election campaign 4

Yukio Hatoyama, the prime minister of the shadow cabinet made the last speech of the election campaign at Ikebukuro.

hybrid taxi

You can see the hybrid taxi (Toyota Prius) occasionally in Tokyo.

cicadas

You can hear the noisy sound of cicadas in this season of Tokyo.
This is a cast-off skin of cicada.

Shinkansen

You can see many kinds of Shinkansen in Tokyo Station.
Boys like Shinkansen very much!

Ekiben

In Tokyo Station, they sell many kinds of Ekiben (box lunch for railway travel).

election campaign 3

The bulletin boards for the election are set up here and there in the town.

election campaign 2

The hanging poster in the train says that the 45th election for the House of Representatives are held on 30th August.

election campaign

On the first day of the election campaign, prime minister Taro Aso is speaking in front of a big station.

the jury system starts

A kind of jury system starts in Japan.
Some people who don't agree with it hand out leaflets in front of the Tokyo court.

no bicycle in train

This poster in a railway station says that passenger can not bring a bicycle into trains.

life sized GUNDAM

The life sized GUNDAM appears for an event at Odaiba area in Tokyo.

Yakata-bune

A Shinkansen train passes by the canal where many Yakata-bune boats lies.
Yakata-bune is a Japanese style roofed boat in which we can eat and drink.

Hangul

There are many Hangul (Korean Letters) in Shinjuku Station.
Most of Japanese can read Chinese Letters and Latin Alphabet, but cannot read Hangul.

Letters

Japanese use many kinds of letters such as Kanji(Chinese letters), Hiragana(one of Japanese letters), Katakana(the other Japanese letters), and Alphabet(mostly English).

antibacterial

This is an escalator handrail in Tokyo Station.
It says, "Hold on to me. I am antibacterial."

Non-seat Car

Some trains have non-seat cars to carry more people.
We can not sit in this car by 9:30 a.m.

Seven Seas Mariner

A beautiful sea liner Seven Seas Mariner just reached Tokyo Port.

at Ueno Park

a big dump for the cherry blossom viewing picnic at Ueno Park.

two Louvre Museum Exhibitions

A Louvre Museum Exhibition is held at Ueno in Tokyo.(left)
Another Louvre Museum Exhibition is held at Roppongi in Tokyo.(right)

cherry blossoms in Arisugawa Park

We can see 11 kinds of cherry blossoms in Arisugawa Park.