Tokyo, Japan: 27-28 September 2003

Photographs by Neil Mishalov

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Saturday, 27 September, 7:20 A.M. On an early mornig jog around the Asakusa district. A buddhist temple	A canal leading to the Sumida River	A party boat

Going out to do some fishing	A restaurant window display	A quiet Saturday morning

A quiet Saturday morning	A nice garden	A nice garden

A view of the Senso-ji temple	Mr. Hidenori Machida. Thanks to Ms. Hae Kyung Kim, I met Hidenori while I was in Tokyo. Today we are going to tour parts of Tokyo that most foreigners don't get a chance to see...how exciting!	Taking the train to Shibamata

We transfered at the Keisei-Takasago station	Train station employee	Heading to Shibamata

Shibamata. Mr. Hidenori Machida next to a bronze statue of "Mr. Torajiro." Mr. Torajiro was a very popular movie character played by Kiyoshi Atsumi (1929-1996) from 1968 to 1996. Shibamata was the home base of his movie series "Being a man is not easy. (Otoko wa tsurai yo)"	Neil Mishalov posing with a local character in front of the Mr. Torajiro statue. All the Mr. Torajiro movies were written and directed by Yoji Yamada	Shibamata. Making pasteries

Shibamata-taishakuten. A well know buddhist temple	The Edogawa River is adjacent to Shibamata	A grandfather and grandson on a bicycle excursion

Shibamata	On the Toden-Arakawa train line. We are going from Machiya to Sugamo	A stop on the Toden-Arakawa train line

Sugamo shopping district	A rice shop	A lottery parlor

A garden supply shop	A clothing shop	Checking out the sale items

Mr. Hidenori Machida in Sugamo. We are having a lot of fun	A noodle shop. We had lunch here	Sugamo shopping district

Sugamo train station. We are going to the main Tokyo train station and the grounds of the Japanese Imperial Palace	Main Tokyo train station	A curious sight. An old buildings exterior, but with a modern building constructed within the old exterior

The grounds of the Japanese Imperial Palace	The grounds of the Japanese Imperial Palace	The grounds of the Japanese Imperial Palace. Ancient walls and Samurai living quarters

The grounds of the Japanese Imperial Palace	The grounds of the Japanese Imperial Palace	The grounds of the Japanese Imperial Palace

The grounds of the Japanese Imperial Palace	Tokyo Tower. Construction was completed in 1958. It is 333 meters tall; 13 meters taller than the Eiffel tower	The main observatory is at 150 meters; the special observatory is at 250 meters

View from the main observatory, located150 meters above the ground.	View from the main observatory, located150 meters above the ground.	View from the main observatory, located150 meters above the ground.

View from the main observatory, located150 meters above the ground.	A monk ringing the cast brass bell at a temple near the Tokyo Tower	A robata fast food restaurant in the Hamamatsucho district

The Nihombashi at night	Takashimaya store, a well know shopping location	A restaurant on the Nihombashi. After exploring Tokyo for almost 12 hours, Hidenori and I had sashimi for dinner and said farewell to one another

Sunday, 28 September, 6:22 A.M. On an early mornig jog along the banks of the Sumida River. There were more than 100 of these simple housing structures	These men are down on their luck	The banks of the Sumida River

The Sumida River and the Asakusa district	The Ueno district. Hidenori suggested that I visit the Tokyo National Museum in Ueno-koen park. I took his suggestion.	Gosh I like this little car! A Nissan Cube.

A temple in Ueno-koen park	Tokyo National Museum, the Toyokan building	Tokyo National Museum, the Honkan building

Tokyo National Museum, the Hyokeikan building	The main stairway in the Honkan building	A little person waiting for some lunch

A pedestrian walkway in downtown Ueno	Ueno	Asakusa

Two women who are vey fond of pigeons!	Senso-ji temple, Asakusa	A food stall in Asakusa. I'm about to head to Narita airport for my 5:30 P.M. flight to Seoul/Inchon International Airport