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| | Ohayo gozaimasu from Tokyo!
by Sarah Beetson | | Freelance artist and illustrator, Sarah Beetson recently visited Tokyo, the de facto capital of Japan and is home to over 35 million people. It has the largest metropolitan gross domestic product in the world for a city, and it has held the title of the world's most expensive city for a decade. Take a look at the Japanese capital through her eyes...
| | |  Geisha by Sarah Beetson
Geisha
Tokyo, Japan
Photo by Sarah Beetson
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| | | | |  Striking red by Sarah Beetson
Striking red
Tokyo, Japan
Photo by Sarah Beetson
| | | |  Atomic Bomb Dome by Sarah Beetson
Atomic Bomb Dome
Tokyo, Japan
Photo by Sarah Beetson
| | | |  Hiroshima Peace Memorial by Sarah Beetson
Hiroshima Peace Memorial
Tokyo, Japan
Photo by Sarah Beetson
| | | |  Temple by Sarah Beetson
Temple
Tokyo, Japan
Photo by Sarah Beetson
| | | |  Hanami in Hiroshima by Sarah Beetson
Hanami in Hiroshima
Tokyo, Japan
Photo by Sarah Beetson
| | | |  Kawaii by Sarah Beetson
Kawaii
Kawaii Japanese school kids who interviewed me in English for their project - they were so cute!
Tokyo, Japan
Photo by Sarah Beetson
| | | |  Cherry Blossom by Sarah Beetson
Cherry Blossom
Tokyo, Japan
Photo by Sarah Beetson
| | | |  Shibuya crossing at street level by Sarah Beetson
Shibuya crossing at street level
Tokyo, Japan
Photo by Sarah Beetson
| | | |  The Giant by Sarah Beetson
The Giant
Tokyo, Japan
Photo by Sarah Beetson
| | | |  Ma-tree-nomy by Sarah Beetson
Ma-tree-nomy
I think these trees had got married!
Tokyo, Japan
Photo by Sarah Beetson
| | | |  The Small Details by Sarah Beetson
The Small Details
Tokyo, Japan
Photo by Sarah Beetson
| | | |  Shibuya crossing by Sarah Beetson
Shibuya crossing
The one from the movie "Lost in Translation" - which has about 8 crossings and is pretty mad at rush hour in the rain with everyone walking into each other! I saw 1 woman get stranded in the middle as all the cars came rushing past! Much better viewed from Starbucks above.
Tokyo, Japan
Photo by Sarah Beetson
| | | |  Classic Design by Sarah Beetson
Classic Design
Tokyo, Japan
Photo by Sarah Beetson
| | | |  More lanterns by Sarah Beetson
More lanterns
Tokyo, Japan
Photo by Sarah Beetson
| | | |  Kill Bill by Sarah Beetson
Kill Bill
The restaurant that inspired Tarantino to create the set for the sword fighting scene in Kill Bill - you know the really gory one with the Japanese girl punk band?! Yummy tempura and nasu dengaku!
Tokyo, Japan
Photo by Sarah Beetson
| | | |  Downtown Hiroshima by Sarah Beetson
Downtown Hiroshima
Tokyo, Japan
Photo by Sarah Beetson
| | | |  Touching the sky by Sarah Beetson
Touching the sky
Tokyo, Japan
Photo by Sarah Beetson
| | | |  Lanterns by Sarah Beetson
Lanterns
Tokyo, Japan
Photo by Sarah Beetson
| | | |  The A-bomb dome by Sarah Beetson
The A-bomb dome
The only thing left after the 1945 atom bomb exploded 120m above it. It was a very sombre experience visiting the peace park, especially seeing all the photos and glass cabinets containing clothing worn by victims, etc, but incredibly inspiring the way the Japanese have dealt with it in such a peaceful way - you can buy "Hiroshima city of peace t-shirts" in the museum. The Americans and the Brits could learn a lot from them. I was also astounded to learn that the countries who currently possess the largest arsenals of nuclear weapons apart from Russia and India are - The UK, The USA and France!!!!!! Am I rather ignorant - or has something been 'kept' from us....?
Tokyo, Japan
By Sarah Beetson
| | | |  Japanese Arch by Sarah Beetson
Japanese Arch
Tokyo, Japan
Photo by Sarah Beetson
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