Rainy day

 

COLOR RED IN JAPAN

 

Red bibs, robes, and caps...

_In Japan, the color red is associated closely with a few deities in Shinto and Buddhist traditions, and statues of these deities are often decked in red clothing. 

Rainbow bridge...

_Rainbow Bridge, Its total length is 918m and the distance between the two main towers is 570m. The bridge has 2 stages: the upper stage is used for an express way while the lower one is for an ordinary road and sidewalks as well as an unmanned seaside express train, called Yurikamome. 

A new watch...

_Today my friend Mr."M" wanted to show his new toy... The new wrist watch.
The "IW500107",
1,155,000.00 Japanese Yen
(9,982.283 USD, 8,225.700 EUR)
for the piece showed in the picture here.

What to say to a sick narcissist friend?
leave any comment... 

China

 

Tokyo zoo

 

Tokyo Olympic Stadium

"Tokyo Olympic Stadium". Swooping roof suspended on two 13" steel cables. Kenzo Tange 1961. Indeed impressive! 

Yasukuni Jinja

Yasukuni Jinja. This Shrine has been the topic of great controversy in Japan since the end of World War II. It is the home to the souls of more than 2.5 million Japanese war dead. Included among these 2.5 million souls are fourteen convicted Class A war criminals, including Tojo Hideki who was the Japanese War Minister during World War II 

old friend!

Memories 

Maneki neko

Maneki-Neko is japanese lucky cats welcoming your good lucks. 

led - led - led

 

Odaiba by Night

 

A flower in the cement

 

Prada store in Aoyama

_Herzog and deMeuron 2003.
Prada’s Tokyo “epicenter”, in the fashionable Aoyama district... 

The robot and the girl.

 

Tanabata

_Tanabata, also known as the "star festival", takes place on the 7th day of the 7th month of the year, when, according to a Chinese legend, the two stars Altair and Vega, which are usually separated from each other by the milky way, are able to meet. One popular Tanabata custom is to write one's wishes on a piece of paper, and hang that piece of paper on a specially erected bamboo tree, in the hope that the wishes become true 

Tokyo Shrine Lanterns

 

Nara

 

Nara...

 

Santa Claus work in progress

...no comment... 

_This Art piece is from a thai artist, "boonma". Near Tokyo there is a city, Tachikawa full of art pieces, some are beautifull, some are interesting.The one in the picture is my favorite and actually it is the hardest to be seen.
It is "hidden" between two buildings and mosly covered by trees.
Anyway I found it and it is really awesome! 

winter dormancy

_Autumn Leaves
The autumn leaves are changing color and falling...
Incredibly beautifull.

but why?
" The largest factor in why leaves change color in the autumn is photoperiodism-the length of day and night. As the nights get longer in Autumn, the process of senescence becomes apparent through color change and the falling of leaves, leading the tree into it's winter dormancy. "

hum... "winter dormancy"... i like that!, i feel the same. 

... disaaaster!

_I started my first bloog... Disaaaster!