Articles by Omar
shinjuku skyline
Posted June 20, 2006 at 09:15 PM
These are (gray) photos of the Shinjuku skyline in Tokyo. Shinjuku is the skyscraper district in Tokyo centered around Shinjuku Station, the busiest train station in Japan and a major hub for the Tokyo subway as well. The skyscrapers include famous buildings such as the Tocho Building which houses the Tokyo Metropolitan Government [...]
harajuku street styles
Posted June 10, 2006 at 05:05 AM
Teenagers hanging out in Yoyogi Park near Harajuku Station in Tokyo. On weekends, young people converge on Harajuku generally and the park in particular to display their latest personal styles, spanning baby doll, Gothic, and punk. Harajuku represents the cradle of bleeding edge style for teens in Japan. On weekends, [...]
advertising museum
Posted May 23, 2006 at 04:43 AM
The Advertising Museum - Tokyo contains permanent exhibits that allow patrons to experience the evolution of Japanese advertising from the Edo period in the nineteen century to the present. All of the major media (other than Internet) are represented in the exhibits.
The Museum is located on floors B1 and B2 in the Caretta Shiodome, [...]
tsukiji fish market
Posted May 18, 2006 at 11:48 PM
The Tsukiji Fish Market is a wholesale fish market in Tokyo, right by the Shiodome. Business begins at 5:30 in the morning. Fish and other seafood are laid out and restaurant buyers converge to pick out their product for the day. By 7:30 am most business has been completed and housewives descend on the market to do their shopping with what's [...]
