Japan tur-retur

Jeg har ikke været særlig meddelsom her på det sidste. Da jeg har haft nogle problemer med interfacet på min blog, og GOOGLE HAR IKKE VÆRET SÆRLIG HJÆLPSOM, men nu er det lykkedes mig at fikse det meste.

Så her kommer en kort up-date fra en hektisk uge i en fascinerende storby.

Vi boede i Yamanchi Hemslöjds gæstelejlighed i Aoyama-distriktet, hvor puderne fra Haandarbejdets Fremme’s 90 års jubilæumskonkurrence var udstillet.

Klar til receptionen i Mimosa Gallery, før gæsterne ankommer.

Yamanashi Henslöjd er et lille stykke Skandinavien midt i Tokyo, Der forhandler håndarbejdes materialer og skandinavisk kunsthåndværk, blandt andet samearmbånd og barkflettede kurve.

Asakusa Sensoji-tempel i den gamle bydel Shitamachi.

Klar til sightseeing i ved Shibuya ved Hachiko statue.

 

Derefter går turen til Omotesando i Harajuku-området og gaden Takeshita Dori.

Meiji Jingu er en Shinto helligdom, der ligger i en mørk park hvor stilheden nærmest virker magisk, når man kommer fra de larmende gader lige ved siden af.

Akihabara - Electronic World, et sammensurium af elektronik og kawaii.

Echizenya den broderiforretning der har det største udvalg af broderigarner jeg nogensinde har set – de har fuldt sortiment, det vil sige ALLE farver i ALLE kvaliteter af alle de kendte internationale mærker DMC, Anchor, Sullivans mm. samt en masse japanske, som jeg ikke kendte i forvejen.

Kejserpaladset ligger i en kæmpe park midt i byen.

Kiyomizu Kannon-do i Ueno parken, ved templet står et ikonisk træ, der er foreviget I et af Hiroshige’s træsnit.

Broderet kimono fra nationalmuseet.

Tokyo har en fantastisk veludbygget og effektiv metro, billedet her viser Tokyo Station en søndag eftermiddag, det står dog i stærk kontrast til myldretiden på hverdage, hvor folk står i kø på gaden for at komme ned i metroen. Alligevel vil kunne danske trafikpolitikere lærer noget om hvor nemt og effektivt man kan flytte rundt på næsten 37 millioner mennesker uden timelange køer på motorvejen.

Tokyo fiskemarked

Ved Zōjō-ji tempel ligger Tokugawa Mausoleet, hvor 6 Tokugawa shoguner ligger begravet, blandt andre Tokugawa Ieyasu, 1543–1616 (for dem der kan deres ”klassikere” Toranaga Yoshi).

Udsigten fra Tokyo Tower, en af verdens første jordskælvs sikrede bygninger.

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I haven't been particularly informative here lately. Since I have had some problems with the interface on my blog, and GOOGLE HAS NOT BEEN PETIKULARY HELPSOM, but now I have managed to fix most of the problems.

So here comes a brief up-date from a hectic week in a fascinating metropolis. We stayed in Yamanchi Hemslöjd's guest apartment in the Aoyama district, where the cushions from Haandarbejdets Fremme’s 90th anniversary competition were exhibited.

Ready for the reception in the Mimosa Gallery before guests arrive.

Yamanashi Henslöjd is a small piece of Scandinavia in the middle of Tokyo, which sells handicraft materials and Scandinavian handicrafts, including sami-bracelets and braided baskets.

Asakusa Sensoji Temple in Shitamachi Old Town.

Ready for sightseeing in at Shibuya at Hachiko statue. 

Then on to Omotesando in the Harajuku area and the Takeshita Dori street.

Meiji Jingu is a Shinto shrine, situated in a dark park where the silence almost seems magical when you come from the noisy streets nearby.

Akihabara - Electronic World, a mix of electronics and kawaii.

Echizenya the embroidery shop that has the largest selection of embroidery yarns I have ever seen - they have full range, of ALL colours in ALL grades of all the well-known international brands DMC, Anchor, Sullivans etc. and a lot of Japanese that I didn't know before.

The Imperial Palace is located in a huge park in the middle of the city.

Kiyomizu Kannon-do in the Ueno Park, at the temple stands an iconic tree immortalized in one of Hiroshige's woodcuts.

Embroidered kimono from the National Museum.

Tokyo has a fantastic well-developed and efficient metro, the picture here shows Tokyo Station on a Sunday afternoon, however, it is in stark contrast to the rush hour on weekdays where people are standing in line to get down into the subway. Nevertheless, Danish traffic politicians will be able to learn something about how easily and efficiently you can move about 37 million people without hour-long queues on the highway.

Tokyo fish market

At the Zōjō-ji temple is the Tokugawa Mausoleum, where 6 Tokugawa shoguns are buried, including Tokugawa Ieyasu, 1543-1616 (for those who know their "classics" Toranaga Yoshi).

The view from the Tokyo Tower, one of the world's first earthquake-secured buildings.