Ancestor scrolls at Hie-jinja, Akasaka, Tokyo
Hie-jinja in the gloaming
Prayer banners on the stairway up to Hie-jinja
Hie-jinja's major attraction up close
Cityscape from a rooftop bar in Akasaka
Ah, that'll be a pork restaurant, then
Japan loves its chrysanthemum displays
More beautiful flowers in Shinjuku park
Me & Steve in Shinjuku park
My first taste of Japanese autumnal splendour
A very tranquil lake in Shinjuku park
The ubiquitous drinks vending machines
Massive entrance gate to Meiji-jingu park
Traditional wedding wear
Another wedding party at Meiji-jingu shrine
Meiji jingu again
Autumn half-light
More traditional clothes - or is it just Sunday best?
Fab grafitti (and stoned dancing) in Harajuku
The world's biggest pedestrian crossing in Shibuya
Glitzy shopping in Ginza
One of many tiny restaurants in Akasaka
Steve stoops to enter the eatery
Shinkansen, Bullet Train
Mini buddhas in the temple next door to Steve's flat
A mighty gingko stands outside the temple
So does a mighty lion
Tokyo can do fab autumns too
A carpet of gingko leaves
Double-decker inner city motorways: you've gotta love 'em!
Tokyo from Sky Deck on the Mori Building I: looking south
Tokyo from Sky Deck on the Mori Building II: looking southeast
Tokyo from Sky Deck on the Mori Building III: looking east
Tokyo from Sky Deck on the Mori Building IV: looking northeast
Tokyo from Sky Deck on the Mori Building V: looking north
More views of the port area
A close-up of Tokyo's very own Eiffel Tower duplicate
The imperial palace gardens
Looking west towards Mount Fuji
Akihabara, home of electronics, manga & geek chic
My first taste of sumo, at an outdoor bar
The Tokyo Metro - and not a "pusher" in sight!
