Category Archives: Tokyo Photos
Tokyo Photos [10]
This may look like just another company logo in need of some spiffing up, but I thought it was pretty appropriate. The company is Tokyo Electric Power Company [TEPCO], the firm managing the Fukushima nuclear power facilities. TEPCO fell out … Continue reading
Tokyo Photos [9]
I’m sorry to post two photos in a row, and that there’s been such a break in content recently. I’ll be back to posting soon enough. It’s been pretty busy around here, what with school starting up again, the job … Continue reading
Tokyo Photos [8]
So, back in November, a old building next to my apartment building became a new parking lot. This month, an old parking lot next to my building is becoming a new apartment building. What a way to run a railroad, … Continue reading
Tokyo Photos [7]
I would be remiss not to show you all some of the less lovely sides of Tokyo. This shot was taken on the Yamanote [Shinagawa-bound] platform in Shibuya at around 10:36 pm. I was standing next to this guy for … Continue reading
Tokyo Photos [6]
This is the view of Tokyo from across the bay in Odaiba. The Rainbow Bridge obscures quite a bit, but Tokyo Tower is quite noticeable. It was a nice day. REMIX
Tokyo Photos [5]
Tokyo is a city that grew up quickly. So quickly, in fact, that its innards still show in many places. It’s hard to find a horizon that isn’t crossed by wires. These wires run above Hatanodai Station in a suburb … Continue reading
Tokyo Photos [5]
I was in Roppongi 1-Chome and thought this was a particularly good angle of the Izumi Garden Tower [泉ガーデン・タワー], though most good shots of it are from above. The colors worked out. I’m really liking the Camera+ app for my … Continue reading
Tokyo Photos [4]
This is the interior of one the Ikegami Line trains that run through my neighborhood. I love how shiny and spotless they are, even though some of them have been in service since the late 1980s. If you’re going to … Continue reading
Tokyo Photos [3]
This may look like an innocent poster with some clouds and stuff. But do not be fooled. It’s a poster for the Japanese Communist Party. What?! Japanese Communists? Yup, they totally exist. I like to take pictures like this and … Continue reading
Tokyo Photos [2]
On Halloween weekend, I went with a friend to Hatsudai [near Shinjuku], where there were a number of free musical performances being held in the dark in the basement of an abandonded hospital. The sign is about ready to fall … Continue reading