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The
first day that I arrived Tokyo. Undoubtly, I went to Akihabara
-- the electronic heaven -- in order to buy a digital camara
in my dream @^_^@
Therefore, the picture on the left
is the first picture taken by my little Olympus x300 by
a very helpful & friendly saleman.
The picture on the right is the photo
of a faithful dog which had waited for his pass-away master
for 11 years in front of the Shibuya trainstation. |
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The
place that I fell in love in Tokyo is the Maijin Shire nearby
a frustrated Harajuku area. It is a quiet traditional shire
laying deep in the forest (actually, a nice green park)
in the metopolitan Tokyo.
The picture on the left is a big
wooden gate at the front and the picture on the right is
an entrance to the shire. |
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Along
the way, there are many interesting things to be collected
as a good food for thought. What I like most is the simple
but elegant of Japanese way of life :) |
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I
was so lucky during my visit because there was a very beutiful
traditional wedding ceremony in the main courtyard (picture
on the left). So, I enjoyed being here admiring every bits
of Japanese tradition so much @^_^@ |
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Nearby
is the area of two different world. The left is a fashion
road for high-class people (I forgot the name of the road
but the Lonely planet said it is a Cham-Elle-See' of Japan).
The right photos are taken at its next door neighbour...
the shopping street for teenagers (right) and the famous
Harajuku station where tons of self-confident teenagers
dress up in various style of custumes.
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I
spent time enjoying a new experience here, watching a number
of teenagers dressing up and hang around with friends. The
shop that catched my attention most is a 'Crepe' shop with
variety style of cold crepe (e.g. with ice-cream or cheese
cake!). A sample of it that I have tried is really huge, beautiful
and yummy! |
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Hurr...
I really forgot where did I took the photo on the left.
It is another famous get-together area of Tokyo where you
can see a big screen and nice dressing up ppl. Probably,
it is the north-east of Shinjuku area.... Umm...
The right is a strange 'buffalo'
building of Asakusa. I think the idea is so great but a
bit scary in a sense. |
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The
impressive goverment building (head quater) with beautiful
modern art...
๏ เปลวสุรีย์สาดใส่ไล้ ลำแสง
ลงฉาบอาบแดงแผลง ฤทธิ์ฟ้า
ปุถุชนมิระแวงแสดง เขลาอวด
เอื้อมไขว่ไม่ล้าบ้า ใฝ่คว้าเงาลวง ๚
๏ สูงสุดเกินจับได้
ไกลเกิน
ภาพวิจิตรขวนเขื้อเชิญ กิเลศไว้
หากเพียงพิศพอเพลิน รู้ผิด
ก็ดี
จักหยุดเลิกหลงได้ สติสร้างทางควร ๚ |
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I
went to Uno -- a museum & park arean in the north of Tokyo
-- quite late in the evening. Therefore, it was a bit quiet
but still... very beautiful indeed. |
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Then,
I continued my journey to Asakusa. The place where I am quite
like (a bit less then the Majin Shire -- however, I came here
twice! because of souvenior shop and good traditional Japanese
restaurants). |
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Asakusa
is very famous for its two red latern at the outer and inner
gates.
Along the way from the first gates
there are tons of shops, small laterns and sakura trees
(+ tons of tourists/group tours as well).
The main theme of this temple is
obviously as you may have already seen: "red". |
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In
the inner most gate, there are two big shoes as large as
the pair I've seen in Kamakura (see the picture above and
on the left).
The main shire has a golden important
status (unfortunately, I forgot)... which the shire forbit
all visiter to enter (Thus, we can see from a distance --
using a 'zoom' function of my new digital camera ^_^) |
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There
are many strange traditional Japanese believes for me to learn
here... such as a fortune smoke (above right); the lucky donation
box (if you can toss your coin in it) and the way a number
of people dressed up in their traditional dresses (Kimono)
to the shire ^_^ |
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Beside
all those ancient area, I also went to the modern area too
(but didn't like them much because they can be found in
many countries. For example, the Tokyo tower (right) and
the tokyo international forum (modern conference center
on the left & above) ..^_^.. |
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