A következő címkéjű bejegyzések mutatása: Japan. Összes bejegyzés megjelenítése
A következő címkéjű bejegyzések mutatása: Japan. Összes bejegyzés megjelenítése

2012. június 26., kedd

3D card from Tokyo

My first 3D postcard is from my postcard-pal, Miyuuki, from Japan.
(Received in May, 2012)





Asakusa (浅草?) is a district in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, most famous for the Sensō-ji, a Buddhist temple dedicated to the bodhisattva Kannon. There are several other temples in Asakusa, as well as various festivals.
The Kaminarimon (雷門 "Thunder Gate"?) is the outer of two large entrance gates that ultimately leads to the Sensō-ji (the inner being the Hōzōmon) in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. The gate, with its lantern and statues, is popular with tourists. It stands 11.7 m tall, 11.4 m wide and covers and area of 69.3 m2.

2012. június 25., hétfő

Tokyo by night

Here is my second postcard from my dear postcard-pal (Miyuuki) from Tokyo, Japan - a beautiful nightview-card!
(Received in April, 2012)





Tokyo was originally known as Edo, which means "estuary". Its name was changed to Tokyo (Tōkyō: tō (east) + kyō (capital)) when it became the imperial capital in 1868, in line with the East Asian tradition of including the word capital ('') in the name of the capital city. During the early Meiji period, the city was also called "Tōkei", an alternative pronunciation for the same Chinese characters representing "Tokyo". Some surviving official English documents use the spelling "Tokei". However, this pronunciation is now obsolete.

Tokyo

This card is from my dear postcard - penpal, Miyuuki, from Japan.
(Received in March, 2012)



Tokyo (東京 Tōkyō?, "Eastern Capital") ; officially Tokyo Metropolis (東京都 Tōkyō-to?), is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of the world. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family. Tokyo is in the Kantō region on the southeastern side of the main island Honshu and includes the Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands. Tokyo Metropolis was formed in 1943 from the merger of the former Tokyo Prefecture (東京府 Tōkyō-fu?) and the city of Tokyo (東京市 Tōkyō-shi?).