Shibuya Crossing

October 18, 2009 by · 5 Comments
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The Shibuya Crossing, hailed as the busiest pedestrian crossing in the world, is the famous intersection located in front of the Shibuya Station Hachikō exit.

When the lights turn red at this busy crossing vehicles stop in all directions allowing pedestrians to billow across the teeming junction.

Shibuya Crossing

Shibuya Crossing

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Umeda Sky Building

August 29, 2009 by · 7 Comments
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The Floating Garden Observatory connects the two towers that comprise Osaka’s Umeda Sky Building. We had a fantastic view from the window of our hotel room at The Westin Osaka that lured us to the top of this building.

Umeda Sky Building

Umeda Sky Building

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Unforgiving Fuji

August 22, 2009 by · 15 Comments
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There is an old Japanese saying, “He who never climbs Mount Fuji is a fool, and he who climbs twice is twice the fool”.

A few years back I managed to get myself outside Tokyo and headed to the countryside intent on climbing Mt. Fuji, the tallest and most famous mountain in Japan. Accompanied by a few mates we set out to take on Japan’s greatest mountain.

Mount Fuji, Japan

Mount Fuji, Japan (image credit: webshots)

We planned a night-time ascent, starting the journey at around 9.00pm from the Fifth Station with a goal to get to the top in time to watch the sun rise, which was said to be around 4.53am. The summit of Mount Fuji has an elevation of 3,776 metres above sea-level.

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