Ruins in Yanaka, Tokyo (Japan)
Japan’s first fire service was founded in 1629 during the Edo era, and was called Hikeshi (Japanese: 火消し, lit. Firefigther). Duri....
10 Sep 10:30 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Somebody had a long day…, Tokyo (Japan)
Ueno Park (上野公園) is a spacious public park located in the Ueno section of Taito, Tokyo, Japan. It occupies the site of the former....
3 Sep 10:30 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Girls of Uguisudani, Tokyo (Japan)
Uguisudani station is noted for its proximity to a large number of love hotels. A love hotel (ラブホテル) is a type of short-stay ho....
26 Aug 11:14 pm  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Red bicycle in Ueno, Tokyo (Japan)
Ueno (上野) is a district in Tokyo’s Taitō Ward, best known as the home of Ueno Station and Ueno Park. Ueno is also home to some of ....
25 Aug 7:30 pm  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Ueno station, Tokyo (Japan)
Ueno Station (上野駅) is a major railway station in Tokyo’s Taitō ward. It is the station used to reach the Ueno district and Ueno ....
20 Aug 11:12 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Todai campus, Tokyo (Japan)
The University of Tokyo (東京大学, abbreviated as Todai (東大)), is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The Univer....
19 Aug 8:00 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Ueno park for Hanami, Tokyo (Japan)
The practice of hanami is many centuries old. The custom is said to have started during the Nara Period (710–794) when it was ume bloss....
5 Apr 10:08 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sakura in Ueno park, Tokyo (Japan)
Cherry blossoms and leaves are edible and both are used as food ingredients in Japan. The blossoms are pickled in salt and umezu and used....
4 Apr 9:34 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Octopus tentacles in food market, Tokyo (Japan)
Humans eat octopus in many cultures. The arms and sometimes other body parts are prepared in various ways, often varying by species. Octo....
3 Apr 9:00 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hanami in Ueno park, Tokyo (Japan)
Hanami (花見, lit. “flower viewing”) is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers, “flower” in this cas....
2 Apr 10:05 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sakura in Yanaka Cemetery, Tokyo (Japan)
In Japan cherry blossoms also symbolize clouds due to their nature of blooming en masse, besides being an enduring metaphor for the ephem....
29 Mar 10:51 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sakura, Tokyo (Japan)
During World War II, the cherry blossom was used to motivate the Japanese people, to stoke nationalism and militarism among the populace.....
27 Mar 10:52 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Flowerpots gardens, Tokyo (Japan)
With no grassy spaces to use as gardens, Tokyoites often decorate their doorways, stoops and walkways with loads upon loads of flowerpots....
24 Mar 9:30 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Cherry blossoms of Zenshoan temple, Tokyo (Japan)
During the Heian Period (794–1191), Japanese sought to emulate many practices from China,[citation needed] including the social phenome....
22 Mar 9:36 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sakura in Zenshoan temple, Tokyo (Japan)
A cherry blossom is the name for the flower of cherry trees known as Sakura (Japanese kanji : 桜 or 櫻; hiragana: さくら) in Japanes....
20 Mar 11:05 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Orange house in Taito-ku, Tokyo (Japan)
Talk to a Tokyoite about “downtown” (下町 shitamachi), and he will think of the Taito district: the train station of Ueno, where mi....
19 Mar 11:10 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Train coming out of Uguisudani station, Tokyo (Japan)
The station was opened on July 11, 1912. Uguisudani station is noted for its proximity to a large number of love hotels. The name relates....
16 Mar 11:03 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Gold statue in Zenshoan temple, Tokyo (Japan)
Every August, Zenshoan temple in Tokyo opens the doors to its Yurei-ga Gallery, a private collection of Edo-period ghost scrolls. The 50 ....
15 Mar 9:51 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Yanaka, Tokyo (Japan)
Yanaka has been famous for its large concentration of temples since the Edo Period, when most temples and shrines were removed from the i....
14 Mar 12:03 pm  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Yanaka area, Tokyo (Japan)
The Yanaka area is a historical part of Tokyo, developed as a temple town in the Edo period (1603-1867). Prominent temples like the Tenou....
13 Mar 10:42 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Mikan tree, Tokyo (Japan)
Its fruit is sweet and usually seedless, about the size of other mandarin oranges (Citrus reticulata), smaller than an orange. One of the....
12 Mar 11:12 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Asahi’s Buildings, Asakusa, Tokyo (Japan)
Camera: NIKON D60 Mode: Manual ISO: 100 Aperture: f/5.6 Exposure: 1/125 sec Focal Length: 18 mm Flash: No Flash Related posts:Summer F....
22 Dec 8:40 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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