SnoWhite's Japan Trip Report [Archive]

SnoWhite

12-03-2009, 10:31 PM

I know I've been back a few weeks, but I've finally got a bit of time on my hands. None of my photos have been cropped or touched up yet, but what the hel.....I may never have time for that!

After spending 7 days in Hakuba I spent another 10 days travelling to Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka. I thought I'd throw up some pics in the hope it might inspire someone else to experience more of this beautful country and it's people than just the ski fields.

I'll kick off with Tokyo, Hakuba and Nagano and add some more in a day or two.

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The Asahi building in Toyko built to look like a glass of beer!!!

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Gotta love the fake food. Ice cream anyone?

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Temple near the Kaminarimon Gate in Asakusa, Tokyo.

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Now where did I park my bicycle? One of the bike parking lots at Nagano Station.

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Rice paddies covered in fresh snow in Hakuba.

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Memorials holding the ashes of the deceased at a shrine in Hakuba.

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SnoWhite

12-03-2009, 10:38 PM

Matsumoto Castle. A great day trip from Hakuba on a day off.

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Matsumoto Castle.

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Screen inside Matsumoto Castle.

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Temple in Matsumoto.

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Prayers tied to a tree at a shrine in Matsumoto.

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Vending machines dispensing both hot and cold drinks. They're everywhere!!!

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Fresh snow the morning I left Hakuba.

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SnoWhite

12-03-2009, 10:44 PM

Lunch. Yummo!

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The next three pics were taken around Ameyoko, which is a market area crowded with shops near Ueno in Tokyo.

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Ueno Park, Tokyo.

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Rodin sculpture of The Burgers of Calais outside the Museum of Western Art in Ueno Park, Tokyo.

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SnoWhite

12-03-2009, 10:54 PM

Guard on duty outside the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

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Statue of Kusunoki Masashige near the Imperial Palace.

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Everywhere you look in Japan there seems to be lots of contrast between old and new that they seem to blend together so well.

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Sushi train.

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SnoWhite

12-03-2009, 10:59 PM

These pics were taken in and around the Tsukiji Fish Markets in Tokyo. The market itself is absolutely amazing and there are lots of produce stores nearby as well as lots of eateries and street stalls.

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A station. Though I'm not sure which one! The Metro in Tokyo is brilliant as are the transport services everywhere you go.

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Podlettte

12-03-2009, 11:07 PM

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She's got thick stockings on.... SOFT!

check out this person on Hokkaido in the middle of a blizzard.......

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this chick was soft too, long puffy jacket... pfft!

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BlueHue

12-03-2009, 11:20 PM

Looks like an awesome trip SW and some very cool shots as well!

Bear

12-03-2009, 11:21 PM

Nice work SW. :D

chunky

13-03-2009, 12:25 AM

Nice. If you had to pick one - what would be the highlight away from the ski resort?

karen97

13-03-2009, 01:00 AM

Originally posted by chunky:
Nice. If you had to pick one - what would be the highlight away from the ski resort? Karaoke :D

Bear

13-03-2009, 01:08 AM

Do you actually remember Karaoke Kaz? tongue.gif

P.S. SW wasn't there either. ;)

karen97

13-03-2009, 01:29 AM

I am having flashbacks Bear graemlins/cold.gif

skichic

13-03-2009, 08:31 AM

any vids Kaz? graemlins/cold.gif

Great shots SW!

bdenny4

13-03-2009, 09:04 AM

Awesome Pics SW
Love the Elmo one :D

popshuvit

13-03-2009, 10:03 AM

Nice photo's SW..
Are we going to see any of you in action on the slopes?

Swede

13-03-2009, 10:23 AM

Nice pics SW, luv ur work!!
Pow shots coming up???

SnoWhite

13-03-2009, 02:39 PM

Originally posted by popshuvit:
Nice photo's SW..
Are we going to see any of you in action on the slopes? I think Kaz is the only one with pics of me skiing. Paul might have some vid?????

Originally posted by chunky:
Nice. If you had to pick one - what would be the highlight away from the ski resort? I have a few highlights, all quite different. The Tsukiji Markets in Tokyo are high on the list because of the atmosphere, the smells and the extraordinary sights. Another is the Kenninji Temple in Kyoto. It's simply lovely and peaceful and the gardens quite beautiful, even in the middle of winter. Then there's the Umeda Skygarden building in Osaka. I love great architecture and this modern building is awesome!

This other highlight is quite an odd one. I went to the tourist info place at Kyoto station and was directed to the foreign tourist info office located nearby. The instructions were to go to the department store and take the elevator. I approached the main entrance just as they were opening for trading. As I walked through each staff member was standing at attention at their counter and bowed as I passed. Not just a nod, but a deep low bow so their torsos were parallel with the ground. Quite weird and most unexpected. I felt like royalty in my daggy boots and fleecy. Customer service is quite unbelievable in Japan and I was wondering if I was in the same store when I exited and the staff were then going about their day to day business. :D

13-03-2009, 02:50 PM

Originally posted by SnoWhite:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by popshuvit:
[qb] Nice photo's SW..
Are we going to see any of you in action on the slopes? I think Kaz is the only one with pics of me skiing. Paul might have some vid?????

International woman of mystery ;)
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13-03-2009, 02:53 PM

Originally posted by SnoWhite:
This other highlight is quite an odd one. I went to the tourist info place at Kyoto station and was directed to the foreign tourist info office located nearby. The instructions were to go to the department store and take the elevator. I approached the main entrance just as they were opening for trading. As I walked through each staff member was standing at attention at their counter and bowed as I passed. Not just a nod, but a deep low bow so their torsos were parallel with the ground. Quite weird and most unexpected. I felt like royalty in my daggy boots and fleecy. Customer service is quite unbelievable in Japan and I was wondering if I was in the same store when I exited and the staff were then going about their day to day business. :D Seems to be a not uncommon business :D

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Podlettte

13-03-2009, 03:24 PM

My MD bows everytime he sees one of us, even if it's in Mac centre graemlins/big_laugh.gif so it's common practice. It's amusing when we have visitors in meetings, the bowing can go on for a while :D

popshuvit

13-03-2009, 03:52 PM

Origionally posted by snowhite
Then there's the Umeda Skygarden building in Osaka. I love great architecture and this modern building is awesome! Is that the place that has a ferris wheel on top of it?

SnoWhite

13-03-2009, 06:14 PM

Originally posted by SA:
http://www.kerky.com/gallery2/d/96596-1/R0010917.jpg SA, that looks like the cafe at the bus stop. If it is, it's useless 'cause they don't have the hot-o-choc-o at that one. tongue.gif

If we're talking culinary highlights, hot-o-choc-o from the Virgin Cafe at the top of the Happo gondola is up there in the top 3!!! Mmmmm.....little paper cups of liquid chocolate heaven :drooooollllll:

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SnoWhite

13-03-2009, 06:21 PM

Originally posted by popshuvit:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr /> Origionally posted by snowhite
Then there's the Umeda Skygarden building in Osaka. I love great architecture and this modern building is awesome! Is that the place that has a ferris wheel on top of it? </font>[/QUOTE]Nup.....would be this one:

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Totalyrottn

13-03-2009, 07:16 PM

Great effort SW graemlins/snow_cool.gif

SDJ

13-03-2009, 07:26 PM

good show SW luv ya work.

as soon as i can use my other arm ang get through all my pics ill do a bit of a picture essay for everyone :D

SnoWhite

13-03-2009, 07:58 PM

Next stop Kyoto...........

Now this is my kind of kitchen showroom.

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Maiko taking a walk near the Gion district.

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Cemetary, Japan style.

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A splash of colour on a very, very cold gloomy winter's day.

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Geisha. I really love this photo. It was snapped before they realised I was there. Alas, someone was about to cross my path on the left.

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Paper lanterns at a temple.

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SnoWhite

13-03-2009, 08:03 PM

Minamiza Theatre.

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The next lot are at the Kenninji Temple.

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SnoWhite

13-03-2009, 08:23 PM

Neon art in the window of a downtown side street.

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Reflections.

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Rainy day.

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Japan, the home of Manga! Astro Boy is a personal childhood favourite of mine.

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Kyoto Tower.

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The Cube building at Kyoto Station.

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At the Heian Jingu Shrine.

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SnoWhite

13-03-2009, 08:29 PM

This lot were taken at the Nishiki Food Market. I love markets and I love food. Heaven only knows what the majority of the food was though! The man in the knife and kitchenware shop was just delightful and so helpful.

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Who would have thought paint brushes came in so many shapes and sizes.

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SnoWhite

13-03-2009, 09:14 PM

Kinkakuji Temple also known as the Golden Pavillion.

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The camera lens was clean. The little blurs are snowflakes.

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Doorway along the Ponotcho. You find lovely surprises like this all over the place. I love the simplicity.

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Next stop Osaka.

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Donza

13-03-2009, 10:00 PM

Great great photos.
This is why I love Japan.

Tobi

14-03-2009, 11:13 AM

Amazing photos SW.

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Podlettte

14-03-2009, 01:02 PM

Brilliant pics SW, more more!

SnoWhite

14-03-2009, 04:27 PM

Why thank you. Here the Osaka pics......

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Dotombori, the entertainment district. Also heaps of shops as well as restaurants and eateries. I found the food to be particularly good in Osaka.

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I just love the fake food. Can't say I love what they do with cornflakes.....WTF!

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Late in the afternoon I took an aquaboat cruise. Really relaxing way to spend an hour or so and see the city from a different angle.

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SnoWhite

14-03-2009, 04:28 PM

Here's a few from the Kuromon Market.

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SnoWhite

14-03-2009, 04:42 PM

The textiles are exquisite.

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Restaurant doorway along the Hozenji Yokocho, an stone paved alley lined with eateries and bars.

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Outside a bar further along the alley.

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TAKOYAKI!!!!!!! These octopus ball are awesome.....scrumptious batter made from flour, dashi stock and eggs filled with a piece of boiled octopus tentacle, pickled ginger, ground dried shrimp and sometimes shallots. When cooked they put them on a plate and top them with a sticky brown savoury, but slightly sweet sauce, mayonnaise, bonito flakes and ground dried green seaweed. Trust me, they're to die for!

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Happy winter everyone!

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Construction central.

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SnoWhite

14-03-2009, 05:08 PM

These pics are of the Umenda Sky Building. I love this building with it's glass walled elevators on the outside of the building, the glass cone that seems to float between the two towers, the great views, the escalators going up and down through glass tunnels to and from the top of the cone to the towers and even the cheesy corny way it's promoted to couples with love seats and heart shapped padlocks engraved with the lovers names and locked there at the top of the building forever, or at least until the divorce.

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SnoWhite

14-03-2009, 05:19 PM

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SnoWhite

14-03-2009, 05:21 PM

In the park surrounding Osaka Castle.

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At the plum blossoms garden the smell was so sweet and delightful. People of all ages were there simply to see and smell the flowers.

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Outer moat and wall at Osaka Castle Park.

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Osaka Castle and yours truly. Just so you know I was really there! Trouble with travelling alone is you don't get many pics with you in them.

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Homeward bound......the airport.

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