Soul of the Garden
Images of Japan: Glimpses of Tokyo
Tokyo is, of course, an enormous city and during our brief stay we only experienced a very small portion of its varied sights. Most of the images below come from a day spent in the Asakusa district, famous for the Senso-ji Temple complex, busy streets, and shopping arcades.
The five story pagoda of the Senso-ji temple.
A planting bed in Senso-ji with azaleas and a boulder.
A wider view.
Banners lining a street.
The pagoda again with carp banners.
In the main building of the temple complex.
Senso-ji.
A couple posing for their wedding photos.
Temple cats.
Another view.
Purifying ritual.
A shopping arcade that leads from the metro station to the temple.
A Shinto procession through the arcade...
...continued.
Victor in the Ginza district.
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