A New Tokyo Replaces the Old

Here are some pages of pictures to show how Tokyo has changed .. but stayed the same.

For you "Type A" personalities .. this takes a while to load because there are so many pics.  Might I suggest?
Chill out!  This is a leisurely stroll, not a race. Click on the photos framed in red to see a larger version.

 
Alley Cigarette store Escalator to trains

 
Udon (noodles) store Veggie store

 
 Ueno Park Cherry Blossoms Cherry Blossoms Cherry Blossoms

 
Festival vendors, when millions visit the parks to view the cherry blossoms .. and eat.

 
Vending machines are as densely populated as Tokyo.

 
Thirsty in Tokyo? Never fear, you are only a few steps away from one of the country's 20,000,000 vending machines. That's one machine for every six people in Japan!
Beer, "Pocari Sweat" (nice name for a sports drink!), cocktails, everything.

 
The Ginza On the Ginza

 
Asakusa Asakusa Asakusa

 
Asakusa Asakusa

 
 Even bridges are unique Buddha Canal

 
Bunraku Noh

 
Chofu today .. quite different .. everything is modern .. no trenches edging the roads

 

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