A taste of Japan
May 30, 2009 | 8:01 pm
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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].
Aerial shot of Tokyo...taken from Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bldg
Tsukiji fish market...tuna ready for auction
Shinjuku at night
Fresh sushi & sashimi at Tsukiji fish market
Hana-rikyu Gardens, Tokyo…beautiful gardens
Harajuku district...love the hairstyle & colour
Shinkansen...aka as the "Bullet" train
Mt Fuji...in the distance...passing by at 300km/hr
Westin Miyako Kyoto…beautiful district views.
Imperial Palace, Kyoto…gardens
Gion, old Kyoto…lovely wooden walls
Kyoto …Kamo river
Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Kyoto…school kids everywhere!
Sannenzaka Slope…lined by quaint little shops
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
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/11835946-post56.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/11836652-post59.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/11836932-post60.html )
Ishibe-Koji alley way, Kyoto…beautiful wooden fences/ walls
Ginkakuji Temple…gardens
Atom Bomb Dome, Hiroshima…the only building left from the destruction of Hiroshima
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].
Aerial shot of Tokyo...taken from Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bldg
Tsukiji fish market...tuna ready for auction
Shinjuku at night
Fresh sushi & sashimi at Tsukiji fish market
Hana-rikyu Gardens, Tokyo…beautiful gardens
Harajuku district...love the hairstyle & colour
Shinkansen...aka as the "Bullet" train
Mt Fuji...in the distance...passing by at 300km/hr
Westin Miyako Kyoto…beautiful district views.
Imperial Palace, Kyoto…gardens
Gion, old Kyoto…lovely wooden walls
Kyoto …Kamo river
Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Kyoto…school kids everywhere!
Sannenzaka Slope…lined by quaint little shops
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
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/11835946-post56.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/11836652-post59.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/11836932-post60.html )
Ishibe-Koji alley way, Kyoto…beautiful wooden fences/ walls
Ginkakuji Temple…gardens
Atom Bomb Dome, Hiroshima…the only building left from the destruction of Hiroshima
Last edited by kpc; Jun 1, 2009 at 6:46 pm Reason: add info about picture of 2 "Geisha"
