Shibuya-ku is the name of the ward located in the East of Tokyo. Shibuya is the name of the a sub-area arround the JR Shibuya Station located in Shibuya-ku.
Largely a commercial and entertainment district, Shibuya has achieved great popularity among young people in the last 30 years. Shibuya is also famous for its intersection crossing, reportedly the world's busiest, which is located in front of Shibuya Station and uses a four-way stop to allow pedestrians to inundate the entire intersection.
Two photos showing the crowd close to the Japan Railway (JR) Shibuya station with a plethora of neon advertising signs and screens in the background were added under the refenrence #001-000333
3 views of the Nishi-Shinjuku district were added under the reference #001-000321:
- Nishi Shinjuku and Tocho (#001-000321.040)
- Nishi Shinjuku Skycrapers by night, urban landscape (#001-000321.041)
- Panoramic view of Nishi Shinjuku Skycrapers by night, urban landscape (#001-000321.042)
Shinjuku is one of the special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative centre as well as the location of one of Tokyo's largest public transport interchanges, Shinjuku Station. Shinjuku is home to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office, Tokyo's tallest building, where political and public administration of Tokyo takes place.
Noise & construction work site
Noise pollution is one of the environmental concern in Japan: the Japanese environmental noise regulation law impose the monitoring of noise levels on construction sites of importance, to preserve living environment and contribute to protection of the people's health (2 photos: #001-000341.001, #001-000341.002).
Do you know the 'New Akihabara' ? Akihabara district known many development during the last years, mainly with the "Akihabara Crossfield" project (Akihabara UDX and Daibiru). Two photos (#001-000341.012, #001-000341.014) were added. Additional photos are available on demand (Akihabara UDX complex).
4 photos were added under the reference #001-000341
The Edo Tokyo Museum is probably one of the most massive building in Tokyo. If you are interested in modern architecture, although the museum was founded in 1993 to preserve and host collections regarding the Edo-Tokyo period, this building designed by Kikutake architects will probably impress you with its "SF space ship" design...
3 photos were added under the reference #001-000012.
Image added: Edo Tokyo Museum (#001-000012.034)
Image added: Edo Tokyo Museum (#001-000012.035)
Image added: Edo Tokyo Museum (#001-000012.037)
he sight of the Minato Mirai 21 area and the Mount Fuji with laying down sun. Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan. The highest building is the Landmark Tower, the Japan's tallest skyscraper with 296m (in comparaison, the Eiffel Tower is 320m tall).
Minato Mirai 21 area is a relatively recent urban development in Yokohama (construction started in 1983) built mainly on reclaimed land and some areas still currently under construction (November 2006).
The photos were taken from the Skywalk observatory located under the Yokohama Bay Bridge.
Four images were added under the reference #001-000080. More image are availbale on demand. File size from 30 to 50Mb
2 photos were added under the reference #001-000054 (People and street scenes).
Image added: Akiba (#001-000054.004) - Young man walking while telephoning on Chuo-dori, Akihabara
Image added: Mobile communication (#001-000054.005) - 1 man and two women seated inside a subway train concentrate their attention on their mobile phones.
5 photos of the MAX (Max (Multi Amenity Express) double-deck Shinkansen (E4 Series), one of the Japanese high speed train, were added under the reference #001-000129. The train is very large, roomy and confortable in comparaison to the French two-levels TGV.
Image added: Max Shinkansen (#001-000129.019)
Image added: Max Shinkansen (#001-000129.020)
Image added: Max Shinkansen (#001-000129.021)
Image added: Max Shinkansen (#001-000129.022)
Image added: Max Shinkansen (#001-000129.024)
Harajuku, just north of Shibuya ward (Shibuya-ku), became famous in the 1990's due to the large numbers of street performers and wildly dressed teens who gathered there on Sunday when the streets were closed to traffic. Punk style, visual kei, rockabilly dancers, performers and cosplay (costume player) meet on Sundays near the Yoyogi and Meiji Shrine Park entrances offering a firework of colors and styles.
8 images were added under the reference #001-000071.
The new Iceberg Building in Harajuku, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo in its final construction phase. The zig-zagging futuristic facade of this building designed by British-born architect Benjamin Warner (CDI Aoyama) has a complex geometry which reflects light from all angles. Here under advanced construction, the building will host the new Audi forum.
4 photos were added under the reference #001-000200.
Additional photos are available on demand
Image added: Iceberg Building (001-000200.001.jpg)
Image added: Iceberg Building (001-000200.002.jpg)
Image added: Iceberg Building (001-000200.003.jpg)
Image added: Iceberg Building (001-000200.004.jpg)
Plutôt que de faire un choix définitif entre une version "noir et blanc" et une version "couleurs", j'ai finalement décidé de décliner une sélection de photographies faites au Mont Takao à l'occasion de "Momiji Matsuri" en noir et blanc et de proposer deux visions d'un même lieu en recombinant, en ajoutant ou en enlevant certaines photographies, plutôt que de les opposer.
Il ne s'agit pas d'une simple conversion en "niveaux de gris" mais d'images retravaillées. Afin d'éviter la "redondance visuelle" avec la version "couleurs", les versions "noir et blanc" n'ont pas été intégrées dans la banque d'image JPDN.NET.
Le Japon vit au rythme de la nature et la célébration des changements de saisons rythme la vie des japonais. Que se soit au printemps (Hanami) ou à l'automne (Momijigari).
Au Japon, Momijigari, littérallement "la chasse aux feuilles d'erable" est à l'automne ce qu'Hanami est au printemps. Momiji signnifie "feuille rouge" et kari "chasse".
Inutile donc de s'étonner de l'apparation des couleurs et des formes de l'automne sur les affiches publicitaire d'un quai de la ligne Yamanote à Tokyo, de la mise en circulation d'une Kirin (*) version automne, ou de l'apparition sur un écran LCD d'une carte indiquant les changements de couleurs en fonction des régions...
(*) L'une des principales marque de bière japonaise avec Asahi, Ebisu et Sapporo.
6 images of the futuristic water-bus "Himiko" progressing on the Sumida river (Sumida-gawa) and at Asakusa pier were added under the reference #001-000183.
