Japan, 13-24 nov. 2003

After working for a week in Shin Yokohama (during which I took a few photographs) I visited for 3 days such places as Kamata, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Harajuku, Ebisu... (and took plenty of pictures and discarded a lot...). Tokyo and its surroundings are cool places. People (and they are numerous, especially in the trains and in Shibuya) are nice and friendly, and are eager to offer valuable help to the gaijins. Few of the food I could eat, but I tasted everything I was given (anyway, I'm a picky eater everywhere). I was in a large western type hotel for the first part of my stay and moved in a Ryokan for the 4 last days. That was fun. The landlord was very nice, she couldn't understand me and I couldn't understand her but we had long conversations ;-)

Close up of Le Mini Purple Esenulea flower

Shinjuku Gyoen

Orchid

Shinjuku Gyoen

Close up of orchid flowers

Shinjuku Gyoen

Close up of orchid flowers

Shinjuku Gyoen

Close up of orchid flowers

Shinjuku Gyoen

Close up of phalaenopsis flowers

Shinjuku Gyoen

Close up of orchid flowers

Shinjuku Gyoen

Close up of orchid flowers

Shinjuku Gyoen

Close up of orchid flower

Shinjuku Gyoen

Saphronitis coccinea

Shinjuku Gyoen

Towards the Japanese Traditional Garden

Shinjuku Gyoen

Large crow sitting on a branch

Shinjuku Gyoen

Mud path cutting through grass, autumn trees and a high building

Shinjuku Gyoen

Japanese Traditional Garden

Shinjuku Gyoen

Japanese Traditional Garden

Shinjuku Gyoen

Japanese Traditional Garden

Shinjuku Gyoen


Koalie, 2003