Seeing where you live through another's eyes is always interesting. I sometimes like walking through Brisbane with my 'tourist glasses' on just to see things a bit differently. It is the same when friends and family come to Tokyo. I'm rather used to being here and, as a resident, I have my 'go to' places...work, shops, parks etc; but rarely, these days, to the tourist venues.
So it happened today that one of my brothers and his friends are visiting Tokyo and surrounds for a week or so and that are staying at Asakusa for now, one of the main tourist spots and home to one of the largest and most popular temples in Tokyo. I haven't been here for some years. This was going to be interesting.
Their unit had a great view of the grounds and a perspective I've not seen.
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| Sun setting |
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| Sundown over the temple |
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| The view from up here |
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| Being watched over |
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| Going down |
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| The broader perspective |
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| Roof |
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| The top of the pagoda (currently under restoration) |
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| Last of the blossoms |
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| Monjayaki |
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| Almost ready |
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| Bokkeh streets |
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| By day, these streets are packed with visitors |
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| Well, a caricature or three |
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| The road to the temple |
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| At the first gate |
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| The protectors (look so different at night9 |
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| Roof detail |
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| Against the night sky |
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| As a shadow on the pagoda renovations |
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| By night |
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| By night light |
Later we eat and found a spot to have dinner, 'monjayaki', Tokyo's version of the 'okonomiyaki' that is becoming a familiar staple of the Australian Japanese food scene.
They're off to the coast for a few days and then they'll be back at the end of the week to continue their Tokyo adventures. It will be interesting to see what will be in store then.
[Camera : Lumix TZ-85, 5.53pm-8.23pm; 16 April 2017]
