Friday, 27 August 2010

Tuesday, 24 August 2010

only one

McDonald's should make more Big Macs.

green pond


The color of this pond has changed to green with the high temperature in these days.

new bridge


A new bridge is under construction at the entrance of Tokyo Port.

wind power generator

This huge windmill for wind power generation decorated with characters by TEZUKA Osamu, a famous manga artist.

helicopter

The Tokyo Fire Department helicopter just took off at Tokyo Heliport.

cicadas

We can see five or six kinds of cicadas in Tokyo. Abura-zemi, left, is one of the most major kind, and Minmin-zemi, right, is another major one.

Sunday, 22 August 2010

front view

(This photo was taken in July, 2010.)
The operator of Tokaido line train watches Yamanote line (left), Shinkansen line (right) and Tokyo monorail line (upper right).

Argyreus hyperbius

(This photo was taken in July, 2010.)
A beautiful butterfly (Argyreus hyperbius) is on the watch for the coming up photographer.

p.s. This kind of butterfly has come to Tokyo only few years ago because of global warming.

tall condominium

(This photo was taken in July, 2010.)
Some people live in tall condominiums on the island in Tokyo bay.

dangerous living

(This photo was taken in July, 2010.)
One of the homeless people has a dangerous living.

little bird

(This photo was taken in July, 2010.)
One of the little birds, the decoration by the river, notices my camera.

garbage ship

(This photo was taken in July, 2010.)
Some garbage was carried by ship.

QR Code

(This photo was taken in June, 2010.)
This building has QR Code. QR Code is a kind of barcode, readable by mobile phones with camera.

bulletin board

(This photo was taken in June, 2010.)
A huge bulletin board for the candidates has been set.

Saturday, 21 August 2010

aoba

(This photo was taken in April, 2010.)
Trees of sakura (cherry blossom) come in the season of aoba (green leaves).

sidewalk

(This photo was taken in April, 2010.)
Tama river has a very long sidewalk.

seven persons

(This photo was taken in April, 2010.)
This seat in a train asks seven persons to sit down.

rainy park



(These photos were taken in April, 2010.)
The ground will be covered by people for watching sakura (cherry blossom) on the fine day.

sakura

(This photo was taken in April, 2010.)
The walkers take a rest by the tree of sakura (cherry blossom).

spring has come

(This photo was taken in March, 2010.)
Spring has come up to the top of the hill.

houses

(This photo was taken in March, 2010.)
Houses cover the hillside just by the ridge, the edge of Tokyo prefecture.

Friday, 20 August 2010

in a canal

(This photo was taken in February, 2010.)
Two streams met in a canal.

poor trees

(This photo was taken in February, 2010.)
Most of the trees in Tokyo are cut severely.

a little shrine

(This photo was taken in February, 2010.)
They will keep up this little shrine among tall buildings for ever.

Italia-gai

(This photo was taken in February, 2010.)
The buildings in Italia-gai (Italian town) are designed Italian.

Thursday, 19 August 2010

train watching

(These stitched photos were taken in January, 2010.)
I can see Shinkansen, Yokosuka line, Shonan Shinjuku line, Yamanote line and so on from this bridge near Osaki station.

Mt. Fuji

(This photo was taken in January, 2010.)
I saw Mt. Fuji from the top of a hill in west Tokyo.

white moon

(This photo was taken in January, 2010.)
Can you see the daytime white moon at the upper right in this photo?

tall condominium

(This photo was taken in January, 2010.)
Tall condominiums are standing up one after another in the suburbs of Tokyo.

butterflies

(This photo was taken in January, 2010.)
Many butterflies are waiting for spring.

frozen pond

(This photo was taken in January, 2010.)
It's very cold in this morning.

branches

(This photo was taken in January, 2010.)
No branches has been cut on this tree in nature for many years.

the ridge

(This photo was taken in January, 2010.)
They didn't cut the ridge because there is a historic pass on the ridge.

evening moon

(This photo was taken in January, 2010.)
Evening moon floats above houses.

Kuramae-bashi

(This photo was taken in January, 2010.)
A sightseeing boat is passing under Kuramae-bashi bridge.

warm fire

(This photo was taken in January, 2010.)
A shrine welcomes visitors with this warm fire.

railway station

(This photo was taken in January, 2010.)
This railway station is made of iron rail.

New Year's Day

(This photo was taken in January, 2010.)
People go to shrine on New Year's Day.

Saturday, 14 August 2010

a park at night

(This photo was taken in December, 2009.)
Some people hurry home through a park.

the eldest elephant

(This photo was taken in December, 2009.)
The eldest elephant in Japan knows winter coming.

pampas grass

(This photo was taken in December, 2009.)
The pampas grass in a national nature park flies seeds in the air.

warm color

(This photo was taken in December, 2009.)
How warm color is the sigh of this noodle shop on a platform in a railway station!

historic bridge

(This photo was taken in December, 2009.)
Some people lives on a historic bridge.

autumn colors


(These photos were taken in December, 2009.)
The leaves have changed in autumn colors.