Japan Trip 2014 Tokyo Akihabara Zigzag walking Back and forth on the Chūō-dōri Pedestrian zone
Akihabara
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Akihabara (秋葉原) is a district in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan. The name Akihabara is a shortening of Akibagahara (秋葉が原, autumn leaf field), which ultimately comes from Akiba (アキバ), named after a fire-controlling deity for a firefighting shrine built after the area was destroyed by a fire in 1869.
Akihabara gained the nickname Akihabara Electric Town (秋葉原電気街 Akihabara Denki Gai) shortly after World War II for being a major shopping center for household electronic goods and the post-war black market. Nowadays, Akihabara is considered by many to be an otaku cultural center and a shopping district for video games, anime, manga, and computer goods. Icons from popular anime and manga are displayed prominently on the shops in the area, and numerous maid cafés are found throughout the district.
Pedestrian zone
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Pedestrian zones (also known as auto-free zones and car-free zones, and as pedestrian precincts in British English) are areas of a city or town reserved for pedestrian-only use and in which some or all automobile traffic may be prohibited. They are instituted by communities who feel that it is desirable to have pedestrian-only areas. Converting a street or an area to pedestrian-only use is called pedestrianisation.
Pedestrian zones have a great variety of attitudes or rules towards human-powered vehicles such as bicycles, inline skates, skateboards and kick scooters. Some have a total ban on anything with wheels, others ban certain categories, others segregate the human-powered wheels from foot traffic, and others still have no rules at all. Many of Middle Eastern casbas have no wheeled traffic, but use donkey-driven or hand-driven carts for freight transport.
Europe
The term pedestrianised zone is used in British English, and most other European countries use a similar term (French: zone piétonne, German: Fußgängerzone, Spanish: zona peatonal, Italian: area pedonale).
The first purpose-built pedestrian street in Europe is the Lijnbaan in Rotterdam, opened in 1953. The first pedestrianised shopping centre in the United Kingdom was in Stevenage in 1959.
A large number of European towns and cities have made part of their centres car-free since the early 1960s. These are often accompanied by car parks on the edge of the pedestrianised zone, and, in the larger cases, park and ride schemes. Central Copenhagen is one of the largest and oldest: It was converted from car traffic into pedestrian zone in 1962 on November 17 as an experiment and is centered on Strøget, a pedestrian shopping street, which is in fact not a single street but a series of interconnected avenues which create a very large pedestrian zone, although it is crossed in places by streets with vehicular traffic. Most of these zones allow delivery trucks to service the businesses located there during the early morning, and street-cleaning vehicles will usually go through these streets after most shops have closed for the night.
Japan Trip 2014 Tokyo Cycling & Walking Shinjuku-dōri Meiji-dōri Yasukuni-dōri
Shinjuku, Tokyo
Shinjuku (新宿区 Shinjuku-ku?, New Lodge) is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the busiest train station in the world (Shinjuku Station) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration centre for the government of Tokyo. As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 312,418 and a population density of 17,140 people per km². The total area is 18.23 km².
Geography and neighborhoods
Shinjuku is surrounded by Chiyoda to the east; Bunkyo and Toshima to the north; Nakano to the west, and Shibuya and Minato to the south.
The current city of Shinjuku grew out of several separate towns and villages, which have retained some distinctions despite growing together as part of the Tokyo metropolis.
East Shinjuku: The area east of Shinjuku Station and surrounding Shinjuku-sanchome Station, historically known as Naito-Shinjuku, houses the city hall and the flagship Isetan department store, as well as several smaller areas of interest:
Kabukichō: Tokyo's best-known red-light district, renowned for its variety of bars, restaurants, and sex-related establishments.
Golden Gai: An area of tiny shanty-style bars and clubs. Musicians, artists, journalists, actors and directors gather here, and the ramshackle walls of the bars are literally plastered with film posters.
Shinjuku Gyoen: A large park, 58.3 hectares, 3.5 km in circumference, blending Japanese traditional, English Landscape and French Formal style gardens.
Shinjuku Ni-chōme: Tokyo's best-known gay district.
Nishi-Shinjuku: The area west of Shinjuku Station, historically known as Yodobashi, is home to Tokyo's largest concentration of skyscrapers. Several of the tallest buildings in Tokyo are located in this area, including the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, KDDI Building and Park Tower.
Ochiai: The northwestern corner of Shinjuku, extending to the area around Ochiai-minami-nagasaki Station and the south side of Mejiro Station, is largely residential with a small business district around Nakai Station.
Ōkubo: The area surrounding Okubo Station, Shin-Okubo Station and Higashi-Shinjuku Station is best known as Tokyo's historic ethnic Korean neighborhood.
Totsuka: The northern portion of Shinjuku surrounding Takadanobaba Station and Waseda University. The Takadanobaba area is a major residential and nightlife area for students, as well as a commuter hub.
Ushigome: A largely residential area in the eastern portion of the city.
Ichigaya: A commercial area in eastern Shinjuku, site of the Ministry of Defense.
Kagurazaka: A hill descending to the Iidabashi Station area, once one of Tokyo's last remaining hanamachi or geisha districts, and currently known for hosting a sizable French community.[4]
Yotsuya: An upscale residential and commercial district in the southeast corner of Shinjuku. The Arakichō area is well known for its many small restaurants, bars, and izakaya.
Shinjuku is often popularly understood to mean the entire area surrounding Shinjuku Station, but the Shinjuku Southern Terrace complex and the areas to the west of the station and south of Kōshū Kaidō are part of the Yoyogi district of the city of Shibuya.
Naturally, most of Shinjuku is occupied by the Yodobashi Plateau, the most elevated portion of which extends through most of the Shinjuku Station area. The Kanda River runs through the Ochiai and Totsuka areas near sea level, but the Toshima Plateau also builds elevation in the northern extremities of Totsuka and Ochiai. The highest point in Shinjuku is Hakone-san in Toyama Park, 44.6 m above sea level.
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Tokyo Station Stroll - (111115)
Walking around inside Tokyo Station.
Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
有楽町 有楽町朝日ギャラリーの男子トイレ Yurakucho Asahi gallery of men's toilet
撮影日 2016年02月26日
有楽町朝日ギャラリーの男子トイレです。
レバー式
ウォシュレット 有
トイレの住所は、東京都千代田区有楽町2-5-1 有楽町マリオン11Fです。
撮影機種 コンパクトデジタルカメラ Ｃａｎｏｎ SX600HS
Shooting date is February 26, 2016 and Yurakucho Asahi gallery of men's toilet. Lever-bidet Yu toilet address is, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Yurakucho 2-5-1 Yurakucho Marion 11F. Shooting model compact digital camera Canon SX600HS
拍摄日期是2016年2月26日与朝日有乐町男子厕所画廊。杠杆浴盆宇厕所地址，千代田区，东京有乐町2-5-1有乐町马里昂11F。拍摄模式的紧凑型数码相机佳能SX600HS
शूटिंग की तारीख 26 फ़रवरी 2016 और Yurakucho असाही पुरुषों के शौचालय की गैलरी है। लीवर bidet यू शौचालय का पता Chiyoda-ku, टोक्यो Yurakucho 2-5-1 Yurakucho मैरियन 11F है। शूटिंग मॉडल कॉम्पैक्ट डिजिटल कैमरा कैनन SX600HS
La fecha de disparo es 26 de Febrero de 2016, y Yurakucho Asahi galería de tocador de los hombres. Palanca-bidé dirección de aseo Yu es, Chiyoda-ku, Tokio Yurakucho 2-5-1 Yurakucho Marion 11F. Fotomodelo cámara digital Canon SX600HS
Дата съемки 26 февраля 2016 года и Yurakucho Асахи галерея мужской туалет. Левер-биде Ю. туалет адрес, Chiyoda-ку, Токио Yurakucho 2-5-1 Yurakucho Марион 11F. Съемка модели компактный цифровой фотоаппарат Canon SX600HS
Date de prise de vue est de 26 Février 2016 et Yurakucho Asahi galerie de toilettes des hommes. Levier-bidet Yu adresse de toilette est, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Yurakucho 2-5-1 Yurakucho Marion 11F. Modèle de tournage appareil photo numérique compact Canon SX600HS
تاريخ اطلاق النار هو 26 فبراير 2016 وYurakucho اساهي معرض للمرحاض الرجال. رافعة بيديت يو عنوان المرحاض، شيودا-كو، طوكيو Yurakucho 2-5-1 Yurakucho ماريون 11F. نموذج اطلاق النار المدمجة كاميرا رقمية كانون SX600HS
Tiro data é 26 de fevereiro de 2016 e Yurakucho Asahi galeria de lavabo dos homens. Lever-bidé Yu endereço banheiro é, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Yurakucho 2-5-1 Yurakucho Marion 11F. Modelo de rodagem compacta câmera digital Canon SX600HS
Tarikh penangkapan adalah 26 Februari 2016 dan Yurakucho Asahi galeri tandas lelaki. Lever-bidet Yu alamat tandas, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Yurakucho 2-5-1 Yurakucho Marion 11F. Model Menembak padat kamera digital Canon SX600HS
শুটিং তারিখ 26 ফেব্রুয়ারি, 2016 এবং Yurakucho আসাহি পুরুষদের টয়লেট গ্যালারি হয়. লিভার-bidet ইয়ু টয়লেট ঠিকানা Chiyoda-ku, টোকিও Yurakucho 2-5-1 Yurakucho ম্যারিয়ন 11F হয়. শুটিং মডেল কম্প্যাক্ট ডিজিটাল ক্যামেরা ক্যানন SX600HS