Nature, environment, Icebergs. Polar and environmental photographer: Dave Walsh, Ireland
 |
|
The 200-metre high Sompo Japan Head Office in... |
 |
|
Robert Indiana's LOVE sculpture, at the I-Land... |
 |
|
Older man and younger woman crossing a street... |
 |
|
A train moves by at high speed while a middle... |
 |
|
Pachinko Players, Shinjuku, Tokyo. The noise... |
 |
|
Parade with shrine during 2008 Kanda Matsuri... |
 |
|
A French tourist waves for the cameras at the... |
 |
|
Parade with shrine during 2008 Kanda Matsuri... |
 |
|
Parade with shrine during 2008 Kanda Matsuri... |
![Irei no Izumi, Soul Comforting Spring is dedicated to those who died of thirst in battle situations. It's within the Yasukuni Shrine complex in Tokyo.....Yasukuni Shrine, originally named Tokyo Shokonsha was constructed in June 1869 by order of the Meiji Emperor to commemorate soldiers who had died in the Boshin War and had fought on the side of the Restoration. At that time it was one of several dozen such shrines built throughout Japan. In 1879, the shrine was renamed Yasukuni Jinja and became one of the principal shrines associated with State Shinto as well as the primary national shrine for commemorating Japan's war dead. The name Yasukuni, a quotation from Zuo Zhuan (a classical-era Chinese text), literally means "Pacifying the Nation" and was chosen by the Meiji Emperor.[8] The shrine has performed Shinto rites to house the kami (spirits) of all Japanese and former colonial subjects (Korean and Taiwanese) and civilians who died while participating in the nation's conflicts until the end of the US occupation of Japan in 1951...](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00003YHitTNBJfA/t/150/I00003YHitTNBJfA.jpg) |
|
Irei no Izumi, Soul Comforting Spring is... |
 |
|
Japanese couple on a Honda motorcycle, Tokyo -... |
 |
|
Shinjuku Station Reflection, Tokyo. The world's... |
 |
|
Yushima Seido located in the Yushima... |
 |
|
Scramble crossing at Hachiko Square Shibuya,... |
 |
|
View of the colourful lights of Kabukicho,... |
 |
|
Shibuya 109 Department Store, Tokyo, designed... |
 |
|
View of the colourful lights of Kabukicho,... |
 |
|
Vending Machines, Tokyo. Japan has the highest... |
 |
|
Shoppers in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, a busy... |
 |
|
Shunjuku's walls of advertising every building... |
![Editorial only: Yasukuni Shrine, originally named Tokyo Shokonsha was constructed in June 1869 by order of the Meiji Emperor to commemorate soldiers who had died in the Boshin War and had fought on the side of the Restoration. At that time it was one of several dozen such shrines built throughout Japan. In 1879, the shrine was renamed Yasukuni Jinja and became one of the principal shrines associated with State Shinto as well as the primary national shrine for commemorating Japan's war dead. The name Yasukuni, a quotation from Zuo Zhuan (a classical-era Chinese text), literally means "Pacifying the Nation" and was chosen by the Meiji Emperor.[8] The shrine has performed Shinto rites to house the kami (spirits) of all Japanese and former colonial subjects (Korean and Taiwanese) and civilians who died while participating in the nation's conflicts until the end of the US occupation of Japan in 1951..](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000e5L1SxzYkSo/t/150/I0000e5L1SxzYkSo.jpg) |
|
Editorial only: Yasukuni Shrine, originally... |
![Yasukuni Shrine, originally named Tokyo Shokonsha was constructed in June 1869 by order of the Meiji Emperor to commemorate soldiers who had died in the Boshin War and had fought on the side of the Restoration. At that time it was one of several dozen such shrines built throughout Japan. In 1879, the shrine was renamed Yasukuni Jinja and became one of the principal shrines associated with State Shinto as well as the primary national shrine for commemorating Japan's war dead. The name Yasukuni, a quotation from Zuo Zhuan (a classical-era Chinese text), literally means "Pacifying the Nation" and was chosen by the Meiji Emperor.[8] The shrine has performed Shinto rites to house the kami (spirits) of all Japanese and former colonial subjects (Korean and Taiwanese) and civilians who died while participating in the nation's conflicts until the end of the US occupation of Japan in 1951..](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000hX89I5udj4k/t/150/I0000hX89I5udj4k.jpg) |
|
Yasukuni Shrine, originally named Tokyo... |
 |
|
Two girls pass the giant lantern of the... |
 |
|
Warning sign on Tokyo Metro - Do your make up... |
 |
|
The storm of neon in Kabukicho is pretty as in... |
