Tuesday, 30 October 2012

October 30......



St Pauls Underground tube station. 6.44 am

October 29......


Welcome back to the UK

Day 1 post vacation to the land of precision

October 28......



Every trip has its end. Tokyo sky line from room 3304 of the Park Hotel, Tokyo







October 27......

Weddings at the main Tokyo Shrine. Japanese style

























October 26......


Faces of Mt Fuji. Day 2








October 25......


Faces of Mt Fuij day 1 at Lake Kawaguchi












October 24......

Japan. Perfection, precision and presentation

Platform time keeper. Kyoto train station




Trains arrive on time, leave on time, every time.


October 23......


Kyoto. The ancient capital of Japan and officially the shrine capital of Japan.
















October 22......

Hiroshima 

Miyajima shrine.




Japanese refreshment trolley girl on the Bullet train. Everything the Japanese do is done with neatness, perfection, courtesy and respect. No matter how menial the job.

Mt Fuji at 288 KPH

Shinkansen series 700 Bullet train. Now only the second fastest train in Japan. Quicker is the recent launched Nozomi train with speeds in excess of 330 KPH

October 21......


Hiroshima


Hiroshima Peace Museum. The bomb dropped at 8.15 am .


Peace Park


Model shows the  devastation 


October 20......



Geisha making her way home at 3.32 am

Tuna await their sale at the Tokyo fish markets. 5.37 am

Wholseale buyer inspects Tuna

Tuna auction commences








October 19......



Prayer boxes at the Megi Shrine


Ginza night lights

Modern steps going everywhere

Tokyo 'Sky Tree' The latest addition to the Tokyo skyline and the tallest 'Tower' in the western world


Asahi beer HQ. There is not a better beer


Temple door

October 18......


The first thing that strikes you is that Japan is different. Very very different.

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Almost anything, and I mean anything can be purchased from any number of vending machines you see everywhere




Eat like the locals in traditional food stalls and Japan is not as expensive as you would think. And more fun as well.

October 17........





Every Journey has a start...Heathrow  1.10 pm