Reply With QuoteMatsumoto Castle. A great day trip from Hakuba on a day off.
Matsumoto Castle.
Screen inside Matsumoto Castle.
Temple in Matsumoto.
Prayers tied to a tree at a shrine in Matsumoto.
Vending machines dispensing both hot and cold drinks. They're everywhere!!!
Fresh snow the morning I left Hakuba.
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Thread: SnoWhite's Japan Trip Report
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12-03-2009, 09:31 PM #1Extreme Snowatcher
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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!!!
Gotta love the fake food. Ice cream anyone?
Temple near the Kaminarimon Gate in Asakusa, Tokyo.
Now where did I park my bicycle? One of the bike parking lots at Nagano Station.
Rice paddies covered in fresh snow in Hakuba.
Memorials holding the ashes of the deceased at a shrine in Hakuba.
Skier: one who pays an arm and a leg for the opportunity to break them
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12-03-2009, 09:38 PM #2Extreme Snowatcher
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Skier: one who pays an arm and a leg for the opportunity to break them
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12-03-2009, 09:44 PM #3Extreme Snowatcher
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Lunch. Yummo!
The next three pics were taken around Ameyoko, which is a market area crowded with shops near Ueno in Tokyo.
Ueno Park, Tokyo.
Rodin sculpture of The Burgers of Calais outside the Museum of Western Art in Ueno Park, Tokyo.
Skier: one who pays an arm and a leg for the opportunity to break them
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12-03-2009, 09:54 PM #4Extreme Snowatcher
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Guard on duty outside the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
Statue of Kusunoki Masashige near the Imperial Palace.
Everywhere you look in Japan there seems to be lots of contrast between old and new that they seem to blend together so well.
Sushi train.
Skier: one who pays an arm and a leg for the opportunity to break them
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12-03-2009, 09:59 PM #5Extreme Snowatcher
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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.
A station. Though I'm not sure which one! The Metro in Tokyo is brilliant as are the transport services everywhere you go.
Skier: one who pays an arm and a leg for the opportunity to break them
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12-03-2009, 10:07 PM #6PodlettteGuest
She's got thick stockings on.... SOFT!
check out this person on Hokkaido in the middle of a blizzard.......
this chick was soft too, long puffy jacket... pfft!
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12-03-2009, 10:20 PM #7BlueHueGuest
Looks like an awesome trip SW and some very cool shots as well!
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12-03-2009, 10:21 PM #8Extreme Snowatcher
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Nice work SW.
How many days till it snows again?
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12-03-2009, 11:25 PM #9Snowatch Patrol
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Nice. If you had to pick one - what would be the highlight away from the ski resort?
Do it the snow way!
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13-03-2009, 12:00 AM #10karen97Guest
KaraokeOriginally posted by chunky:
Nice. If you had to pick one - what would be the highlight away from the ski resort?
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