knapsacks

Red lights?
No. They are red knapsacks.

beetle

A small beetle and I are waiting for sunshine.

Old Noodle Shop

It's lunch time.
Some people are waiting in line at Matsuya, a famous buckwheat noodle shop established since 1884.

Old Shimbashi Station

This is the first railway station in Japan which was built in 1872, lost in 1923, and restored in 2003 as a museum.

Tall buildings stand at the former switchyard.

blown down

A recent typhoon blew down this tree in Zenpukuji Park.

in a dark forest

In a dark forest, a cicada drinks tree milk through his straw.

newcomer

An exotic butterfly is taking a rest on a leaf.
Scholars think this kind of butterfly (Hestina assimilis shirakii) was carried from China by someone.

power saving

Only one ticket machine works while the other five rest for power saving.

monorail

A train of Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail is arriving at terminal soon.

healthy Tokyo 2

Walk, walk, walk and walk!
The lights of advertisements on the wall are turned off.

bent Tokyo Tower

The earthquake on 11th March has bent the Tokyo Tower.

demonstration

Some people held a demonstration against nuclear power plants.
(This photo was taken on 10th April.)

Kyushu Shinkansen

On 12th March, the Kyushu Shinkansen started.
Unfortunately, it was just the next day of the big earthquake which broke Tohoku Shinkansen.
So no one has enjoyed the long train journey yet from Aomori to Kagoshima.

lights-out

"Be careful the signal lights-out for the power cut."

business chance

The power saving makes trains delay and brings a big chance to Navitime, a traffic information service company.

cherry blossom

Not many people enjoy cherry blossom this year because of the falling radioactivity.

another donate

"If you order our 10 minutes 1,000 yen hand treatment service, we will donate your payment to the victims."

cherry blossoms

Hey, we have come!
Why people in Tokyo don't see us this year?

healthy Tokyo

Walk, walk, walk and walk!
People in Tokyo get health instead of electricity.

spread

The embassy of Germany has moved to western Japan.
I'm so sorry that Japan has spread radioactivity over the world.

half staff

The embassy of the United States in Tokyo still flies the flag at half staff.
Thank you Americans. You help our victims and assist our fire fighters cooling down the nuclear plant. It is very good for Japan that you are our friends.

dark Tokyo

Now, Tokyo's top trend is blackout!
Enjoy dark Tokyo: season one.

shortage of electric power

"Where is our sun?"
"It's under power saving."

saving electricity

Suntory, known as a moderate company, turned off the light of their vending machines to save electricity.

donate

A notice on a window:
"My cake shop wants to do something as others do. I will donate 5% of your payment to the victims through an NGO."

Nuclear Power Plant Accident

Notice:
Only 20% trains on these lines run today because of the shortage of electric power.
The other lines are not running.

at ease

This photo was taken about 40 minutes after the big earthquake shook Tokyo.
Many business persons escaped from the business district to the Imperial Palace. They seem to be at ease.

Night Walking

A big earthquake occurred in northern Japan, and Tokyo rolled as if we are on a big ship.
All trains stop. So we must go home on foot.

茶葉２倍 (Cha-ba-ni-bai)

If you want a can of hot milk tea from a vending machine, KIRIN 午後の紅茶 "茶葉２倍" is the best choice in this winter.
"茶葉２倍" means "tea leaf 2 times".

City Marathon

The yellow paper says, "Notice. The collection on 30th January is earlier than usual because of the City Marathon."

railroad

The line maintainers get some refreshments.

station staff

Two railway staffs help a wheelchair traveler to go aboard a train at Shinjuku station.

門松(kado-matsu)

Kado-matsu is a pair of Japanese traditional decoration for coming new year.
Kado means gates, and Matsu means pine tree.