Tokyo Snap Shots

A railway station in the Marunouchi business district of Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, near the Imperial Palace grounds and the Ginza commercial district. Opened in 1914.   Marunouchi frontage Wedding? *Taken by Noriko Komatsu The construction of Tokyo Station Plaza completed in the beginning of December 2017. *Taken by Mariko Mugitani Taken by Bright Park Taken by Ayaka Fukuda Taken by Mayu Takeda Taken by Alice Chiang Taken by Masami Nagase Taken by Masaomi Takahashi   Taken by Hiromi Suzuki   Made with LEGO! *Taken by Yasuaki Shikuri   Taken by Haruko Nishimura   Taken by Yasuaki Shikuri   Yaesu Exit Display

This area is known as one of the fashion centers of Japan, particularly for young people, and as a major nightlife area. *Shibuya Column written by an American gentleman… Click here to read!   White Day Live Show at Shibuya Hotel EN! The show was held at a hotel located in the heart of Shibuya on March 13, 2018. Two singers from Japan and Australia sang pop songs and anime theme songs from Sailor Moon, Pokémon and so on. Also one of them (Japanese) told an ancient story with a Japanese traditional instrument called “biwa (琵琶)”. Tomomi Tada, actress/voice actress/singer

Sky Duck An amphibious tourist bus, which will be in service in Tokyo on March 17, 2018. Taken by Yoshihiro Doi     Olympic Village Site Twenty-three residential buildings will be built in Harumi, Chuo-ku, resulting in a total of 5,650 units. Taken by Sarah Nishina     Views from Yurikamome New Transit Yurikamome is an automated guideway transit service connecting Shimbashi to Toyosu, via the artificial island of Odaiba. The line is named after the black-headed seagull (yurikamome in Japanese), a common denizen of Tokyo Bay and the official prefectural bird. Taken by Sarah Nishina     Tokyo Motor

Taken from Tokyo Skytree by Takuto Komido     Spring storms Taken in Musashi-kosugi, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki on March 1, 2018 by Mitsuru Sekine     Umihotaru, an artificial island at the bridge–tunnel crossover point of the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line. Photos are taken by Akiko Ogawa Taken on January 24, 2018 by Atsuko Fukuda Taken from Park Hyatt Shinjuku by Isao Tokuhashi Taken from Harmony Square Building in Nakano-sakaue by Isao Tokuhashi Taken by Maya Fujimura Taken from ferris wheel on the roof of Tokyu Plaza Kamata, Ota-ku by Akira Tamachi Taken by Eiko Iwasaki Taken from Tokyo Metropolitan Government building by

A major commercial and administrative center, housing the busiest train station in the world (Shinjuku Station) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. Kawazu-zakura, early-blooming cherry blossoms. Plum *Taken by Masayuki Miyazaki   Hinamatsuri Exhibition at Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo A total of 6,800 handmade dolls and other traditional decorations will be displayed until March 29, 2018. Taken by Kumiko Hirama   Taken by Isao Tokuhashi   The Premium Night of Star Wars: The Last Jedi Taken at Toho Cinemas Shinjuku on December 14, 2017 by Masayuki Miyazaki   Taken by Isao Tokuhashi   Shinjuku Golden Gai Famous both as an

Hamarikyu Gardens, Chuo-ku Located at the mouth of the Sumida River. It was opened April 1, 1946 and was remodeled as a public garden park on the site of a villa of the Shogun Tokugawa family in the 17th century. Taken by Orzugul Babakhodjaeva Taken by Miyuki Yano Taken by Mayu Takeda   Taken by Sakurako Sato   Taken by Mayu Takeda     Taken by Ana Kontic Taken by Jelena Jeremic     Sankei-en, Yokohama A traditional Japanese-style garden which opened in 1906. Sankei-en was designed and built by Sankei Hara, who was a silk trader. Taken on December 2,

  Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building – Starting Point Taken by Michiko Sasaki   Taken by Tomo Kobayashi     Kuramae, Taito-ku Taken by Kumiko Hirama     Asakusabashi, Taito-ku Taken by Kumiko Hirama     Ginza, Chuo-ku Taken by Kumiko Fukazawa     Hibiya Park, Chiyoda-ku Taken by Kumiko Hirama     Shiba Park, Minato-ku Taken by Mekdachi Khalil     Mita, Minato-ku Taken by Kiyoshi Hayano   Taken by Kumiko Hirama     Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku Taken by Masayuki Miyazaki   ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ GOAL: Gyoko Dori Avenue near Tokyo Station Taken by Michiko Sasaki   

A city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) south-west of Tokyo. Although Kamakura proper is today rather small, it is often described in history books as a former de facto capital of Japan as the seat of the Shogunate and of the Regency during the Kamakura Period. Kamakura has a beach which, in combination with its temples and proximity to Tokyo, makes it a popular tourist destination. Taken at Hase-dera, one of the Buddhist temples in Kamakura. Photos taken by Ko An Taken by Kaori Ochiai Goryo Jinja Shrine (御霊神社) *Taken by Kaori Ochiai Ofuna Kannon Temple.

Omote Sando A Zelkova tree-lined avenue located in Shibuya-ku and Minato-ku, Tokyo stretching from the entrance to the Meiji Shrine, to Aoyama-dori. It was originally created in the Taisho era as the frontal (表 Omote) approach (参道 Sando) to the Shrine. Today Omote Sando is known as one of the foremost “architectural showcase” streets in the world, featuring a multitude of fashion flagship stores. Ginza Natsuno Aoyama stocks over 1,000 different kinds of chopsticks. Taken at Ginza Natsuno Aoyama by Kumiko Hirama Taken by Megumi Honzawa Taken by Naoko Okada Christmas illumination at Omotesando Hills *Taken by Rieko Ishikawa Taken by

The highest mountain in Japan at 3,776.24 m (12,389 ft). An active stratovolcano that last erupted in 1707–08, it lies about 100 kilometres (60 mi) south-west of Tokyo. It straddles the boundary of Shizuoka and Yamanashi Prefectures. Also Mt. Fuji was stated the number one dream to have in the new year. This belief has been in place since the early Edo period. Taken by Akiko Ogawa Taken from Miura, Kanagawa Prefecture by Ayumi Hirokawa Our first Tokyo Snap Shot of the year 2018 taken by Sarah Nishina Taken by Haruko Nishimura Taken from Haneda International Airport by Kyoko Yasuda