Much is made of modern, high-tech Tokyo, but at heart it’s a traditional, often old-fashioned city. And so when seen in a certain light, it can be difficult to know what decade, or sometimes even era, one is in.
Timeless kimono in timeless Tokyo
Tokyo real-life Mario Kart
Tokyo’s famously efficient train network is a great way to get around the capital, but to really see the city, it’s much better to navigate on foot. The perfect method to explore backstreets, alleyways, and all they have to offer. Plus, and perhaps more importantly, it offers the possibility of coming across one of the many surprises that Tokyo seems to continually offer. Like, for example, real-life Mario Kart.
A wonderfully silly sight that was sadly let down by the overly cautious and not in the least accurate way they took corners.
Tokyo’s never-ending train journeys?
Battered and bruised in Tokyo
Battered, bruised, but in spirit at least, not beaten.
Rural Japan women
Where they had come from and where they were going was a mystery, although the distances must have been considerable as there was little in the way of buildings apart from those in the background. But the incline, or indeed the cold, didn’t seem to be a concern, as they simply smiled, said hello, and then continued onwards.
