Taking Shinkansen (Bullet Train) from Tokyo to Kyoto
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On Shinkansen
Taking time off to think about my life...
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Kyoto Train Station & Kyoto Tower
It is huge!
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OSAKA
Making a day-trip to the 2nd largest city in Japan
Umeda Sky Building
The most iconic building in Osaka
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Pretty Manhole Cover
Only in Japan
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Desserts
One of the yummiest Cream Puffs I ever tasted.
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Takeshi Kaneshiro, 金城武
Nice Poster, Bad Message
This is one of the few things I dislike about Japan - the availability of cigarettes through vending machines and cigarettes advertisement (keep sending the message that smoking is cool).
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Totally Elegant and Beautiful!
Poster promoting Nara
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Even the vending machine is competing for attention.
Japan is a very competitive society.
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Restaurant @ Dotombori
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Street of Dotombori
Full of neon and mechanized signages competing for attention.
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Cute
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Dotombori Canal
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Colourful Street!
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Dotombori by the Night
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The Glico sign has been there for ages!!!
It's so Iconic.
Sometimes i feel Japan is one walking conundrum. On one hand, the country is so vibrant and innovative; on the other, its been experiencing nearly 2 decades of deflation. The cost of living is still one of the highest globally, but I dun see people sagging or dressed in rags. I can only imagine, at the height of their prosperity in the 80s, the kind of optimism and confidence an average nihonjin would feel.
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