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| Our Rail pass has expired ... |
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| Views from our host appartment in Tokyo. |
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| Seisho-ji temple is stucked between two huge towers, the one on the picture, and the one we're in. |
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| This is at a local shrine (Atago-jinja) |
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| They even have a turtle |
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| Sometimes, temples are hidden behind modern buildings |
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| This is the main gate at Meiji-jingu shrine, dedicated to the Emperor Meiji and his wife Empress Shoken |
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| Hachiko Square is said to be the most photographed pedestrian crossing in the world. So many people are crossing in the middle of this 5-street intersection |
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| The area is called Shibuya, and it is considered to be the center for Japanese youth culture and fashion. |
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| Japan sword shop, Tokyo. |
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| Some things are damn expensive, like cheese. The small triangle of camembert costs 1,50€ ! |
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| Hotel sell their own butter ??? |
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| No, this is not a night club queue, but a queue to a clothes shop! Japanese (even guys!) love shopping. |
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| Youngsters like to dress up in eccentric way.. |
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| Tokyo's "Champs-Elysees", Omotesando |
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| Temple in the middle of modern buildings |
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| Cute is pop in Japan |
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| Japanese work so long days, they have to sleep at some point. |
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| Senjoji temple has a few busy market streets, mostly selling souvenirs and food. |
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| Local monk |
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| Portable shop :) |
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| I guess the owners aren't French. Note that language errors in English and French are everywhere in Japan. Nobody seems too own a dictionnary ... |
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| Ginza main avenue. Ginza is a fancy shopping area. |
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| In important cities, and especially in Tokyo, they use a lot of these big advertising screens. |
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| The Apple shop. Following the design of the brand. |
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| These guys go from a temple to another accross the country, following strict rules. |
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| Otemachi (business area, next to the Imperial Palace) |
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| Tokyo tower, from Otemachi |
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| One of the buildings of the imperial area (restricted) |
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| Trying to catch the sunset :) |
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| Japan, between tradition and modernity, again. |
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| Tokyo tower, by night. |
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| Note the double-decked motorway above this avenue |
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