Great afternoon in Komazawa Koen

Haruka and me went to Komazawa Park located in Setagaya-Ku, one of the poshest Ku of Tokyo. It takes about 35 minutes by bicyle from Yoyogi-Uehara.

The proud master of huge massive dog, nevertheless very obeying but...

he doesn't seem to share the interest of the child.

Some talented BMX rider.

Fathers are resting while children are playing around.

A small tower made of concrete which remind me (from farer) a swimming pool in Geneva.

Haruka.

Self portrait.


Japanese youth enjoying football.




The pic is a little bit blur, that's a shame.

Highway hidding the blue sky.

Verticals and horizontals.


On the way back, we meet an old lady arguing her lazy dog and she noticed I was taking a photo, she advices us to go to this tower as the view was beautiful. The Carrot Tower. Funny name.

View from the 26th floor.

A woman gazing at the Mount Fuji.

From here, some night time photos on our way back.


Fast and furious.


Down to Yoyogi-Uehara station.

20 new photographies.

A sunny afternoon and warm evening around Shinjuku Gyoen and Meiji-Jingumae.

Easy effect on photoshop... anyway I quite like it.


Meiji-Jingumae crossroad by night.


Shiny Odakyu line.


Meiji-Jingumae traffic jam.

Tower near Shinjuku Gyoen.




I missed my set up on this pic... I wanted the blur on the wall and the clearness and the motorbike.


Japanese Youth playing base-ball in a park.

Here some pics of Tokyo staduim where the 1964 olympic games took place. Hope next time I can get inside to take more photos.

Okinawa

Okinawa, in the Ryukyu, the southern Japanese islands. I stayed there for week and enjoyed to discovered this place but a bit disappointed by the poor weather.



First day. As the weather wasn't that great, I went to Shuri Castle with Koba (guest house mate). Nice place but the visit doesn't worth 800 yen!! Especially if you can not read Japanese as almost all the explanation are in Japanese.

The throne of the old Okinawa King.

Tourist tour.


A walk in Naha, the capital of Okinawa. Located in the south, Naha is actually quite extended as the southern part is quite flat and the surrounding cities make a kind of a ugly conurbation with the capital.

The easiest way to move in Naha, the monorail.

The moonlight guest house. Very cheap and well located place with a very relax atmosphere.

Around the guest house.


Cape Kyan. The second day I went to the extreme south of Okinawa until Cape Kyan by bike. A stroll of about 40 kilometers under a warm sun... my arms still remember.

The coastal rocks. As sharp as the sharpest swiss knife. Ready to cut you at the first bad step.

Refresh yourself wherever you are.

The time stopped as this clock. The days must seem so long in this place...

Okinawa, the paradise!

Highway under construction.

One of the rare distraction I came across during my bike trip.

One of the Naha army base. 20 pourcent of Okinawa is occupied by US army base. Just too much!

The third day, I went to Manzamo by bus. One the west coast, Manzamo is a gorgeous place to have a walk.


A bright concorde in the Okinawan night.


Ayers Rock is actually in Okinawa!

The forth day I went to Kudaka. A tiny Island with a part of paradise. Unfortunately the weather wasn't so good. Located on the east coast, we can access there form Azama port. It takes 30 minutes.

My only bathe of the week :(




A proof of my presence in Kudaka.

Players wanted.

Out of order.

Live in the guest house. As very often around some delicious Japanese dishes and Okinawan beers, the Orion.

Last evening at the Kotobuki. Joji, the nurse, Biwa, Kaji, Yuko, Koba and Sayaka.

And eventually... back to Tokyo. The sun before the rain.