// Captions, credits and photos for Tokyo, My Cut
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SSPhotoCredit[z] = "Jun Takagi";
SSPhotoCaption[z] = "I love that you can go to the beach, get a suntan, and even windsurf at Odaiba Seaside Park, not far from the high-rises and department stores of Ginza.";
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SSPhotoCaption[z] = "An impeccably dressed Kabuki actress sizes up the competition. This almost 120-year-old Kabuki-za (theater) is to be rebuilt fairly soon. Earthquake safety standards were a little less stringent back then.";
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SSPhoto[z] = "ss_globebuilding.jpg";
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SSPhotoCaption[z] = "The sphere observatory of the Fuji TV building in Odaiba—ideal for a super-villain\'s futuristic lair.";
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SSPhotoCaption[z] = "The Imperial Palace, right in the middle of Tokyo. Like the royal family, it retains a low-key and timeless presence.";
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SSPhoto[z] = "ss_anime.jpg";
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SSPhotoCaption[z] = "Akihabara, where otaku (\"fans,\" and sometimes \"fanatics\") hang out. In this neighborhood, cute young characters in sailor-type schoolgirl uniforms—possessing super powers, ray guns, and eyes larger than billiard balls—hold sway over nerdy young men. But not this guy.";
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SSPhotoCaption[z] = "Sometimes, you just want an authentic, scene-free meal. This is a good bet: a bunch of skinny restaurants crammed together in a few alleys on the north side of west Shinjuku.";
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SSPhotoCaption[z] = "I snapped a shot of these old friends taking a break in one of the alcoves of the Senso-ji temple gates, an ever more familiar scene as Japan\'s population grays.";
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SSPhotoCaption[z] = "In ancient times, this statue of Raijin, the god of thunder, must have been a truly frightening sight to pilgrims at the Senso-ji temple. Now his fierce gaze guards a long line of gift shops.";
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SSPhoto[z] = "ss_silos.jpg";
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SSPhotoCaption[z] = "A solemn moment of prayer apart from the tourist crowds. I enjoy the quieter moments at the Senso-ji temple and the surrounding shitamachi (old town) of Asakusa.";
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SSPhoto[z] = "ss_nightbridge.jpg";
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SSPhotoCaption[z] = "I\'m partial to a little romance, and the Rainbow Bridge is one of the few Tokyo sights that always gets me.";
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SSPhoto[z] = "ss_burberry.jpg";
SSPhotoCredit[z] = "Jun Takagi";
SSPhotoCaption[z] = "Miru dake desu (just looking).";
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SSPhoto[z] = "ss_spider.jpg";
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SSPhotoCaption[z] = "Every time I see this Louise Bourgeois spider at the Roppongi Hills complex, I wonder what they were thinking. The owner, building tycoon Minoru Mori, is famous for developing a wide web of buildings throughout Tokyo. The piece seems a little symbolically creepy here….";
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SSPhotoCaption[z] = "On the left is Akibanana (a banana cake\'s pink-haired mascot), and on the right is the prime minister of Japan, Taro Aso. Everything in Japan has the potential to be transformed into a cartoonish character. Except the royal family.";
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SSPhotoCaption[z] = "A savory pancake topped with an egg and seaweed, the Ameyokoyaki is named after the street it\'s sold on, Ameyokocho. It\'s home to a great street market, from the fish sellers\' patter to the \"authentic\" designer bags.";
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SSPhotoCaption[z] = "Three young men—smoking isn\'t allowed until you're 20 years old—taking a tobacco time-out in Akihabara, the anime/computer game center of Tokyo.";
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SSPhoto[z] = "ss_jewelry.jpg";
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SSPhotoCaption[z] = "Compact mirrors at Venus Fort, a shopping mall styled after 17th-century European streets. The Japanese tend to like their kawaii (cute) factor combined with a little high fashion.";
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SSPhoto[z] = "ss_glass.jpg";
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SSPhotoCaption[z] = "The Tokyo International Forum building in Yurakucho resembles a fish or a ship. I can\'t decide.";
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SSPhoto[z] = "ss_litupbuilding.jpg";
SSPhotoCredit[z] = "Jun Takagi";
SSPhotoCaption[z] = "The ancient gate at Shiba Daimon on the road leading to the Zojo-ji temple and, just a little further on, to Godzilla\'s favorite target, Tokyo Tower.";
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SSPhotoCaption[z] = "Kabukicho: Neon signs for everything. Mah-jongg, karaoke, moneylenders, Internet cafés, hostesses…everything.";
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SSPhoto[z] = "ss_subway.jpg";
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SSPhotoCaption[z] = "Shinbashi Station: that short pause after the cheerful departure jingle, just before the door closes.";
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