My favorite photo of the trip (aside from the Minnie Mouse girl) In Harajuku, the entire street was lined with food stands for the big New Year's event at Meiji Shrine. One of the alley markets. Gorgeous. Annnnd ... an HDR shot from the woods near the Meiji Shrine. __________________ Gone crazy, be back never.

01-18-2007, 06:01 AM	#5
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	Outstanding images BN. Nice job with the resizing and the descriptions too. My trip to Osaka in Dec. was cancelled due to some unexpected travel document hassles but I'm rescheduling for this fall. The normal everyday scenes of life there are very interesting to me. The picture quality is also very good. Thanks for posting these.

01-18-2007, 10:45 AM	#7
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	It just strikes me as amazing that the Japanese seem to be able to carry the desire for serenity of nature and the packed city in their hearts. Very powerful people. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-18-2007, 12:22 PM	#8
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	I stumbled across this pic of Tokyo which I kind of like... __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

01-21-2007, 11:12 PM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I ran onto this group of 19 HDR images of Japan. Very surreal. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-18-2007, 03:07 PM	#12
Phil Hoodoo Guru Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 304	lovely shots, too many people! __________________ Atheist n A person to be pitied in that he is unable to believe things for which there is no evidence, and who has thus deprived himself of a convenient means of feeling superior to others.

01-18-2007, 08:35 PM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Be happy you're not paying the light bill. Tokyo is very busy at night because of the way the Japs eat. Mostly freah food, especially seafood, they shop for every day or two. It's a constant logistics challange to replenish that fresh food for so many mouths. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-19-2007, 05:57 AM	#15
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Gosh how completely beautiful! Utterly fascinating. Thanks so much for sharing those with us!

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