Here are some really cool structures in Japan.
In downtown Tokyo, this building may be one of the most photographed by visitors. It's the Ebisu building right on the banks of the Sumida River. Ebisu makes beer, so the gold represents the beer and the white on top of the building represents the foam. The sperm-like gold thingie? I have no idea.
Karaoke! Can you image seven floors of karaoke? But in Japan, it's different. Here, you sing in front of a whole club. In Japan, you rent a room and sing with your friends. There's also a restaurant in this place.
As the arts writer of the Ledger-Enquirer, you'd think I'd have gone to see a play or two or gone to a museum. Nope. But I did take this picture of a theater in Kyoto. My cousin says there is Kabuki theater there, as well as some shows featuring geishas.
This is the Kyoto Tower, not to be confused with the Tokyo Tower. This one isn't as tall. And there's a hotel attached to it. Cheryl took this from Kiyomizu, one of the temples that we visited.
In many people's minds, a torii means Japan. This one is in Nikko.
It was raining in Nikko, but Cheryl took this beautiful picture of this pagoda.
Another one of Cheryl's photos. This one is the pagoda in Asakusa, a district in Tokyo. This one just may be the most photographed pagoda in Japan.
In Japan, this bridge is famous. It's been in paintings, movies and every visitor to Nikko has photographed it, including Cheryl. I was on the wrong side of the van.
This pretty bridge is Edo Mura in Nikko, which is kind of like a Japanese Westville. It depicts the Edo era of the 1800s. The English translation of Edo Mura is Edo Wonderland.
This is a police station in Chiba. Whenever you see the word, "Koban," you can go there for help. But finding someone who speaks English might be a problem.
In downtown Tokyo, this building may be one of the most photographed by visitors. It's the Ebisu building right on the banks of the Sumida River. Ebisu makes beer, so the gold represents the beer and the white on top of the building represents the foam. The sperm-like gold thingie? I have no idea.
Karaoke! Can you image seven floors of karaoke? But in Japan, it's different. Here, you sing in front of a whole club. In Japan, you rent a room and sing with your friends. There's also a restaurant in this place.
As the arts writer of the Ledger-Enquirer, you'd think I'd have gone to see a play or two or gone to a museum. Nope. But I did take this picture of a theater in Kyoto. My cousin says there is Kabuki theater there, as well as some shows featuring geishas.
This is the Kyoto Tower, not to be confused with the Tokyo Tower. This one isn't as tall. And there's a hotel attached to it. Cheryl took this from Kiyomizu, one of the temples that we visited.
In many people's minds, a torii means Japan. This one is in Nikko.
It was raining in Nikko, but Cheryl took this beautiful picture of this pagoda.
Another one of Cheryl's photos. This one is the pagoda in Asakusa, a district in Tokyo. This one just may be the most photographed pagoda in Japan.
In Japan, this bridge is famous. It's been in paintings, movies and every visitor to Nikko has photographed it, including Cheryl. I was on the wrong side of the van.
This pretty bridge is Edo Mura in Nikko, which is kind of like a Japanese Westville. It depicts the Edo era of the 1800s. The English translation of Edo Mura is Edo Wonderland.
This is a police station in Chiba. Whenever you see the word, "Koban," you can go there for help. But finding someone who speaks English might be a problem.
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