Tokyo is one of those places that doesn't always feel very large despite the fact that its population is one of the largest for any city in the world (depending on how and what you count). As an urban area, it's obviously HUGE with its 30 million people. But the place I'm currently living in, however, doesn't feel very big at all. Perhaps the considerable local-ness of Tokyo is what made me feel so at home here right from the start? Below are a few of the things that comprise my local community.
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| The Mori Tower. My favourite skyscraper. |
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| Roppongi Crossing |
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| Traditional meets modern, at the Imperial Palace/Hibya |
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| Hibiya at sunset ♥ |
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| One of the oddest buildings I know, right in my neighbourhood |
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| Because every pet needs that special attention, right? |
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| Temple with a basketball net? But of course. |
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| Geisha barbie and all her friends @ the spa... |
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| Stairway to heaven? Maybe not, but there is a temple at the top |
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| The mandatory temple cat |
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| I thought this was interesting, in all its moldy, broken beauty |
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| Messy, noisy, trafficky, and YET local... |
I ♥ local Tokyo :)
9 comments:
Awesome pictures, looks a wonderful place,
Thanks for sharing,
Yvonne.
Ah, I wish to go back to Tokyo again. I wish they had plastic food in the windows here in America, that way, when I get my meal, I can point out how my cheeseburger looks nothing like it does in the window.
Thanks for sharing the photos, Cruella! I bet you've taken hundreds.
Great photos!! Thanks for sharing them with us.
I think it would ALL feel "big city" to me, but then I live near a small community in a rural area with nothing but trees on four sides of me. I have to drive over an hour to reach a city with even 50,000 people!
Cool photos, in particular the skyscraper. I could easily have my office on the top floor >:)
Cold As Heaven
One of my favorite commercial buildings was the Fuji TV office in Odaiba. Looks like a futuristic, planet-side space station.
I agree with you on the "small" feeling. We stayed in Asakusa and every evening when we returned to the hotel, it just felt like we were coming home, to "our neighborhood". We had the grocery store, the yakisoba shop, Mr. Donut, and Kaminarimon around the corner. Tokyo is magical like that. I do envy you! :)
I love the photos and words. You are so right. Despite being so large, it has a neighborhood feeling also. I need to get back there and soon. We've been talking about going, but some of the relatives there are talking about coming here instead. So I don't know...
Oops! I forgot. Do you like Russian food? If you do, here is a restaurant with fantastic food. Plus it's amusing to see the staff wearing Russian folk costumes. It's in Shibuya. Shibuya Rogovski is the name. They have a website and it's very close to Shibuya station.
I'm glad to hear you sounding so happy. Thinking of you.
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