Here are some photos taken recently, most of
them with my trusty Konika purchased in Akihabara, the "temple" of electronics
in Tokyo. I've kept the resolution down so that they shouldn't take too long to
download; please click on each picture to view it in full size. |
RECENT PERSONAL PICS IN JAPAN |
The "cordon bleu" at the cuisine, and yes Tagine can be prepared in as far away as
Japan |
At the Universal Studios Japan, during a trip to Osaka in August 2001 |
Though you get big titles in Japanese, foreign movies are subtitled |
Sipping a morning coffee at Doutor in Asakusa, and next to my apartment with my
old Nissan Silvia |
PICTURES OF TYPICAL MOROCCO |
Towns of Amazrou and Tamgrout in Daraa Valley, Ouarzazate |
A village in Ouarzazate and a courtyard of a traditional house |
Hands decorated with henna, the famous cosmetic dye; and the Guedra dance of the
Sahara |
A contrast view of the Atlas mountains overlooking Marrackech, and a view inside
the old Portugese fortress in El Jadida |
Carpets and rugs cover even the walls |
Mosques of Yaqub Al Mansour, Marrackech, and Hassan II, Casablanca |
PICTURES OF TYPICAL JAPAN |
The Nakamise street linking the Kaminari-mon gate the Shrine (right) in Asakusa,
Tokyo |
A pagoda in Asakusa shrine and another one in Nikko, Tochigi |
Koi fish in Asakusa shrine, and the big eel "shinkasen" |
In Yokohama, the entrance to China Town, and further south the Kamakura Daibutsu |
A Kendo lesson in Nikko and children in Nishinasuno during a festival parade |
Osaka Castle and a little girl in Kimono |
A karaoke parlor and commercials on giant screens in front of Shibuya station |
Night time agitation and neon lights in Shinjuku |