the Land of Bob

The main Ginza shopping street. During the days at the weekend they close the road to traffic and cafes put tables, chairs and....

For the not so keen eyed amoung you, here is the afore mentioned tourist friendly pirate....

Both the swans (白鳥 - the characters mean "white" and "bird") and the fishermen were sharing their lake with pirates. Not only that, but tourist friendly pirates at that. A 40 minutes cruise from one tip of the lake to....

For those wandering how I was so close to the fishermen. Here is your answer. I was peddling around in one of this lovely swan-mobiles. Great fun....

There were many small fishing boats on the lake even though it was raining pretty heavily it didn't deter them. Some of the boats had some kind of navigation looking device which....

I recently took myself to Hakone and despite the awful weather it was nice to get out of Tokyo for a day and see some greenery, and some less....

After the wedding there is a prossession across the courtyard. The red umbrella is over the newly married couple, and the priests who lead them across....

The stomping grounds of the Japanese youth are slightly more formal than the....

The Rockabiliies had a new dance routine. It involved some excellent hand gestures and lots of....

An impressive rope routine involving four people constantly changing who was in the middle and....

Scary man walking around Yoyogi park area. People....

The balance these guys and girls have is incredible. They seem to move in slow motion when doing cartwheels....

This is the first time I've seen capoeira in Yoyogi park. There was a large event going on with what....

After the wedding procession the priests continue the ceremony until the final bow....

The details of the architecture at Meiji Shrine seem to all fit perfectly together, even across the main square....

"Kyoto, I command you!"... Sometimes we all get a little power hungry.

Kyomizadera in Kyoto. A platform with a famous view of Kyoto; I wonder how many....

Summer festival time means the yukatta are out in abundance. A lovely sight....

Attention to detail is definitely (in general) a Japanese person's forte. They've missed a spot here though.

A poser if ever there was one. Kyoto was full of little beasties, and although I didn't have my large macro....

Ryoanji temple in Kyoto. A great place to stop, relax and contemplate your....