Sendai
       
     
Nipponbashi DenDen Town, Osaka
       
     
Bookshop, Tokyo
       
     
Electronics store, Sendai
       
     
Outside JR station, Mito
       
     
Akihabara, Tokyo
       
     
Kamo River, Tokyo
       
     
Tokyo Bay
       
     
Tō-ji pagoda, Kyoto
       
     
Ameyoko Market, Tokyo
       
     
Cutting of the tuna, Tsukiji Market of Tokyo
       
     
Cutting of the tuna, Tsukiji Market of Tokyo
       
     
Tsukiji Market, Tokyo
       
     
Tsukiji Market, Tokyo
       
     
Sake pub in Ueno, Tokyo
       
     
Gion, Kyoto
       
     
Yakitori stall, Osaka
       
     
Shimbashi, Tokyo
       
     
Ueno, Tokyo
       
     
Dumplings stall, Osaka
       
     
Towards Hippongi, Tokyo
       
     
Towards Hippongi, Tokyo
       
     
Tsūtenkaku, Osaka
       
     
Gundam, Tokyo
       
     
Tokyo from the Skytree
       
     
Sendai
       
     
Sendai

I was impressed seeing the people behaving in some how as a single being. 

Nipponbashi DenDen Town, Osaka
       
     
Nipponbashi DenDen Town, Osaka

This district dedicated to the Otaku culture is a deluxe version of the Akihabara at Tokyo.

Bookshop, Tokyo
       
     
Bookshop, Tokyo

The charm of old paper never dies.

Electronics store, Sendai
       
     
Electronics store, Sendai

It's a good idea to travel with a spare battery for camera.

Outside JR station, Mito
       
     
Outside JR station, Mito

Mito-chan is the new mascot of Mito, and it seems it's getting a lot of attentions.

Akihabara, Tokyo
       
     
Akihabara, Tokyo

A slice of the Japanese culture can be understood only here.

Kamo River, Tokyo
       
     
Kamo River, Tokyo

How many scenes of animes we remember taking place along a river like this one?

Tokyo Bay
       
     
Tokyo Bay

This harbor was so important to move the capital of the country.

Tō-ji pagoda, Kyoto
       
     
Tō-ji pagoda, Kyoto

The symbols on the roof tiles recalls to the spirit of water, in order to protect the building from the fire.

Ameyoko Market, Tokyo
       
     
Ameyoko Market, Tokyo

Among the most complete and vibrant Asian Bazaars.

Cutting of the tuna, Tsukiji Market of Tokyo
       
     
Cutting of the tuna, Tsukiji Market of Tokyo

The cutting of the tuna is after the flash-frozen treatment meant to kill parasites, and involves the use of different sized knifes as the pieces becomes smaller and smaller. 

Cutting of the tuna, Tsukiji Market of Tokyo
       
     
Cutting of the tuna, Tsukiji Market of Tokyo

Looks like the master really cares of the operate of his apprentices. Anyway I ate here the best raw fish of my life, as it was the freshest, straight from the producer.

Tsukiji Market, Tokyo
       
     
Tsukiji Market, Tokyo

The biggest fish market in the world. People go there with the hope to see the famous tuna auction.

Tsukiji Market, Tokyo
       
     
Tsukiji Market, Tokyo

It was impressive this organized confusion and all that blood on the ground, like half of the Pacific sea was died here.

Sake pub in Ueno, Tokyo
       
     
Sake pub in Ueno, Tokyo

You may think of sake as wine made from rice, the quality at which it's sold can range a lot, like wine.

Gion, Kyoto
       
     
Gion, Kyoto

Those curtains that would make a great impact at every home are called noren.

Yakitori stall, Osaka
       
     
Yakitori stall, Osaka

When they ask you to guess their age prepare yourself to be teased XD

Shimbashi, Tokyo
       
     
Shimbashi, Tokyo

At some point I need to stop eating.

Ueno, Tokyo
       
     
Ueno, Tokyo

Do you see that vending machine? Japan invented them and legends say that there is one also at the top of Mount Fuji.

Dumplings stall, Osaka
       
     
Dumplings stall, Osaka

Japanese cuisine is not only sushi and sushimi, keep your belly space also for the glorious gyoza dumplings.

Towards Hippongi, Tokyo
       
     
Towards Hippongi, Tokyo

I want also to explore this concrete jungle

Towards Hippongi, Tokyo
       
     
Towards Hippongi, Tokyo

It is so different from the crystallized Kyoto.

Tsūtenkaku, Osaka
       
     
Tsūtenkaku, Osaka

Built in the 1956, it became a symbol of the Japanese reconstruction after the  the Second World War.

Gundam, Tokyo
       
     
Gundam, Tokyo

This is a perfect 1:1 replica of the RX-78-2 Gundam, it's tall 18 meters and the frame is that one of an aircraft, with the the rivets heads not protruding to avoid turbolence.

 

Tokyo from the Skytree
       
     
Tokyo from the Skytree

Here the best science fiction view of the city, a feeling that I had similar only at top of the Empire State Building. Plan in advance.