Eiffel Tower, only more effective
27 February 2001 | ||
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| The Tokyo Tower is build after the Eiffel Tower... However, as our guides were eager to point out they made the construction process much more efficient and used less materials... Now if they could build it pocket-sized, too, with all the features of its European competitor.... | ||
Over Tokyo
27 February 2001 | ||
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| Me in a suit after I missed my business meeting and ended up with a free couple of hours, which I spent going up the Tokyo Tower.... | ||
Sunset over Tokyo
27 February 2001 | ||
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| The sun setting over Tokyo.... I am really fascinated by this city... Would love to try living there for a couple of years.... | ||
Night wakes up....
27 February 2001 | ||
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| Tokyo's night lights awaking and shining through the haze.... | ||
It rules the Landscape....
27 February 2001 | ||
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| Mount Fuji red in the sunset and in the distance seen from Tokyo..... | ||
Nightlife in Tokyo
2 March 2001 | ||
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| Roppongi getting flooded by Taxis.... The Japanese work hard, but they also play hard... Had a fantastic evening out that night.... | ||
Gaijin Bar
2 March 2001 | ||
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| One of the bars we visited and there were about three different strobes set off during making this photo. | ||
Consumer Electronics Gathering
3 March 2001 | ||
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| CE Caucus!!! Sony, Philips and Matsushita! Everybody must be drinking to stay inside Gaspanic! | ||
SDMI Barhopping
3 March 2001 | ||
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| Some CE representatives (and one Phase 2 proponent) in the streets of Tokyo at 2:30am going to get more cash.... | ||
Hotel Okura
3 December 2001 | ||
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| In many Japanese hotel you are welcomed with a piece of Origami.... This hotel in Tokyo was fantastic, even if very expensive.... Lunch in one of the restaurants was around 150 USD.... | ||
Tokyo Tower at night
4 December 2001 | ||
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| Looks just like the Eiffel Tower.... | ||
No! Guns
5 December 2001 | ||
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| These strange advertisements appeared all over Tokyo... This time at Shinbashi station.... Part of an anti-gun campaign that I still need to understand... I didn't know Japan had a gun problem? | ||
Shabu-shabu
5 December 2001 | ||
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| Meeting up with Markus from my school in Germany... Hadn't seen him for ages... He now lives in Tokyo with his wife Eiko and son Niels.... | ||
City lights of Tokyo
5 December 2001 | ||
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| Some reflections of Tokyo city lights.... | ||
Trashmaker
5 December 2001 | ||
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| A Japanese McDonalds after closing up... Incredible amount of trash for Japanese proportions.... | ||
Rainy Season
16 May 2004 | ||
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| It was rainy season again in Japan.... | ||
Jon!
16 May 2004 | ||
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| Jon has been in Tokyo for a short-term assignment. We met up, wandered the city and then headed into Tokyo nightlife... | ||
Tokyo
21 December 2005 | ||
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| Finally back in Japan! This time two days before Xmas with a cold... Kenichi showed me around some interesting places.... | ||
Tokyo International Forum
21 December 2005 | ||
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| Amazing Architecture... | ||
Ship Structure
21 December 2005 | ||
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Ship Bones
21 December 2005 | ||
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Erdinger
21 December 2005 | ||
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| I don't like that beer, but it was still cool to see it being served in Japan... | ||
Kenichi
22 December 2005 | ||
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| ...like seemingly everyone this year, he got married, too! | ||
Shinagawa View
25 July 2006 | ||
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Sake selection
26 July 2006 | ||
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| ...all have very different tastes.... | ||
Almost midnight....
26 July 2006 | ||
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| And Shinagawa is still very busy... | ||
Shinagawa station
26 July 2006 | ||
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| From the Prince Hotel.... | ||
Roppongi Tower in the distance....
26 July 2006 | ||
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Kusunoki Masashige
28 September 2007 | ||
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| A statue of the legendary Samurai who became the patron of the Kamikaze soldiers during WW2. | ||
Behind this...
28 September 2007 | ||
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| ...is where the Emperor lives.... | ||
Tokyo Skyline
28 September 2007 | ||
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| With the Roppongi Tower. | ||
Emperor's Palace
28 September 2007 | ||
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| High security all around... | ||
Swans
28 September 2007 | ||
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One swan
28 September 2007 | ||
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Tokyo Station
28 September 2007 | ||
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| A great old Victorian style building! | ||
Blue Sky
28 September 2007 | ||
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| With some tall buildings... | ||
Tokyo International Forum
28 September 2007 | ||
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| With its famous ship architecture.... | ||
Dinner 5: Korean BBQ
2 October 2007 | ||
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| Kenken took me and my colleague from Singapore to a fantastic Korean BBQ restaurant! | ||
Korean BBQ
2 October 2007 | ||
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| This is most amazing! With horseradish! | ||
Korean BBQ - With horseradish
2 October 2007 | ||
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| Wrap them up and eat them with some Soy! | ||
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