Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Tokyo montage

I don't know how to remember Tokyo by.

The food? - which was fantastic and cheap compared to the Japanese food in Singapore of the same quality.

The people? - who on the surface are so civic-minded and polite but underneath it all, I think they are still human, very much so.

The sights? - at once, old and new, traditional and modern, spacious and cramped.

Perhaps the moments? - when all senses become saturated with novel stimulants that awaken long forgotten awareness.


View of Tokyo from Mori Museum, Roppongi Hills - Tokyo Tower on the right


Busy Tokyo highway as viewed from Mori Museum, Roppongi Hills

Telephone wires in Kamakura

Lantern at Sensoji's Thunder Gate - 340metres to the temple

Torii at Meiji Shrine, evening of New Year's Eve

Shabu Shabu!

Tsukiji Market seafood fare

Sake barrels

Lanterns at Meiji Shrine


Daruma dollsWater purification

Shibuya Crossing - Big Yellow Taxi caught amongst the human traffic

Shibuya Crossing

Big Buddha at Kamakura

Big Buddha at Kamakura

New Year divinations

I am not entirely sure if I just miss traveling or the places that I visit.

Maybe it is true that the journey is more than the destination. But to lead a wandering life, like a vagabond, doesn't quite qualify as an ambition.

3 comments:

Chuang Shyue Chou said...

WOW! Spectacular!

The last time I was there was 1986...

Anonymous said...

looks like you had fun time in Tokyo...be lated happy 2007!

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CSC: It'll be really interesting to see how much Tokyo did (or did not) change since 1986. It's worth a re-visit...

mp147: Happy 2007! I must realise my intention of visiting York while you're still there.