Hey there, j-dudes.

Here is a compilation of my best pics of Tokyo that I took during my two-year stay in JAPAN.

Feel free to comment or correct potentially erroneous comments in the captions (if any). Thanks.





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Looking towards the Rainbow Bridge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Bridge_(Tokyo)) and Odaiba. Tokyo Tower (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/tokyo-tower-t62.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), January 2007.
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Shiodome skyscrapers. Tokyo Tower (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/tokyo-tower-t62.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), January 2007.
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Shibuya (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/shibuya-t46.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2006.
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A bit of a Blade Runner (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner) feel. Shibuya (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/shibuya-t46.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2006.
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Necessary pitstop prior to going to the love hotel. Shibuya (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/shibuya-t46.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2006.
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Shinjuku (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/shinjuku-t122.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2007.
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Ishiyaki-imo vendor (sweet potatoes baked over hot stones). The vendor generally chants loudly "IIIISHIIIYAHIIIIMOO" to attract the clients to his food stand. Omotesando (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/omotesando-t48.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2007.
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Cat walk. Omotesando (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/omotesando-t48.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2007.
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A side-street. Models (or those seeking some) may live here. Omotesando (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/omotesando-t48.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2007.
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Every sunday, the main street of Ginza (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginza) is closed to the traffic. This is referred to as "Hokousha-Tengoku" in Japanese, meaning a "Pedestrian Paradise". Yep.. It is :D Ginza (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/ginza-t52.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2006.
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Looking east. The Wako department store (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wako_department_store) on the left, followed by the Mitsukoshi department store. Ginza (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/ginza-t52.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2006.
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One of the numerous pachinkos (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachinko) in Akasaka (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akasaka,_Tokyo). Akasaka (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/akasaka-t72.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), January 2006.
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Sannouhieda Jinja (shrine). Some charms are being burned. This is part of the shinto-buddhist tradition in Japan - as more and more charms are given to the temple by the faithful, the temple becomes overcrowded. The temple master disposes of the charms periodically in this way. Akasaka (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/akasaka-t72.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), January 2006.
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The Tokyo station. Marunouchi (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/marunouchi-t101.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), January 2006.
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Allons-y. Let's go. Harajuku (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/harajuku-t118.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), January 2006.
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Three dogs and a lady. Inside Roppongi Hills (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roppongi_Hills). Roppongi (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/roppongi-t47.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), October 2005.
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Fire, fire. Legend has it that the smoke clears the mind from worries. Hmm.. Gives a whole new hindsight to smoking :D. Pictures of Asakusa (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/asakusa-t126.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2006.
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A donburi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donburi) shop on the left. Pictures of Kabukicho (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/kabukicho-t123.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), January 2006.
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Cherry blossoms nearby imperial palace moat. Pictures of Hanzomon (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/hanzomon-t10.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), October 2005.
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Beamer in a backalley. Pictures of Hanzomon (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/hanzomon-t10.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), October 2005.
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A canal (coming from the Sumida River (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumida_River)). Pictures of Monzen Nakacho (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/monzen-nakacho-t113.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2007.
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Pictures of Akihabara (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/akihabara-t102.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2006.
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Pictures of Shibamata (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/shibamata-t50.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2007.
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Japanese style wedding (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding#Japanese_customs) ceremony. The bride wears an hanayome shiromuku (which is only worn at weddings) and the groom wears an hanamoko. Pictures of Meiji Shrine (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/meiji-shrine-t119.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), March 2006.
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Another mahjong (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahjong) play spot on the left of this picture. Other establishments include a yakiniku (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakiniku) and okonomiyaki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okonomiyaki) restaurants. Pictures of Ikebukuro (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/ikebukuro-t131.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), January 2006.
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Amazakeyokocho street famous for sweets and senbeis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senbei). On the right, a taiyaki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiyaki) shop. Ningyocho (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/ningyocho-t104.html), Tokyo (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), April 2006.
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A gold and silver shop. Hmm... That's one type of shopping I'm afraid of :D Ginza (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/ginza-t52.html), Tokyo (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2006.
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An old showa period (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Showa_period) traditional japanese house (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housing_in_Japan). There's a nice tea house (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teahouse) at the back in the garden. Jiyugaoka (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/jiyugaoka-t11.html), Tokyo (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2007.
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Slot adventure pachinko (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachinko). Pictures of Okachimachi (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/okachimachi-t43.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2006.
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Japanese restaurants often use an Akachochin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_lighting_equipment_of_Japan) (litterally: red lantern) at the entrance of the restaurant. On this Akachochin, it is written "yakitori bundaku" which means "yakitori (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakitori) doll". Okachimachi (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/okachimachi-t43.html), Tokyo (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2006.
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Shinobazunoike pond, looking south east. Ueno Park (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/ueno-park-t63.html), Tokyo (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), June 2007.
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Park near Yoga station. Yoga (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/yoga-t64.html), Tokyo (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2007.
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This apartment was for rent. 40 square meters, 130,000 yens per month not including utilities. Yoga (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/yoga-t64.html), Tokyo (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2007.
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The ubiquitous McBowels (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald's). It's everywhere even in Shimokita. . . arggg. Shimokitazawa (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/shimokitazawa-t45.html), Tokyo (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), June 2007.
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In May 1998 and for one year, the French statue of liberty (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replicas_of_the_Statue_of_Liberty) was given by France to the city of Tokyo. Due to its popularity, a replica was created afterwards. In the distance: the Rainbow bridge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Bridge_(Tokyo)) and Minato-ku skyscrapers. Odaiba (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/odaiba-t42.html), Tokyo (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2006.
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Intimate back alley. Hiroo (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/hiroo-t74.html), Tokyo (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), April 2006.
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Three dogs and a baby :D. Hiroo (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/hiroo-t74.html), Tokyo (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), April 2006.
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Yebisu Garden place. A very famous dating spot in Tokyo. On the left, the Mitsukoshi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsukoshi) department store.
Ebisu (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/ebisu-t5.html), Tokyo (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2006.
View picture in 1024x768 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=19&mode=view) View Ebisu neighborhood on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6445155540896400000000000,139.7116756439209000000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)


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Some old women dancing to celebrate the upcoming summer season (this picture was taken in April 2006). There are similar festivals to celebrate every season. Ebisu (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/ebisu-t5.html), Tokyo (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2006.
View picture in 1024x768 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=58&mode=view) View Ebisu neighborhood on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6445155540896400000000000,139.7116756439209000000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)

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Dried squid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squid) and small shells shops. Tsukiji Fish Market (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/tsukiji-t105.html), Tokyo (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2006.
View picture in 912x632 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=648&mode=view) View Tsukiji neighborhood on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6660741620904460000000000,139.7701907157898000000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)


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Plenty of fishes in tsukiji to suit everyone. Tsukiji Fish Market (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/tsukiji-t105.html), Tokyo (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2006.
View picture in 504x696 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=667&mode=view) View Tsukiji neighborhood on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6660741620904460000000000,139.7701907157898000000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)

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Within the Shiodome area (near shimbashi). Shiodome (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/shiodome-t115.html), Tokyo (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), January 2006.
View picture in 716x982 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=636&mode=view) View Shiodome neighborhood on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6637991449492800000000000,139.7602665424347000000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)


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Ginza 4-chome. Tsukishima and Toyosu skyscrapers in the distance. Ginza (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/ginza-t52.html), Tokyo (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2006.
View picture in 902x746 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=672&mode=view) View Ginza neighborhood on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6711469553620600000000000,139.7650194168090800000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)


http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=961&t=1
Backalley, apartments, old car, and St-Luke's Tower. Tsukishima (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/tsukishima-t106.html), Tokyo (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), March 2006.
View picture in 768x1024 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=961&mode=view) View Tsukishima neighborhood on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6646882398248000000000000,139.7845458984375000000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)



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The Apple store (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_store). Ginza (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/ginza-t52.html), Tokyo (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2006.
View picture in 752x954 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=685&mode=view) View Ginza neighborhood on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6711469553620600000000000,139.7650194168090800000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)

Really good pictures. Interesting neighborhoods!

^^ Yeah. It is amazing how there so many "intimate"-looking neighborhoods in such a huge metro like Tokyo.

3 More Pics From TOKYO.. with LOVE!!


http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=297&t=1
A "temporary model" for the otakus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otaku). Pictures of Akihabara (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/akihabara-t102.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2006.
View picture in 1024x768 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=297&mode=view) View Akihabara on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6988672989873240000000000,139.7730875015258800000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)



http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=1105&t=1
Vivre. Live. Pictures of Shibuya (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/shibuya-t46.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2006.
View picture in 768x1024 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=1105&mode=view) View Shibuya on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6582725881114100000000000,139.7010326385498000000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)



http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=583&t=1
A free model. Pictures of Shimokitazawa (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/shimokitazawa-t45.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), June 2007.
View picture in 768x1024 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=583&mode=view) View Shimokitazawa on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6614368938010000000000000,139.6672904491424600000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)

nice... :cool: thx for postin it!

i like side-streets' atmosphere with their small shops and restaurants

Great pictures!

great picture, !!!!!
especially those roadside pedestrian features,
where are you now ? Looking forward to the latest picture

More pics.

http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=1099&t=1
Sales at Solid Gold. Pictures of Harajuku (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/harajuku-t118.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), January 2006.
View picture in 766x804 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=1099&mode=view) View Harajuku on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6697436891330200000000000,139.7050666809082000000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)


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Cosplay (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosplay). The costumes are bought in Harajuku (4000-7000 yens), and the girls show them off near the entrance of the Meiji shrine. Only girls do this AFAIK and many are high school students who come from out of Tokyo. Pictures of Harajuku (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/harajuku-t118.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2007.
View picture in 736x574 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=1101&mode=view) View Harajuku on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6697436891330200000000000,139.7050666809082000000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)


http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=272&t=1
Yogurt delivery lady (small size drinkable yogurt). Pictures of Nezu (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/nezu-t32.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2007.
View picture in 648x684 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=272&mode=view) View Nezu on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.7187387982845800000000000,139.7638607025146500000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)

http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=694&t=1
EXCITING PUB, PANIC ROOM. Here's how the "system" works. It costs 8500 yens for 40 minutes of hostess entertainment - the hostess drinks are included. For this price you can do a little bit more than just talking, but not reach the final stage. Pictures of Shimbashi (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/shimbashi-t49.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2007.
View picture in 918x762 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=694&mode=view) View Shimbashi on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6659869978770500000000000,139.7580778598785400000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)



http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=841&t=1
Nouka (in Okamoto). A farmhouse from the late Edo period (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edo_period). Pictures of Futako Tamagawa (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/futako-tamagawa-t9.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2007.
View picture in 1024x768 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=841&mode=view) View Futako Tamagawa on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6184072936782000000000000,139.6185922622680700000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)




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The traditional fireplace (irori) with charcoal. The irori was used in the kitchen to cook side dishes and for heating the house. Judging by the size of the house, it may have belonged to a rich farmer who had control over other farms in the area. The floor is made with tatami (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatami) mats. The paper doors are called shoji (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoji). Pictures of Futako Tamagawa (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/futako-tamagawa-t9.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2007.
View Futako Tamagawa on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6184072936782000000000000,139.6185922622680700000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)

great picture, !!!!!
especially those roadside pedestrian features,
where are you now ? Looking forward to the latest picture

I'll keep posting more. I have too many LOL.

PS: I'm currently located near Lake Ontario in Toronto, CANADA.

cool pics prince. A rainy day today ;)

cool pics prince. A rainy day today ;)

On the bright side, the rain might wash away the dirty snow -- I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=1260&t=1
Futuristic? Pictures of Shiodome (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/shiodome-t115.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), January 2006.
View picture in 736x994 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=1260&mode=view) View Shiodome on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6637991449492800000000000,139.7602665424347000000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)



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Scooter, houses, and tracks. Pictures of Nakai (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/nakai-t29.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2006.
View picture in 1024x768 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=1257&mode=view) View Nakai on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.7147100148167950000000000,139.6872460842132600000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)



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"100" Department store. Pictures of Shibuya (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/shibuya-t46.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2006.
View picture in 768x1024 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=470&mode=view) View Shibuya on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6582725881114100000000000,139.7010326385498000000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)

So interesting! I love the commentary. Sunny and cheerful... if only we could all escape this cold weather ;)

I'll keep posting more. I have too many LOL.

PS: I'm currently located near Lake Ontario in Toronto, CANADA.


Prince, if you don't mind me asking, what are you doing in Toronto? Are ya working?

Btw, nice pictures. I love the dense, post-modern-with-a-mix-of-the-old feeling.

Prince, if you don't mind me asking, what are you doing in Toronto? Are ya working?

Btw, nice pictures. I love the dense, post-modern-with-a-mix-of-the-old feeling.

I'm a research associate with the univ. of toronto. I'm working hard hard! uh uh. ;)

amazing pics... keep them coming

http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=255&t=1
This street used to be the Aizomegawa river (now submerged). On the left, Bunkyo-ku, on the right, Taito-ku. Pictures of Yanaka (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/yanaka-t30.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2007.
View picture in 1024x768 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=255&mode=view) View Yanaka on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.7246618289389560000000000,139.7636675834655800000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)

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Pictures of Asakusa (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/asakusa-t317.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), October 2005.
View picture in 1024x768 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=4447&mode=view) View Asakusa on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.7120225941146600000000000,139.7978496551513700000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)


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Precious coffee moments, stores.. train!:eek: Pictures of Jiyugaoka (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/jiyugaoka-t11.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2007.
View picture in 1024x768 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=564&mode=view) View Jiyugaoka on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6089176105509500000000000,139.6670758724212600000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)

http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=980&t=1
A farm in Tokyo. Hmm, perhaps a communal garden (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communal_garden). Pictures of Nishi Magome (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/nishi-magome-t117.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), February 2006.
View picture in 1006x745 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=980&mode=view) View Nishi Magome on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.5866543045488500000000000,139.7053027153015000000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)


http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=1264&t=1
Maybe the most important thing here is the blue vertical sign on the left which points to an Aoyama shop lol -- men's suits, shoes, and shirts at good prices. Pictures of Kabukicho (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/kabukicho-t123.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2005.
View picture in 906x742 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=1264&mode=view) View Kabukicho on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6951903979345460000000000,139.7032427787780800000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)


http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=68&t=1
Charming backalley in Aoyama -- One of Tokyo's top place to live IMHO. Pictures of Aoyama (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/aoyama-t3.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2006.
View picture in 1024x768 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=68&mode=view) View Aoyama on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6707896041915100000000000,139.7260951995849600000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)

I'm a research associate with the univ. of toronto. I'm working hard hard! uh uh. ;)

Woah cool. I study at the University of Toronto. Which department are you doing research for? Are you staying on residence?

Woah cool. I study at the University of Toronto. Which department are you doing research for?

I'd love to tell you, but I can't ha ha. It's a too-small department with very few research associates. It would be too easy for everyone to know who I am! Then, the paparazzi, the scooter chase in the tunnels, etc. Danger.. danger..

Hmm.. Let me take a guess about your field of study.... Are you in engineering-science..?

Are you staying on residence?

I'm not staying on residence, I live on my own just near the domed stadium. I like my flat, but the 'hood needs a bit of work.

^^
buhahaha just because I'm asian doesn't mean I'm in engineering-science! haha

Actually, I'm planning to do a political science & sociology specialist.

I'm going to guess that you are in the Divinity Department!
UofT can be a bitch sometimes, huh? :D

Actually, I'm planning to do a political science & sociology specialist.

I'm going to guess that you are in the Divinity Department!


euh no... If so, I'd be a terrible researcher uh uh..

I thought you were in en-sci because you mention on your SSC profile you're a rocket scientist LOL... But I guess this was not meant litterally. Anyhow political science sounds good! ;)

Here are a few more shots of Tokyo.

http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=673&t=1
A typical backalley of Ginza. Nice :) Pictures of Ginza (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/ginza-t52.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2006.
View picture in 1024x768 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=673&mode=view) View Ginza on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6711469553620600000000000,139.7650194168090800000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)


http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=731&t=1
Isakachita gate. One of the entrances to the Imperial palace. Pictures of Marunouchi (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/marunouchi-t101.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), January 2006.
View picture in 1024x768 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=731&mode=view) View Marunouchi on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6796793288464000000000000,139.7630238533020000000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)

http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=1268&t=1
Axe Pure. Pictures of Shimokitazawa (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/shimokitazawa-t45.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), June 2007.
View picture in 894x717 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=1268&mode=view) View Shimokitazawa on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6718093581785400000000000,139.7973883152008000000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)

http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=588&t=1
A small park. Pictures of Shimokitazawa (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/shimokitazawa-t45.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), June 2007.
View picture in 1024x768 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=588&mode=view) View Shimokitazawa on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6614368938010000000000000,139.6672904491424600000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)


http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=1267&t=1
Giggling on Omotesando street. Pictures of Omotesando (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/omotesando-t48.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2007.
View picture in 504x858 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=1267&mode=view) View Omotesando on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6718093581785400000000000,139.7973883152008000000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)


http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=81&t=1
The streets are so narrow cars cannot come here. A pedestrian heaven :D. Pictures of Ikebukuro Village (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/ikebukuro-village-t130.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2007.
View picture in 1024x768 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=81&mode=view) View Ikebukuro Village on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.7314727698065500000000000,139.7073411941528300000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)

Hello everybody I am from Guadalajara Mexico, just wanna say that tokyo look great and nice city, I hope one day go there really is a great place.


Bye

Nice pictures, just one word for Japan: soft. Thanks for posting it, princeofseoul! :okay:

Great looking stuff. I'm envious of you for being able to spend some time there in Japan!

Nice pictures. Makes me wish I can own a place in Tokyo so I can just stay there whenever I vist.

A picture that may interest my friends from the middle plains:

http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=1266&t=1
Spring festival in the Monzennagacho Fukagawafudoudou temple. The actors are playing saiyuki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saiyuki), the japanese version of the chinese novel Journey to the West (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_to_the_West). Pictures of Monzen Nakacho (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/monzen-nakacho-t113.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2007.
View picture in 955x747 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=1266&mode=view) View Monzen Nakacho on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6718093581785400000000000,139.7973883152008000000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)


http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=810&t=1
The Fuji television (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuji_Television) building - designed by Kenzo Tange (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenzo_Tange). Pictures of Odaiba (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/odaiba-t42.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2006.
View picture in 1024x768 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=810&mode=view) View Odaiba on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6280702623884340000000000,139.7754049301147500000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)


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Traditional Japanese house. Pictures of Shinosaki (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/shinosaki-t107.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), February 2006.
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Street level shot from Akihabara. Pictures of Akihabara (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/akihabara-t102.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2006.
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Akachochin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_lighting_equipment_of_Japan) restaurant with tables made on the spot. Pictures of Okachimachi (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/okachimachi-t43.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2006.
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Fujiya Ginza (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujiya_Co.). Pictures of Nakano (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/nakano-t116.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), December 2005.
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Akachochin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_lighting_equipment_of_Japan) restaurant with tables made on the spot. Pictures of Okachimachi (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/okachimachi-t43.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2006.
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Interesting. Hong Kong has something similar... although outdoor seating is becoming rarer.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2056/2244900342_f066e3dce7_o.jpg

^^ interesting seats there ha ha. hmm, it's quite compact thus lol. Outdoor seating is disappearing as well in Tokyo but can be found in the okachimachi market or the tsukiji market or temporarily in other spots when there's festivals and such ;).

Outdoor seating ... can be found in ... the tsukiji market

I saw an article in the news the other day that they are trying to discourage too many visitors to Tsukiji (silly tourists intefering with the fish and stuff like that) so they are trying to get rid of the outdoor seating to make it less hospitable...

A few shots of Ikebukuro, one of my favourite spots in Tokyo.

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A typical backalley in the Ikebukuro entertainment distict. A motel, a KFC, a Pachinko (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachinko), a steakhouse, and a mahjong (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahjong) place. Hm, but there's something missing. Pictures of Ikebukuro (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/ikebukuro-t131.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), January 2006.
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Here it is -- the adult shop. Pictures of Ikebukuro (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/ikebukuro-t131.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), January 2006.
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Outside the Ikebukuro station. Notice the "COCO MIYAGI" store. In this store, only products from the Miyagi prefecture can be found. Pictures of Ikebukuro (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/ikebukuro-t131.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), January 2006.
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Main building of the Yasukuni shrine. Stylish. I like it. Pictures of Yasukuni Shrine (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/yasukuni-shrine-t55.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), April 2007.
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Cherry blossoms. Pictures of Yasukuni Shrine (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/yasukuni-shrine-t55.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), April 2007.
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Frankufuruto yatai (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yatai). Pictures of Yasukuni Shrine (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/yasukuni-shrine-t55.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), April 2007.
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Vice-minister of War Omura Masujiro (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omura_Masujiro). Pictures of Yasukuni Shrine (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/yasukuni-shrine-t55.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), April 2007.
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Kabuki-za (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabuki-za) theater where traditional Japanese theater plays can be seen. The building was built in 1924 in 16th century Japanese castle style. Pictures of Ginza (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/ginza-t52.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2006.
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Inside a Ginza restaurant. Pictures of Ginza (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/ginza-t52.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2006.
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Bicycles can use the sidewalk. Pictures of Nezu (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/nezu-t32.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2007.
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A DOGCAFE. Dogs are welcome.. One doesn't seem too impressed. Pictures of Odaiba (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/odaiba-t42.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2006.
View picture in 1024x768 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=798&mode=view) View Odaiba on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6280702623884340000000000,139.7754049301147500000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)

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Park at the back of the Senso-ji (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senso-ji) temple Pictures of Asakusa (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/asakusa-t317.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), October 2005.
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Still in Asakusa, one block away: here are several japanese traditional restaurants as advertised by a ganba (wooden board) - okonomiyaki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okonomiyaki), and globefish-flatfish restaurants can be found. Pictures of Asakusa (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/asakusa-t126.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), December 2005.
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Inside a children clothes shop. Some famous japanese manga (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga) (animation) character puppets are being sold to attract the children. Clockwise from bottom-left: doraemon, hamstar, anpaman. Pictures of Ueno (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/ueno-t129.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), November 2005.
View picture in 1024x768 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=144&mode=view) View Ueno on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.7129111516681100000000000,139.7797822952270500000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)

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Bicycles, pedestrians. Pictures of Ueno (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/ueno-t129.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), November 2005.
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The GARAKUTA Store. Garakuta means JUNK. Well.. can't expect too much from a store with a "Smog Here" sign, although some interesting old things can be spotted. Pictures of Ueno (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/ueno-t129.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), November 2005.
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The Ueno park (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ueno_park) fountain. Pictures of Ueno Park (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/ueno-park-t63.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), June 2007.
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All you can eat pasta for 980 yens per person. One seems interested. Pictures of Harajuku (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/harajuku-t118.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), January 2006.
View picture in 768x1024 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=396&mode=view) View Harajuku on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6697436891330200000000000,139.7050666809082000000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)

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A Yaoju (old style vegetable store). Generally Yaoju is written in Kanji. but I guess roman characters were used because it's Harajuku. Pictures of Harajuku (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/harajuku-t118.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), January 2006.
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Just Sale. There's a sale here, in case you haven't noticed. Pictures of Harajuku (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/harajuku-t118.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), January 2006.
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Danger danger.. American food.. Pictures of Odaiba (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/odaiba-t42.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2006.
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Statue of Liberty, Rainbow bridge and Tokyo Tower. Pictures of Odaiba (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/odaiba-t42.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2006.
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Now a few pictures of the Yanaka-ginza neighborhood. Many shopping districts in Japan are named Ginza - in reference to the famous Ginza shopping district in Chuo-ku. Yanaka Ginza can be reached through the Nippori station on the JR yamanote line.

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The Yanaka Ginza street. A charming old shopping district. A soba restaurant, a bookstore, liquor stores, clothing - anything can be found. Not expensive generally, and with some good quality goods. Pictures of Yanaka Ginza (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/yanaka-ginza-t31.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2007.
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http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=263&t=1
Further down the Yanaka Ginza street. Mostly locals come here - this is the japanese equivalent of the american supermarket. Provides a more intimate environment between the store and the customer. Pictures of Yanaka Ginza (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/yanaka-ginza-t31.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2007.
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Another gate: this one being the entrance to the Yomise dori street. A good Oden restaurant on the left. Oden is a Japanese stew made with a variety of ingredients (potatoes, radish, tofu, eggs) boiled together in a pot of seasoned fish broth. Pictures of Yanaka Ginza (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/yanaka-ginza-t31.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2007.
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Pictures of Yanaka Ginza (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/yanaka-ginza-t31.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2007.
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very intresting pics i would love to go here sometime in my life...

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Entrance to Togoshi-Ginza Station (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Togoshi-Ginza_Station). Pictures of Togoshi (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/togoshi-t121.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), February 2006.
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Another entrance to Togoshi-Ginza Station (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Togoshi-Ginza_Station). Pictures of Togoshi (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/togoshi-t121.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), February 2006.
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Togoshi-Ginza street. There are many ginza neighborhoods like this one in Tokyo -- named after the famous Ginza in Chuo-ku. Pictures of Togoshi (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/togoshi-t121.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), February 2006.
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Nearby Togoshi Station (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Togoshi_Station). Pictures of Togoshi (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/togoshi-t121.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), February 2006.
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Some apatos (apartments). Pictures of Togoshi (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/togoshi-t121.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), February 2006.
View picture in 768x1024 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=973&mode=view) View Togoshi on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6141161425886100000000000,139.7165679931640600000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)

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A fruit and vegetable market on Togoshi Ginza street. Pictures of Togoshi (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/togoshi-t121.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), February 2006.
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Supermarket. Pictures of Togoshi (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/togoshi-t121.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), February 2006.
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Kabuki-za (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabuki-za) theater where traditional Japanese theater plays can be seen. The building was built in 1924 in 16th century Japanese castle style. Pictures of Ginza (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/ginza-t52.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), 2006.
View picture in 1024x768 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=1942&mode=view) View Ginza on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6711469553620600000000000,139.7650194168090800000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)

I read in the news yesterday they are knocking this building down by 2010.

I read in the news yesterday they are knocking this building down by 2010.

^ Strange decision-- Shouldn't this be preserved as an historical building?

Depends on the new design. 15th/16th century design with 21st/"22nd" century technology would be good.

Great photos, princeofseoul!!
I love your pictures. Those photos in this thread are really candid, common, and natural scenes of ordinary people and lives of Tokyo, compared to "cool" artificial photos of posh Ginza, Omote-sando or Westerner's favorite districts.

Very good thread which is showing the real natural lives of Tokyo!

wow, i want more...!!

Thanks, I appreciate the comments ;). I'll post more soon.

Awesome photos!! The streets (and the backalleys) are amazingly clean :) i'd love to visit Tokyo some time in the future :)

by the way, are there many people riding the bicycles in the city? i wish malaysian cities are more bicycle-friendly T_T

Jiyugaoka is Tokyo’s most desirable neighborhood
November 21, 2008
By Ken Worsley


According to the average result of surveys carried out over the past five years by Major 7, a website run by a consortium of real estate firms, Jiyugaoka has been voted the most desirable neighborhood within Tokyo’s 23 wards to live in, followed by Futakotamagawa and Ebisu. The rest of the ranking went like this:

1 Jiyugaoka
2 Futako Tamagawa
3 Ebisu
4 Hiroo
5 Shinagawa
6 Daikanyama
7 Aoyama
8 Meguro
9 Denenchofu
10 Nakameguro
11 Kagurazaka
12 Omotesando
13 Shimokitazawa
14 Ginza
15 Shirokane
16 Yoyogi Uehara
17 Toyosu
18 Mejiro
19 Azabu
20 Sangenjaya
http://www.japaneconomynews.com/2008/11/21/jiyugaoka-is-tokyos-most-desirable-neighborhood/

I certainly didn't forget you, jfriends -- here's a gift for xmas!

http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=213&t=1
Ryogoku station: it's about 5 minutes from Okachimachi. Pictures of Ryogoku (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/ryogoku-t125.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), April 2006.
View picture in 768x1024 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=213&mode=view) View Ryogoku on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6954430813939500000000000,139.7945988178253200000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)

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Edo Tokyo Hakubutsukan (Edo Tokyo Museum). What to see inside the museum: old maps and reconstructions of Tokyo houses and clothes during the Edo period (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edo_period). Pictures of Ryogoku (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/ryogoku-t125.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), April 2006.
View picture in 1024x768 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=221&mode=view) View Ryogoku on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6954430813939500000000000,139.7945988178253200000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)

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Pictures of Ryogoku (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/ryogoku-t125.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), April 2006.
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The JR Chuo line on the right. Many Tokyoites generally ride a bicycle to get to the station instead of taking a bus. Faster, cheaper, and more pleasant as well considering the nice weather in Tokyo. Pictures of Ryogoku (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/ryogoku-t125.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), April 2006.
View picture in 1024x768 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=226&mode=view) View Ryogoku on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6954430813939500000000000,139.7945988178253200000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)

http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=228&t=1
One man and a baby. Pictures of Ryogoku (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/ryogoku-t125.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), April 2006.
View picture in 768x1024 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=228&mode=view) View Ryogoku on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6954430813939500000000000,139.7945988178253200000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)

http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=229&t=1
Pictures of Ryogoku (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/ryogoku-t125.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), April 2006.
View picture in 768x1024 pixels. (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=229&mode=view) View Ryogoku on map. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ll=35.6954430813939500000000000,139.7945988178253200000000000&t=h&z=17&om=0)

http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=232&t=1
A main street nearby Ryogoku station. Mizuho (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mizuho_Financial_Group) is a bank. Pictures of Ryogoku (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/ryogoku-t125.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), April 2006.
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http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=4431&t=1
Pictures of Ryogoku (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/ryogoku-t125.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), April 2006.
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http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/download.php?id=4433&t=1
Pictures of Ryogoku (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/ryogoku-t125.html), Tokyo Neighborhoods (http://worldneighborhoods.com/pictures/tokyo-f4/), April 2006.
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Awesome thread!
I'd love to hear what are your favorite Tokyo neighborhoods and why. I've been to Tokyo twice for two week each time and I haven't even finished seeing the sights. I thought the the ranking of the desirable neighbourhoods was very interesting. I've never been to Jiyugaoka!

Probably my favorite neighbourhood (of the ones I've seen, anyway) is Daikanyama. Loved the tons of small, unique stores, the relaxed atmosphere and the cafés! By the way, i though Nakameguro was not that great. Maybe I missed the nice parts of it?

My favourite residential areas are Yoga, Futako Tamagawa and Tama Plaza, if only because they are quiet neighborhoods as well as being express stops on the Tokyu Denentoshi line. I like the Denentoshi because you can go to Omotesando without transfer. Very nice :).

Aoyama is another good spot to live, but it's a bit too busy and too close to Roppongi.

Have you ever been to kansai region? Beautiful pictures btw :)

^ I was in Osaka in 2001 for a few days. I went in a bar-restaurant and was asked whether we wanted seats at the bar or at a table. We chose the table. They charged 2500 yens -- without prior warning -- for the "table fee" on top of the food. Weird. :uh: I never experienced this in Tokyo.

lol great experience you had if that is the only memorable thing.. :(

The closest place to me with a neighbourhood like Tokyos,Kensington Market.

nice shots mate