Japan, 13-24 nov. 2003

After working for a week in Shin Yokohama (during which I took a few photographs) I visited for 3 days such places as Kamata, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Harajuku, Ebisu... (and took plenty of pictures and discarded a lot...). Tokyo and its surroundings are cool places. People (and they are numerous, especially in the trains and in Shibuya) are nice and friendly, and are eager to offer valuable help to the gaijins. Few of the food I could eat, but I tasted everything I was given (anyway, I'm a picky eater everywhere). I was in a large western type hotel for the first part of my stay and moved in a Ryokan for the 4 last days. That was fun. The landlord was very nice, she couldn't understand me and I couldn't understand her but we had long conversations ;-)

Man sitting on the floor smoking and leaning on a pillar bearing a no smoking sign (Karl in the background)

Train station

At the temple

Anamori-inari

At the temple

Anamori-inari

At the temple

Anamori-inari

At the temple

Anamori-inari

At the temple

Anamori-inari

At the temple

Anamori-inari

At the temple

Anamori-inari

Stone fox in front of the train station (it is dressed and decorated)

Anamori-inari

Road closed to let the train cross

Anamori-inari

Kakemono in front of Mc Donald's showing a JPY 190 burger

Anamori-inari

Girl wearing Japanese typical outfit waiting for the train

Anamori-inari

Picture of the neck and decorated bun of a Japanese girl

Keikyu Line

I've followed this girl wearing Japanese typical outfit

Train station

Man holding his yound son in his arms

Yamanote Line

Karl holding cream containers in the forms of breasts and buttocks

Shibuya


Koalie, 2003