Outdoors & Sport
Kyoto Station Sunset
As the summer months get warmer the sunsets in Kyoto hot up as well. I took a few shots from the top of the Kyoto Station building with the Sony NEX7…
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Living in Japan
Shinagawa Station - Morning Rush
My morning meeting gave me a birds eye view of the rush hour traffic at Shinagawa Station a few weeks back.
Buildings
Kyoto Station View
Looking back down towards Kyoto Station from the main road You can see another photo I took from inside the station here , or the view from the top of…
Trains & Transport
Tokyo Station Shinkansen
I have been traveling a bit for work recently. It is always nice to arrive at the station for your train and to have it leave exactly on time. It is even…
Shibuya
Shibuya Station
These HDR picture were taken over a year ago when I first bought my Nikon camera. I took the picture in RAW and remember being disappointed that the…
Trains & Transport
Japanese Railway Stations
I was out in Chiba today to play golf and passed this small railway station servicing a local line. There are many of these old wooden stations around…
Trains & Transport
Nagoya Station
I visited Nagoya a while ago and traveled to Ise Jingu on the train. My stay in Nagoya was short so I only managed to take a few photos around the Station…
Marketing
Shinagwa Station
I have been following the progress of Shinagawa Station in installing some new advertising boards. With a crowded walk area all day long, they have…
Trains & Transport
Yamanote Line automatic doors
The Yamanote Line auto doors are due to start operation soon. I wrote a few weeks ago about the electronic doors being installed at Ebisu and Meguro .…
Photos
Japan Trains
Japan has some great trains. Living in Tokyo and traveling on the Yamanote Line everyday it is easy to forgot how good they are. When on the train today I heard some people from out of town talking about how beautiful the trains in Tokyo were and decided to take some photos to remind myself.
Marketing
meiji chocosk
Saw this great form of advertising at Tokyo Station for meiji chocolate. The whole kiosk is wrapped up in meiji milk chocolate brand with the back of the…
Culture
Doll Festival
I was at Ryogoku Station, where the Sumo is held in Tokyo, to visit the offices of a friendly bear company yesterday, and on the way back spotted this…
Travel
Japan Snow Train
Just got back from my one night trip to Yokote where they were holding the annual Kamakura and Bonden festival. The weather was sunny and warm, although…
Trains & Transport
Yamanote Line Zero Post
Down on the platform at Shinagawa Station you can find some interesting items to commemorate the zero kilomoter marker which shows the start of the…
Shopping
Shinagawa Ecute Anniversary
The ecute shopping complex inside Shinagawa Station is currently celebrating its 4th Anniversary. The complex has a nice mix of shops for people who are…
Food & Drink
JR Train Tea Found!
A while ago I wrote about the great tea drink product in the shape of the Yamanote Line. A lot of people asked me where they could buy it. Well, here it…
Culture
Pokemon Yamanote Train
Each year at summer, Nintendo and JR hold a stamp rally for the kids. The stamp rally requires the children to collect rubber stamp imprints for each…
Trains & Transport
Pokemon Shinkansen
The Pokemon decorated Shinkansen series was started last year during the summer holiday season and became a popular success with families. I went down to…