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Japan — Tokyo

City, fish market and Japanese weddings

Japanese people at the Imperial Palace
The Japanese like to get in line and follow someone with a flag — the Imperial Palace grounds
Tokyo from above
Tokyo stretches more than 35 km towards the horizon — an impressive sight
The Imperial Palace in Tokyo
The Imperial Palace — this is as close as anyone can get to the area

Although most of Tokyo is very densely built, there are also large parks and green spaces. One of these parks is used for weddings and it is a beautiful, very ceremonial sight.

Japanese wedding in a Tokyo park
Japanese wedding in Yoyogi Park
The bride being prepared in Yoyogi Park
The bride is being made beautiful while the father and father-in-law look on. The family members are then positioned one by one. The entire photo session can easily take an hour — the actual photography is over in a few minutes. Yoyogi Park, 26/11-2011
The next couple waiting their turn
While the first bride and groom pose for pictures, the next couple waits patiently at a distance until it is their turn
Japanese wedding — bride in traditional dress
The calm before the storm — rush hour in Tokyo
The calm before the storm (pedestrian green light) — around 5,000 people waiting every time the lights change. Then on to the enormous fish market
Tokyo fish market
Tuna at Tsukiji fish market Tokyo
Many tons of tuna are sold every day — treated like gold when put on display
Tokyo fish market
Tokyo fish market — everything from the sea
Everything the sea offers is sold here — from large tuna to all varieties of small fish and shellfish
Danish guide in Tokyo
My guide for a single day in Tokyo — easy to spot because he is a full head taller than all the Japanese