Smida River sunrise

Sunrise on Tokyo's Sumida River. The famous Tsukiji fish market is the brightly-lit complex at left. The nearest bridge is the Kachidoki ["shout of victory"] Bridge, erected in 1940 to commemorate the battle of Lushun during the Russo-Japanese War. [Note - the geolocation pin for this photo is way off - I placed it in the middle of the Pacific Ocean to force the Google Map to scale and center better. See the previous photo in this gallery for the real location of these photos.]

Tokyo Metropolitan Government office complex

Tokyo Metropolitan Government office complex

Tokyo Metropolitan Government office complex

Tokyo Metropolitan Government office complex

Sunrise on Tokyo's Sumida River. The famous Sukiji fish market is the brightly-lit complex at left. The nearest bridge is the Kachidoki ["shout of victory"] Bridge, erected in 1940 to commemorate the battle of Lushun during the Russo-Japanese War.

A fine summer evening descends on Tokyo. Looking eastward from Shibuya, the two tallest structures visible are the massive Roppongi Hills complex, opened in April 2003 [54 stories/238 meters high], and Tokyo Tower, completed in 1958 [333 meters high - the tallest man-made structure in Japan].

Tokyo Metropolitan Government office complex

Tokyo Metropolitan Government office complex

A blazing sun descends over Western Tokyo. In the foreground, blossoming cherry trees in Aoyama Cemetary, and beyond, the winged roof of the Tokyo National Gymnasium in Yoyogi. On the horizon lie the mountains of the Hakone area north of Mt. Fuji, which stands outside the left margin of this photo.

Tokyo Metropolitan Government office complex

Tokyo Metropolitan Government office complex