Discarded scales in Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo. From our book Tsukiji: Tokyo Fish Market Suite. Click on the image for a larger view.
Category Archives: Japan
Tsukiji Revisited, Part 2
The former Tokyo Central Wholesale Fish Market in Tsukiji. From our book Tsukiji: Tokyo Fish Market Suite. Click on the image for a larger view.
Tsukiji Revisited, Part 1
The former Tokyo Central Wholesale Fish Market in Tsukiji. The market was known for its trade in tuna. From our book Tsukiji: Tokyo Fish Market Suite. Click on the image for a larger view.
Sumida River
Ishikawajima Park at the tip of Tsukishima, an island made in 1892 from material dredged for a shipping channel in Tokyo bay. From our book Earth, Water Fire, Wind, Emptiness: Tokyo Landscape. Click on the image for a larger view.
Tokyo Bay Seawall
The defense along the artificial islands in Tokyo Bay. From our book Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, Emptiness: Tokyo Landscape. Click on the image for a larger view.
Kansas City Japan Festival
Naomi and I will be speaking at this year’s Kansas City Japan Festival. We will be giving a one-hour presentation on our experience of the 88 Sacred Places of Shikoku Pilgrimage, a 700-mile walking pilgrimage around the island of Shikoku in Japan. Our presentation is at 1 pm in the recital hall, but events are planned for the entire day.
The festival is on October 5th at the Johnson County Community College and sponsored by the Heart of America Japan-America Society. More can be found on the festival website.
Shinbashi, Tokyo
A solitary figure is standing in the usually vibrant district of Shinbashi, Tokyo. Unlike Ginza, its exclusive neighbor to the north, Shinbashi caters to the average Tokyo worker with reasonably-priced restaurants and bars. This is from our book Earth, Water, Wind, Fire, Emptiness: Tokyo Landscape. Click on the image for a larger view.
Tokyo Station
Tokyo Station at night after the rush hour. When it opened in 1914, half a million passengers used the station in the first year. Today, 420,000 people pass through daily on over 3,000 trains. This is not the busiest station in Tokyo. From our book Earth, Water, Wind, Fire, Emptiness: Tokyo Landscape. Click on the image for a larger view.
City of Lights
Tokyo at night. Click on the image for a larger view.
Population Density
Tokyo is one of the most densely populated cities on the planet. Click on the image for a larger view.
