Wow, I once stood in this exact spot. Perhaps you were right beside me when yuo took this shot. Very nice!

this is a wonderful shot!

seems like some careful thought
went into setting up the framing.

bravo!

this is great.

Well, it was a couple years ago...gorgeous, isn't it?

nice one jennannej!

Yowza....when were you there?

this is futuristic cool, like ice city and we all breathe nitrox :P

awesome, love it, i wanna do this in my house :)

it is picture perfect, japan is an awesome place for fotos to be sure, to be sure :)

great juxtaposition of old and new. A+++

amazing!

Cool. Seems to be the main gate to the invisible water temple.

The other day I ate a super sized fry, and 20 chicken nuggets. I'm soooo chubby.

I prefer the old myself. I have never been to Asia, but I would love to go before I die. Especially because I love Asian food! And the girls are cute too.....

Stairway to heaven

Before I saw the title, that was exactly what my brain said too. Old v. New. Lovely.

Well organized, communicative, and clean. How Japanese.

They *are* trying to take over the world. Read Fast Food Nation; it gives interesting insight to both of them. (Starbuck's wasn't mentioned there Agu.)

I'm going to see the Geisha exhibit at the San Francisco Asian Art Museum next week (before it closes). I can't wait!

That's really beautiful. Was it built under water or did it flood?