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Park Hyatt Shinjuku
Mar 07, 2023
The three towers of the Park Hyatt Hotel in West Shinjuku will forever recall scenes from the film Lost in Translation for me. In turn that film contains much that initially drew me to Tokyo. This is my favourite view of the Hotel. It would be nice to stay there one day and look down on Yoyogi Park and all the other places.
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Tsukuda Tendai Jizō-son
Feb 25, 2023
We came across this tiny Buddhist temple hidden away down a very narrow Tsukuda alleyway after following the smell of incense from some distance away. The trunk of a massive zelkova tree rises out of the ground and up through the roof to eventually spread out covering a good portion of the surrounding block of old appartments. A unique and special place obviously still used daily by local residents.
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Up up and away
Feb 02, 2023
The Shibuya Scramble Square building standing tall and looking good on a sunny day. I am slightly sad that the Shibuya Crossing area is changing so quickly, but change is the norm in Tokyo, and thankfully it is still relatively easy to find everyday buildings and commercial premises going back half a century or more. Of course, I am also looking forward to seeing what the view from up there is like.…
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Suica Mascot in Shinjuku
Jan 26, 2023
You never know what will pop out of the bushes in Tokyo. Company mascots can be overly cute sometimes, but being presented like this is still rather a nice way to liven up a station forecourt.
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Docomo Yoyogi Building
Jan 22, 2023
Whilst the address of the Docomo tower is Shibuya it is from Shinjuku that I always see it, and that is where this photograph was taken.
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The Kanda river from Yanagi bridge
Jan 19, 2023
When walking up the west bank of the Sumida river towards Asakusa you have to take a little detour up a short stretch of the Kanda river to the Yanagi bridge where this photograph of a scene from another era was taken.
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Rooftop Cafe
Nov 10, 2021
There are many places you can get great views over Tokyo. A view from Tokyo Tower revealed this scene over a rooftop cafe. It’s design and structure just cannot be seen from the ground, and even when sitting there as a patron you prabaly don’t get a good feel for the whole.
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Post Office Reflections
Oct 28, 2021
Some may think concrete, steel and glass buildings a bit soulless. But they have different and often appealing moods depending on the season and time of day. Here, the Marunouchi Post Office building shows interesting reflections of the nearby buildings and lovely clear blue December afternoon sky.
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Tower To Tower
May 05, 2021
Two of the most iconic sites in modern Tokyo linked by this line of sight. In normal times countless eyes on the viewing platforms of both towers cast gazes that cross over the buildings below as they wonder who is looking their way from the other Tower. This is a tiny area of the whole panorama visible from Tokyo Tower, and yet see what a variety of style and scale compete for ground.…
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Sunny Minato
Feb 14, 2021
It is interesting to see how many of the buildings around Tokyo Tower are not as tall as you might expect. Here, looking closer along Sakurada-dori south through Minato City towards Takanawa, the apartment and business buildings seem to rise as they get further away. It may not be deliberate, but it does have the happy consequence of making for many wonderful views from the Tower. It was a lovely sunny day when I took this, making me want to join the pedestrians down on the sunlit pavement.…