Central Tokyo

A view of Central Tokyo, from Odaiba area.



The building in the foreground is a hotel, rainbow bridge in the background, and tokyo tower afar.

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Mt. Fuji, not so distant..

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The Bright and the Mighty... Moon

This was the moon from last weekend.



Taken with a Canon SX110is. Natural noise.


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Moon-watching

This was last week's moon, taken with my hardy Canon SX110is.

Twas a beautiful night!

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New Year Shrine Visit

It is a japaneese tradition to make one's first shrine visit of the year on New Year's Eve. (although this can be done earlier or later).

This one is located in Asakusa. It is packed on New Year / New Year's Eve, and the streets are bustling with Japanese charms and trinkets that folks are advised to get to rid of the bad energy of the coming year.





This is where one drops a 100-yen coin to get a mikuji or a fortune.



One draws a number and gets a fortune from one of the little drawers (this corresponds with the number they drew).



Good fortunes are brought home and bad ones are tied up like so, meant to be left behind so that it doesn't come true.




Happy New Year to everyone!


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Through the Grid

Seen from outside my window. Not exactly a first to find a strange plant sprouting out of nowhere.


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Have a lovely week ahead.

Lining the Big Blue Sky

An old building and the blue sky.

Seen in one of Manila's oldest districts-- Intramuros, the walled city.



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