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Best of Tokyo, Nikko & Kyoto | Hi-tech Japan | Takayama | Takayama's Hida Folk Village | Nara, an ancient capital | Asian journey, 1966

Hi-tech Japan

Back to Japan, for the first time since a family expedition there in the Sixties, before fax machines or online booking. Today, Japanese technology and design lead more often than follow - sometimes to the point of absurdity. Our recent short immersion in Japanese culture constituted a decidedly more 'foreign' experience than I had expected.

These images were taken with Nikon D300 using RAW format, and are available for licensing.

Tokyo hosted the 1964 Olympics - time for another try?
Tokyo hosted the 1964 Olympics - time for another try?		 Shinkansen (bullet trains) epitomise Japanese excellence in transportation
Shinkansen (bullet trains) epitomise Japanese excellence in transportation		 The Slim Controller... ushering in a Shinkansen
The Slim Controller... ushering in a Shinkansen
Baby bundle and wheelie case
Baby bundle and wheelie case		 Entering the Kyoto Station complex
Entering the Kyoto Station complex		 The reflective facade of Kyoto Station
The reflective facade of Kyoto Station
Main lobby of Kyoto Station
Main lobby of Kyoto Station		 Ice-cream packages
Ice-cream packages		 The landmark Kyoto Tower
The landmark Kyoto Tower
Beverage vending machines are ubiquitous...
Beverage vending machines are ubiquitous...		 ...even in darkened laneways
...even in darkened laneways		 > >
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A Tokyo 'love hotel' advertises short-stay rates
A Tokyo 'love hotel' advertises short-stay rates		 All night long...
All night long...		 Customers pre-pay for fast food using banknote recognition machines
Customers pre-pay for fast food using banknote recognition machines
We only saw these posters once, in the wake of the recent natural disasters
We only saw these posters once, in the wake of the recent natural disasters		 A Tokyo bicycle/pedestrian lane
A Tokyo bicycle/pedestrian lane		 Hi-rise bicycle parking station on the Ginza
Hi-rise bicycle parking station on the Ginza
Beating the drum... why?
Beating the drum... why?		 Night lights in Ikebukuro, Tokyo
Night lights in Ikebukuro, Tokyo		 Tokyo men glued to gaming machines
Tokyo men glued to gaming machines
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> >		 Hi-tech toys can be a pain to park...
Hi-tech toys can be a pain to park...		 Super-heroes and strap-hangers...
Super-heroes and strap-hangers...
The downside of technology...
The downside of technology... 		...a 'No Nukes' demo in Kyoto
...a 'No Nukes' demo in Kyoto		 Hi-tech toilets
Hi-tech toilets
A shade too far: toilet controls
A shade too far: toilet controls		 Entrance to the multi-storey Kyoto Yodobashi emporium
Entrance to the multi-storey Kyoto Yodobashi emporium		 Ready for lift-off at Kyoto Yodobashi [BJG]
Ready for lift-off at Kyoto Yodobashi [BJG]
A small part of the electronic games department at Kyoto Yodobashi [BJG]
A small part of the electronic games department at Kyoto Yodobashi [BJG]		 Doggy indulgences at Kyoto Yodobashi [BJG]
Doggy indulgences at Kyoto Yodobashi [BJG]		 This is where it all comes from...
This is where it all comes from...
Capturing the big day out at a Kyoto temple
Capturing the big day out at a Kyoto temple		 Wired-in priest
Wired-in priest		 Contrails over Central Japan
Contrails over Central Japan

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barbarajoy26-Nov-2012 06:48
Btilliant! I love it.
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