Japan

I was looking forward to take these real cool Mount Fuji photos, where you see the top of the mountain very clear, surrounded with a bit of snow and a bright blue sky. Unfortunately it happened that the mountain at the 5th station at about 2300 meters was completely foggy with heavy wind. It was no chance to see the peak. Nevertheless I took some photos at the observation platform. 🙂

• Camera: ILCE-7R
• Aperture: ƒ/8
• Shutter speed: 1/125s
• Focal length: 65mm
• ISO: 100

Tokyo is one of the most fascinating cities, the sheer size is unbelievable, you can enter the subway in the city, and drive for 1 hour, get out and you are in the city. Its an never ending flow of houses, streets, shops, hotels and skyscrapers, with some parks in between.

• Camera: ILCE-6000
• Aperture: ƒ/4
• Shutter speed: 1/60s
• Focal length: 10mm
• ISO: 640

This rollercoaster is not in the suburbs or peripherals, no, you can find it in the middle of Tokyo. From the top, you have a great view, but only for a short time, because it goes down very fast, it was a thrill ride  🙂

• Camera: ILCE-6000
• Aperture: ƒ/9
• Shutter speed: 1/250s
• Focal length: 17mm
• ISO: 100

Here a different view form this really nice Japanese garden middle in Tokyo.

• Camera: ILCE-7R
• Aperture: ƒ/9
• Shutter speed: 1/160s
• Focal length: 30mm
• ISO: 100

On my list of todos for Tokyo was visiting a Japanese garden or park. I took my iPad, googled, looked which subway to take and 40 minutes later I entered this beautiful and cultured park. It was a pleasure to walk around and have a look on those nice trees and green meadows, exactly what I expected  🙂

• Camera: ILCE-7R
• Focal length: 30mm
• ISO: 100

I cannot spell the name of this fast food store, but that really looks Japanese, the font, the styling, the layout… Since I hadn’t the time to try their products I only took a quick photo.

• Camera: ILCE-7R
• Aperture: ƒ/4
• Shutter speed: 1/60s
• Focal length: 24mm
• ISO: 500

I tried to visit as many locations in Tokyo as my time permitted. One of the stations was Tokyo dome which is a baseball stadium for the Japanese Yomiuri Giants.

• Camera: ILCE-6000
• Aperture: ƒ/4
• Shutter speed: 1/60s
• Focal length: 11mm
• ISO: 1600

From Tokyo Skytree you get an unbelievable view of the whole city from all directions. It is a never ending flow of streets, lights, houses and buildings until horizon is reached. It was very crowded at the picture windows because everyone wanted to get photos from this incredible views.

• Camera: ILCE-7R
• Aperture: ƒ/4
• Shutter speed: 1/60s
• Focal length: 24mm
• ISO: 2000

Some McDonalds in Tokyo got a really cool, modern design. Even some burgers are Japanese style, with wasabi and teriyaki sauce. It’s worth a try, really good and not expensive.

• Camera: ILCE-7R
• Aperture: ƒ/4
• Shutter speed: 1/60s
• Focal length: 24mm
• ISO: 1600

Mostly Japanese food is well prepared, artfully decorated and will be served in a delightful way. I couldn’t resist to snap food more often than planned  🙂

• Camera: ILCE-7R
• Aperture: ƒ/5.6
• Shutter speed: 1/125s
• Focal length: 24mm
• ISO: 100