Even more from the Invader!

Here are two more of the street artist known as the Invader. The first was taken the same day that time I took photos of his Atom Boy piece in Shibuya and the second one was taken on Thanksgiving Day near Nishi-Azabu crossing.

Nikon D600 with Nikon 105mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor Lens f5.6, ISO 100, 1/400 sec.

Nikon D600 with Nikon 105mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor Lens f5.6, ISO 100, 1/50 sec.

Nishi Azabu Crossing Space Invaders

There are several "Space Invaders" part of a tile mosaic located on the northwest corner of Nishi-Azabu crossing. I photographed it last November but spotted probably several years ago. It's a cool little detail that makes an otherwise ordinary building interesting. The funny thing is it looks like the defense against space invaders is bug spray.

Nikon D600 with Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8D ED AF @ 120 mm, f2.8, ISO 800, 1/200 sec.

Plum Blossoms, architecture and other sights from Aoyama Bochi to Harajuku Station

Before I had my crepe at Marion's, I built up my appetite by walking from Nishi Azabu through Aoyama Boch then along Omotesando and Takeshita-dōri.  I took several pictures along my walk. Here are some of the better ones.

I started my walk near Nogizaka station outside the National Art Center Tokyo (official web site - English).  I'll probably have to return here to take a better photo.  This is a pretty lame snap...

There were some plum blossoms in bloom in Aoyama Bochi.

I'm sure that someone has taken a better photo of the Prada building. Here's the angle that I liked.

Here's a photo that I took on a better day last year of the Prada Building.  The glass used in the building is simply amazing.

The finishing touches were being put on this little building with an unusual facade.  It reminds me of the Malaysian Embassy in Daikanyama.