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A taste of Japan
This is a pictorial trip report of the week I spent during my first trip to Japan recently. There are many reports on the actual plane trip itself (flew QF J from Syd-Nrt return – standard trip), but this report is directed at the beauty of the destination; If it encourages you to visit Japan, or brings back pleasant memories of a previous trip, I would be very satisfied, and it would justify the time I took to put it together!:)
I visited Tokyo, Kyoto and Hiroshima, and have selected some of my favourite pictures of the trip. The full album is here if you want to have a look at all the pictures [and if you have broadband internet, best viewed in slideshow mode in full screen]. http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9...D550/ry%3D400/ Aerial shot of Tokyo...taken from Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bldg http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9...D550/ry%3D400/ Tsukiji fish market...tuna ready for auction http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9...D550/ry%3D400/ Shinjuku at night http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9...D550/ry%3D400/ Fresh sushi & sashimi at Tsukiji fish market http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9...D550/ry%3D400/ Hana-rikyu Gardens, Tokyo…beautiful gardens http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9...D550/ry%3D400/ Harajuku district...love the hairstyle & colour http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9...D550/ry%3D400/ Shinkansen...aka as the "Bullet" train http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9...D550/ry%3D400/ Mt Fuji...in the distance...passing by at 300km/hr http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9...D550/ry%3D400/ Westin Miyako Kyoto…beautiful district views. http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9...D550/ry%3D400/ Imperial Palace, Kyoto…gardens http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9...D550/ry%3D400/ Gion, old Kyoto…lovely wooden walls http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9...D550/ry%3D400/ Kyoto …Kamo river http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9...D550/ry%3D400/ Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Kyoto…school kids everywhere! http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9...D550/ry%3D400/ Sannenzaka Slope…lined by quaint little shops http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9...D550/ry%3D400/ 2 beautiful Geisha…look at the beautiful Kimonos (Both LapLap and jib71 have advised me that these 2 "Geisha" are probably not true Geisha but 2 local tourists who have dressed up as such:o http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/11835946-post56.html http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/11836652-post59.html http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/11836932-post60.html ) http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9...D550/ry%3D400/ Ishibe-Koji alley way, Kyoto…beautiful wooden fences/ walls http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9...D550/ry%3D400/ Ginkakuji Temple…gardens http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9...D550/ry%3D400/ Atom Bomb Dome, Hiroshima…the only building left from the destruction of Hiroshima |
The train, the sushi, Fuji-san. Brings back memories from my 2003 trip.
Dan-san |
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