I brought back many unforgettable experiences from my trip to Japan, long held desired that are now part of my passport, and memories of this places. And in those moments I lived, occupying a special place with people that I met, which were often just shooting chance encounters.
Each portrait paints a moment unique and unforgettable. Brushstrokes that are colourful and multifaceted as Japan and compelling as the destination. As always I will clarify, that my shots are not "professionals". These are photo's any traveler can achieve, with wonderful exotic cameras or just a simple handheld.
I was suprised by the variety and different ways of serving Japanese cuisine. Far from what little we know of it here. And the excellent service was a bonus that only made the dining experience even better. Here a waiter in a restaurant where we ate Kyoto "live" squid.
The contrast between tradition and modernity, always present and healthy living. Heres a passing high-speed train linking Tokyo Kyoto.
Here our beloved guide Ryoko, saying goodbye in Kyoto when we went to Tokyo. I think that was relieved when "this blogger woman" got on the train.
Japan is the future, today. In the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation Miraikan in Tokyo, we could see what awaits us. I present to ASIMO, the robot interacts with visitors: walking, playing soccer, tells jokes and even dancing moonwalker!
Daily life. The Tokyo Metro: massive, efficient, timely, impeccable, it's a good place to see a slice of the Japanese lives around you.
Metro employees are very friendly, but nobody speaks English. To buy a ticket from a machine is "mission impossible" and when you approach a booth you need to use make use of some sign language. But eventually we got our tickets.
Here is another example of he coexistence of two different worlds in Japan today. Will one ever understand the world that the other inhabits.
Centuries of tradition at a glance. A maiko of just 18, a few months of learning and a lot of nerves in her first appearance before the guests in a very special dinner. They say, that she has the classic, perfect beauty of a future geiko (geisha).
That same night, geiko Yachiho taught me one of their games and had fun for a while together.
Visiting Kiyomizu Dera Temple, you can bump into monks and tourists alike. In Kyoto.
The famous district of Akihabara, Tokyo, you find the manga / anime universe. In the corners you'll usually find girls touting coffee dressed as "sexy maidens" they tend not to like having their pictures taken.
Japan has been a incredible experience. Being in the thick of modernity and while witnessing traditions preserved, has been so enlightening. Almost as if on a wheel where everything spins around it, but the core remains the same. I will carry these memories, and treasure them.
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