Michelle Madden

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I'm a young South African who has traveled many hours to visit the land of the rising sun. I'm a film studies postgraduate, with an interest in cinematography and photography. My mission is to document as much of Japan as possible for the duration of my stay.

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Tower Records Shibuya

This nine story building is an iconic landmark in Shibuya located a three minute walk from Shibuya Station. The red and yellow branding is instantly recognisable and can be seen from quite a distance. When I visited Shibuya I couldn’t help but ..

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Rockabilly Dancers At Yoyogi Park

Every Sunday rockabilly dance crews gather at the Harajuku entrance of Yoyogi Park and perform to 1950s rock ‘n roll music. On this particular Sunday the crew wore leather jackets bearing the name ‘The Lebels’ stitched onto the back..

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Transportation

Keisei Tokyo-Narita Shuttle Bus

Traveling to and from Narita is not always fun. The airport is in Chiba outside of Tokyo and it takes just under ninety minutes to get there. If you are traveling directly to Tokyo you will either be landing at Narita Airport or Haneda Airport. When ..

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Culture

Kakunodate Samurai Village Akita

Kakunodate is a small town with a well-preserved samurai district in Akita. Taking the bullet train from Tokyo is about a three hour journey. The samurai district is a ten minute walk from the station and easy to find with the maps provided at the st..

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Book Town in Jimbocho

Book Town in Jimbocho was one of my best discoveries. Admittedly I am a bookworm; I find it really difficult to walk past a book store without going inside. In Tokyo I found some great places to buy English books such as the Tower Records book sectio..

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Nakasu-Kawabata Shotengai

While exploring in Nakasu I discovered the Nakasu-Kawabata shotengai (a shopping street that is usually covered overhead). This long stretch of road has a number of stores selling all kinds of traditional Japanese items such as kimonos, green tea, ce..

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Fukuoka's Ramen Stadium

The Ramen Stadium is found on the 5th floor of the cinema building in Canal City. It consists of eight different restaurants offering a huge variety of ramen dishes. Most of the restaurants have machines outside where you purchase a ticket and some o..

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Fukuoka's Canal City

Canal City is a unique shopping mall in Fukuoka. As the name suggests, there is a canal that runs through the centre between two shopping blocks. Occasionally there are water fountain shows accompanied by music. In the mall there is a vast range of s..

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Tower Records Shibuya

Rockabilly Dancers At Yoyogi Park

Keisei Tokyo-Narita Shuttle Bus

Kakunodate Samurai Village Akita

Book Town in Jimbocho

Nakasu-Kawabata Shotengai

Fukuoka's Ramen Stadium

Fukuoka's Canal City

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Tower Records Shibuya

Rockabilly Dancers At Yoyogi Park

Keisei Tokyo-Narita Shuttle Bus

Kakunodate Samurai Village Akita

Shibuya Station

A walk through Meiji Dori

Fukuoka's Ramen Stadium

Takachiho Gorge

EST Game Centre In Shibuya

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