These pictures were taken in three stores in Akihabara: Maxload and SofMap in Chuo-douri (main street), and another Maxload in a nameless street behind Chuo-douri. In Japan streets have no name. Only main streets have a name. Cities are divided in ku (war
Electric town. Akihabara is the place in Tokyo where you can buy almost any electronic device. Not the cheapest place, though. And in the middle of Akihabara my memory card was full. So only three pictures are here for you.
Have you been using MAME to play those good old games from the 80s? Well, then Japan is the place to go. A good game should't be forgotten just because it's old. It is usual to find functional 20-years-old games anywhere. And people actually playing them.
The Imperial Palace. For me, the most beatiful place in Tokyo. And looks like I'm not the only one who thinks so, because here is where Japan's Royal Family live. Like a big oasis in the center of Tokyo, it is completely surrounded by an immense pond. Thi
This is how the Asakusa-Kiyokawa area looks like on a normal day. Some of these pictures were taken from a window in the last floor of the hotel and some from a balcony in the same floor. The hotel is Juyoh Hotel, a very cheap and convenient place very ne
I went to Ikebukuro because I had to buy a DVD for a friend in Spain. I didn't know the place before, but I found it very interesting. It's a place full of young people everywhere. Perhaps because near the station there's Sunshine City, a 60-storied build
Kamakura used to be the political center of Eastern Japan for many centuries. In 1192 Minamoto Yoritomo established the Kamakura government there. This government continued to govern the whole country successfully for more than a century. Kamakura is loca
Tokyo is a completely different city by night. Neon lights, tall buildings, bridges, the city lights reflected in the surface of Sumida-gawa and awareness of the technology around you. Everything makes you feel like inside of one of William Gibson's novel
First choose a big area in the sea in front of the city. Then build a big island on it. Add lots of futuristic buildings, connect it to land, add a monorail and build a big bridge to the city. Et voila! New ready to use ward in Tokyo. Welcome to Odaiba, K
Very long time ago two fishermen were fishing in Sumida River. One day they found a statue of goddess Kannon inside the river. They brought the statue to this place and built Sensoji over it. The temple was destroyed during WWII, but was rebuilt soon afte
With almost 1.5 million commuters each day, Shinjuku station is one of the busiests of the world, and one of the most visited places in Tokyo. To the east there's the luxurious skyscrapper district where many companies and also government have their offic
Unlike in Europe and the USA, Japan's transportation systems are clean and punctual. But be warned: you'd better learn to read a few hundred kanji (chinese characters) if you're trying to use the train or subway alone for the first time. There are 12 subw
Sumida river is one of the biggest rivers in Tokyo. These are a few of (bad) pictures taken by night, from Azuma-bashi in front of Asakusa to its mouth in Tokyo Bay. Sumida river is navigable, and (unlike many rivers in western countries) clean enough so
A 243 meter tall, 51-storied massive building in the center of the Shinjuku Skyscrapper District. It's a government building, but several sections are open to the public, the most visited being the observatory on floor 45. Most of the following pictures w
There's a very big department store near Harajuku called Kiddy Land. The only thing you'll find there are toys. Thousands of them, of all kind you can think of. A real paradise for children, and geeks like me. These are just a few of the toys there.
Ueno park is very big park with a big pond where you can row in a boat, a zoo, and also several shrines, temples and pagodas scattered all around the park. A real nice place to go if you're looking for a quiet place to relax. There's also a picture of Tok
Zozoji is a buddhist temple located near Tokyo Tower (a reproduction of Eiffel Tower, a few meters taller than the original). Of course, Zozoji is inside the city, but as soon as you enter the gate you feel like if you were somewhere else. If you ever com
