Posts tagged ‘Tokyo’

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1000 Armed Golden Kannon Statue – Japan Photo of the Month (January 2012)

More than 700 years old, covered in gold leaf with inlaid crystal eyes, this 1000 armed statue is currently sitting at the Tokyo National Museum.
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Japrish – train commuter etiquette at Harajuku JR station

We reveal another part of the hilarious Harajuku (in Tokyo) JR train and smoker etiquette poster. Another funny photo for the Japrish series!
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Pictures of Japan – 10 photos

Pictures of Japan is all this post is about! 10 pictures that show some of the best things about Japan… samurai, geisha, castles, temples, cherry blossoms, bullet trains and more!
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Japrish – smokers etiquette at Harajuku JR station

The 8th photo in the Japrish photo compilation is from a poster we spotted at Harajuku JR station in Tokyo. This is just one section of the poster, stayed tune to Japrish to see the rest!
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Samurai statue in Tokyo Imperial Palace Gardens

Statue of the great samurai, Kusunoki Masashige. The photo is taken in the East Garden outside Tokyo’s Imperial Palace, and is one of many landmarks to be seen in and around the gardens.
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Why travel to Japan? Top 10 reasons to go and visit

Need reasons to go to Japan? This list will give you 10 reasons to visit Japan, and 10 great things to see and do when you travel Japan. Tokyo shopping, Japanese Cherry Blossom, robot dogs, electronic toilets, bullet trains, octopus balls, anime, manga and more…
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