a photo album of hokkaido by joshua ong 72. transit @ tokyo

A Photo Album Of Hokkaido

by Joshua Ong72

Transit @ Tokyo

Met A Modern Samurai

Visited The Poor

Homeless

Street People

Sleeping On Cardboards

Empty Streets @ Midnight

@ 5.30 am The Next Morning

A Peaceful River

A Window Display

Reflecting Quiet Moments In Tokyo

Vacant Subways @ 5.45 am

But The Tsukiji Market Was Alive!

A Warning First: Watch As You Walk

Where Fishes Were Auctioned And Sold

All Eyes Were Upon The Frozen Goods!

Each Fish Was Marked & Tagged.

Each Tail Was Chopped For Testing & Tasting.

The People Checked The Tails

Examining Carefully With A Torchlight

Asking For Advice & Recommendation

The Auction In Process

These Fishes Were Sold.

Happy Buyers

Loading & Unloading Their Goods

The Fishes Defrost As The Time Went By.

Three Pricey Sea Creatures

Their Heads

And Their Tails

Cutting The Fish

With Electric Saw

Their Yummy Meat

Rows And Rows Of Seafood Stalls

Buying And Selling

Eels

Squids

Octopuses

Abalone

Shellfish

Crabs

Fish Roe

Cashier In Action

The Ice Man

Special Vehicles In The Market

Sushi Stalls In The Market

Early Morning Customers

Fruits & Vegetables Wholesalers

Sorting Out Mushrooms

Many Types Of Mushrooms

Very Very Expensive Mushrooms

Auctioning Vegetables & Fruits

All Transactions In Yen Only

Loads Of Fresh Fruits & Vegetables

Container Loaded With Goods

The Newspaper Company

Ueno Station Was Empty At 8 am.

Nobody Was Buying At This Hour.

Beer, Anyone?

Ueno – A Must Visit

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Saw Some Homeless People

Ueno Park!

Beautiful!

With Ancient Japanese Buildings

Against Trees And Greens

A Time To See Lotus Flowers Too

Sleeping Along A Streetwalk!

Asakusa

Shops & Shops

& More Shops

Along The Main Street

Full Of People

A Japanese Building

The Front Gate

A Japanese Man

Another Japanese Man

The Traditional Rickshaw

Logs Floating Along A Japanese River

Here They Come, There They Go!

A Golden Sculpture

Tokyo Train Station

Another Man Without A Home

A Businessman Taking A Break

Many Fountains Nearby

Tokyo Tower In Sight

Imperial Palace

Magnificent

A Strong Tower

Surrounded By Waterways

Beautiful To Behold

Safe & Still

With High Security Surround

The Gateway

Swans Swimming

Beautiful & Graceful

Office Buildings Nearby

It’s Time To Go Back To Kitami!

Praying “Thy Kingdom Come!”