Canon Japan Tour (Day 1) Tokyo
Hello, travelers. This is Kumi. I guided a Canon Australia's Japan tour for two weeks. Let me show you how we enjoyed the tour. This is about Day 1 in Tokyo.
Here is the very first group photo.
I didn't realize it at this point, but it's very easy to take group shots of photographers because they do know how to be seen. :)
We visited Shiodome first. This is a modern business district with a lot of cool buildings.
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3030.html
Then we visited Hamarikyu Gardens where samurai used to visit for duck hunting.
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3025.html
I was very surprised to see them using tripods during the day (I thought it was only for dark situations). Well, it was just the beginning. I learned a lot about photography during the tour.
This is my most favorite garden in Tokyo. If you have time, please visit Nakashima-no-ochaya, the teahouse in the middle of the pond.
http://teien.tokyo-park.or.jp/en/hama-rikyu/map.html
You can enjoy matcha, powdered green tea, here. You can enter the teahouse freely even if you don't have tea.
Hmm... What a peaceful place! I can't believe this is in one of the world's busiest city!
By the way, it's lovely to have photo friends.
We often talk about settings etc.
Our next stop was Yanaka. We arrived at Nippori station where we can look at many different trains.
Yanaka is popular because you can see very traditional Tokyo scapes like this.
This isn't exactly how we walked, but I picked up some places you could check out in Yanaka on the Google map.
Lunchtime!!! Of course, we take the food photos!
It's a very photogenic restaurant.
After lunch, we explored the area called Yanaka Ginza where you can see some cat statues...
These are the stairs called Yuuyake Dandan which means Sunset Stairs.
Then we took the Chiyoda Line from Sendagi to Meiji-jingumae.
Meiji Shrine was built in 1920. It is dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken.
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3002.html
Surprisingly, there weren't any trees here in 1915. It was just empty land. 110,000 volunteers supported the project to create the forest. If you'd like to see some old photos, please check out this page.
http://garadanikki.hatenablog.com/entry/20150711/1436623200
For the information in English, you can read this article.
https://www.japanfs.org/en/news/archives/news_id027807.html
The sake barrels are donated by sake companies and they are displayed for advertisement. The sake is used for some rituals etc. and the displayed barrels are empty, so don't try to steal them. :P
By the way, shrines are for Shinto and temples are for Buddism. Quite many Japanese believe in both, so if you count Shintoists and Buddhists, it will exceed our population!
On this day, we luckily encountered a family celebrating Shichi-Go-San.
After the Meiji Shrine, we went to Omotesando for some unique architectures.
FYI, I would recommend these places if you're interested in architecture.
For the details, this page will help.
http://japanology.org/2017/12/why-architecture-enthusiasts-will-go-crazy-for-omotesando/
Time to eat!! This is my favorite high-tech restaurant! You can order sushi with a screen in front of you, then sushi will come to you. It's cheap, tasty, and a lot of fun!!!
The tour doesn't end yet. We went to Magnet by Shibuya for the view.
https://www.gotokyo.org/en/spot/1690/
One of the tour members took an amazing photo from here. Here is his Instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BsaNX5vn9BV/
FYI, you're NOT allowed to use tripods here. :P
We took the photos of the intersection from an overpass as well.
At the end of the tour, we visited a sake tasting bar called Tsubo-no-Naka where you can try more than 70 different kinds of sake for 3,240 yen! You can bring in your own food. *It's a standing bar.
http://tsubo-no-naka.com/
Well, we did a lot for one day. You could spend two days on all these. We all got very tired at the end of the day, but it was a lot of fun to be with such enthusiastic photographers.
Here is the very first group photo.
I didn't realize it at this point, but it's very easy to take group shots of photographers because they do know how to be seen. :)
We visited Shiodome first. This is a modern business district with a lot of cool buildings.
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3030.html
Then we visited Hamarikyu Gardens where samurai used to visit for duck hunting.
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3025.html
I was very surprised to see them using tripods during the day (I thought it was only for dark situations). Well, it was just the beginning. I learned a lot about photography during the tour.
This is my most favorite garden in Tokyo. If you have time, please visit Nakashima-no-ochaya, the teahouse in the middle of the pond.
http://teien.tokyo-park.or.jp/en/hama-rikyu/map.html
You can enjoy matcha, powdered green tea, here. You can enter the teahouse freely even if you don't have tea.
Hmm... What a peaceful place! I can't believe this is in one of the world's busiest city!
By the way, it's lovely to have photo friends.
We often talk about settings etc.
Our next stop was Yanaka. We arrived at Nippori station where we can look at many different trains.
Yanaka is popular because you can see very traditional Tokyo scapes like this.
This isn't exactly how we walked, but I picked up some places you could check out in Yanaka on the Google map.
Lunchtime!!! Of course, we take the food photos!
It's a very photogenic restaurant.
After lunch, we explored the area called Yanaka Ginza where you can see some cat statues...
Cat items...
And real cats. Wow, he looks angry. Don't worry, I won't take your food.
These are the stairs called Yuuyake Dandan which means Sunset Stairs.
Then we took the Chiyoda Line from Sendagi to Meiji-jingumae.
Meiji Shrine was built in 1920. It is dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken.
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3002.html
Surprisingly, there weren't any trees here in 1915. It was just empty land. 110,000 volunteers supported the project to create the forest. If you'd like to see some old photos, please check out this page.
http://garadanikki.hatenablog.com/entry/20150711/1436623200
For the information in English, you can read this article.
https://www.japanfs.org/en/news/archives/news_id027807.html
The sake barrels are donated by sake companies and they are displayed for advertisement. The sake is used for some rituals etc. and the displayed barrels are empty, so don't try to steal them. :P
By the way, shrines are for Shinto and temples are for Buddism. Quite many Japanese believe in both, so if you count Shintoists and Buddhists, it will exceed our population!
On this day, we luckily encountered a family celebrating Shichi-Go-San.
After the Meiji Shrine, we went to Omotesando for some unique architectures.
FYI, I would recommend these places if you're interested in architecture.
For the details, this page will help.
http://japanology.org/2017/12/why-architecture-enthusiasts-will-go-crazy-for-omotesando/
Time to eat!! This is my favorite high-tech restaurant! You can order sushi with a screen in front of you, then sushi will come to you. It's cheap, tasty, and a lot of fun!!!
The tour doesn't end yet. We went to Magnet by Shibuya for the view.
https://www.gotokyo.org/en/spot/1690/
One of the tour members took an amazing photo from here. Here is his Instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BsaNX5vn9BV/
FYI, you're NOT allowed to use tripods here. :P
We took the photos of the intersection from an overpass as well.
http://tsubo-no-naka.com/
Well, we did a lot for one day. You could spend two days on all these. We all got very tired at the end of the day, but it was a lot of fun to be with such enthusiastic photographers.
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| @Brian Bell |
P.S. When you're with photographers, you need to think about how you look because they take your photos, too. :P
