Tokyo Snap Shots

A large artificial island in Tokyo Bay. It was initially built for defensive purposes in the 1850s, and has developed since the 1990s as a major commercial, residential and leisure area.   Taken by Sarah Nishina     Giant Gundam robot statue The 18-meter-tall Mobile Suit Gundam robot was installed at the site in April 2012. It was removed on March 5, 2017, but the 19.7-meter-tall Unicorn Gundam will appear in Fall 2017. Taken by Masayuki Miyazaki   Taken on March 3 & 4, 2017 by Akira Tamachi Taken in November 2015 by Akira Tamachi Taken in January 2015 by

China Festival 2017 Held in Yoyogi Park on October 21 & 22, 2017. Kimono show presented by Japan Refashion Association *Taken by Masayuki Miyazaki   Shinjuku Asia Lovers Festival 2017 Held in Shinjuku Central Park on October 14, 2017. Taken by Masayuki Miyazaki   Namaste India 2017 Held in Yoyogi Park, Shibuya-ku, on September 23 & 24, 2017. Taken by Masayuki Miyazaki   Bolivia Festival 2017 Held in Sumida Park, Sumida-ku, on August 13, 2017. Taken by Hirofumi Koizumi   Taiwan Festa 2017 Held in Yoyogi Park on July 29 & 30, 2017. Taken by Masayuki Miyazaki   Sri Lanka

Known as an upscale area of Tokyo with numerous department stores, boutiques, restaurants and coffeehouses. Ginza is recognized as one of the most luxurious shopping districts in the world.   Taken by Kiwako Agake   Taken near Tokyo Metro/Toei Higashi-ginza Station. Downtown ​​Ginza is seen in the back of the photo. *Taken by Isao Tokuhashi   Ginza Pedestrian Paradise *Taken by Isao Tokuhashi Taken by Ayami Ito Taken by Ko An   Taken by Ayami Ito   Taken by Akira Tamachi   Medalists parade Many people welcome Rio de Janeiro Olympics and Paralympics medalists on October 7, 2016. Taken by

A curry shop which used to be a soba noodle restaurant! Story of the soba restaurant; See www.myeyestokyo.com/3877. Taken by Isao Tokuhashi     Curry over biryani and naan with seafood curry Served at Namaste India Festival (Yoyogi Park, September 23 & 24, 2017) Taken by Isao Tokuhashi     Sri Lankan Curried rice bowl Served at Sri Lankan Festival (Yoyogi Park, June 24 & 25, 2017) Taken by Ayami Ito     Punjabi Dhaba (Musashi Kosugi, Kawasaki) Curry lunch combo and Biryani *Taken by Isao Tokuhashi     Go Go Curry Kanazawa-based huge curry restaurant chain. Taken by Akira Tamachi

This expo is one of the largest travel events in the world, which presents Japan as a tourism nation to the world, further developing outbound, inbound and domestic travel. It was held from September 20 until 24 at Tokyo Big Sight. Taken by Masayuki Miyazaki Taken by Tomomi Yamazaki  

Oimachi, Shinagawa-ku Taken by Isao Tokuhashi   Taken by Hiroshi Yamamoto Taken on Sunday night by Isao Tokuhashi     Shimbashi, Minato-ku A district located south of Ginza and west of Tsukiji. Shinbashi was the Tokyo terminus of the first railway in Japan in 1872. Inside the Shimbashi Ekimae Building. *Taken by Akio Sugihara Taken by Isao Tokuhashi     Omoide Yokocho, Near Shinjuku Station See this page for details of the district. Taken by Akira Tamachi   Taken by Risa Kobayashi   Taken by Katsuya Nagata   Taken by Koichiro Abe     Row of bars under the elevated

Shinkawa River, Edogawa-ku Taken by Miku Sega   Shiokaze Park, Shinagawa-ku (Near Odaiba) Taken by Sarah Nishina   Ueno Park, Taito-ku Taken by Hiromi Katagiri Taken by Candy Sakai Taken by Yasuaki Shikuri Taken by Akiko Saito   Funabashi, Chiba Pref Taken by Akiko Nagasawa   Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku Taken by Tijana Zdravkovic   Harajuku, Shibuya-ku Taken at Togo Jinja Shrine by Naoko Okada   Inagi, Tokyo Taken by Ryuichi Kuramochi   Inokashira Park, Musashino/Mitaka, Tokyo Taken by Masayuki Miyazaki Taken by Akira Tamachi Taken by Candy Sakai   Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku Taken by Masanori Tsuchibuchi   Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku Taken by Candy

2017 Mt. Takao, Hachioji, Tokyo Standing 599 meters (1,965 ft) tall and located within an hour of downtown Tokyo. March 26 Taken by Tomomi Yamazaki     2016 Tokyo sees first November snow in 54 years! Somewhere in Tokyo November 24 Taken by Sachiko Takao   Yotsukaido, Chiba Pref A city located in northern Chiba Prefecture. November 24 Taken by Naoko Yokoyama     Ueno, Taito-ku Home to some of Tokyo’s finest cultural sites. Many Buddhist temples are also in the area. November 24 Taken by K-2 Style     Machida, Tokyo A city located in the Tama Hills of

  Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building – Starting Point ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Shinjuku Taken by Kazuhisa Imai     Iidabashi, Chiyoda-ku Taken by Kayoko Hashimoto     Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku Taken by Junichi Suzuki     Edo-Tokyo Museum, Sumida-ku Taken by Noemi Inoue     Morishita, Koto-ku Taken by Keiko Nakayasu   Kyobashi, Chuo-ku Taken by Hiromi Nohara   Ginza, Chuo-ku Taken by Yuki Kondo ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ GOAL: Gyoko Dori Avenue near Tokyo Station  

Taken by Takahiro Suzuki   Kakizome (書き初め, Lit.”First writing”) A Japanese term for the first calligraphy written at the beginning of a year, traditionally on January 2. A huge calligraphy work by Mohri Suzuki, a Japanese calligrapher. “萬事如意” means “May all your hopes be fulfilled”. Mr. Suzuki teaching how to write beautiful letters with a brush. *Taken by Tomomi Yamazaki   Sarumawashi (猿回し, Monkey performance) A variety of street performances involving trained monkeys performing in front of an audience. Taken at Hokekyo-ji Temple, Chiba Pref, by Isao Tokuhashi Filmed at Hokekyo-ji Temple, Chiba Pref, by Isao Tokuhashi   New Year’s