22 March 2005

Tokyo

A few more observations on the streets of Tokyo...
canopied Honda Gyro rushes the food to its destination
A canopied Honda Gyro, with a gimbaled tray on the back for carrying things like noodles, rushes a delivery to its destination.
turntable parking garage
A compact parkade. You drive your car onto the turntable, it turns it around, you drive onto the lift, which transports your car into the interior of the parking lot.
cardboard recycler in Akihabara
A cardboard recycler pulls his cart through Akihabara.
policeman receives a call on his radio
A policeman receives a call on his radio.
D51 front at Akihabara Train Museum
The front of an old D51 steam locomotive on the front of the train museum in Akihabara. Leh and I tried to go here with our old friend George today, but unfortunately it was closed for the day. Apparently this museum will only be open for a few more months as there is a huge new one about to open out in Omiya.
nose of the original Shinkansen
The nose of the original Shinkansen on the front of the train museum. The last of these only went out of service in the last year or two.
Akihabara train lines
Elevated train tracks near Akihabara station.
small Honda electric bicycle
Electric bicycles were just being introduced when we left Japan a decade ago; now there are all kinds and the prices have come way down. This is a small one with a Honda electric motor - I don't know if Honda built the whole bike.
Kawasaki single
Small, single-cylinder motorcycles still have a following; this one by Kawasaki is a bit unusual for its underbore engine.
oden yatai in near Shinjuku south exit
An oden 'yatai' (cart for selling food on the street) near the south exit of Shinjuku Station; seeing things like this makes it almost seem like you are in Asia...