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While in Tokyo I stayed at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel -- a 4 tower complex reminicent of las Vegas hotels. Bowling alleys, an aquarium, a number of restaurants and shops not to mention toher features available in the hotel complex. It is located across the street from the Shinagawa JR station.
The room, on the 20th floor had a nice view. The retsaurant on the 39th floor of the main building had an extraordinary view -- but taking a gigapan from there was not practical. |
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The Tsukiji fish market is the largest wholesale fish and seafood market in the world. The market is located near Tokyo harbor in Chūō-ku. Seafood is auctioned off in the wee hours of the morning (starting at 3-4 AM). I arrived at about 7 AM; a bit too late to see the auction, but not too late to miss the resulting hustle and bustle. I also had an outstandingly fresh sushi breakfast. |
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Center of precincts. |
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View from the observation floor of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, facing roughly west. |
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Horseman LD
Nikon D700 Nikkor W100mm F5.6 |
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Just a ordinary local park I encountered in Saitama, a prefecture next to Tokyo. I was astounded to see the unique combination of the sculpture, a public restroom and a play ground behind it which is actually a kind of reservoir when it rains heavily.
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View from the top of Mount Tsukuba. Tsukuba-san has two peaks, Nyotai-san (877m) and Nantai-san (871m). This view is from the top of Nyotai-san, looking roughly southwest over the Kanto plain. Nantai-san is visible on the right. |
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Shinjuku has Tokyo's highest concentration of skyscrapers (west of the station) and department stores (east of the station). The station itself is the world's busiest, used by an average of over 3.6 million people per day in 2007. |