For three weeks in December 2016 I had the chance to travel China and Japan. An inspiring, eye-opening, challenging but most importantly an immensely rewarding experience – this is a photographic journey.

China:

Guardening the Forbidden City in Beijing

 

Workers  coming home after a day in China’s smoggy capital

 

Temple of Heaven in Beijing

 

The Great Wall at Jiankou

 

Inside the Forbidden City

 

Vastness of China’s capital Beijing

 

Inside the Forbidden City

 

Prayers at the Lama Temple 

 

Inside Lama Temple

 

Real Life Beijing

 

The Great Wall facing Mutianju

 

Army trains at historical Forbidden City

 

The famous Bund view in Shanghai

 

Mega City Shanghai

 

Traditional food shop

 

Old City Shanghai

 

Monument to the People’s Heroes at Shanghai’s Bund

 

Panoramic Shanghai

 

Climbing the Great Wall

Japan:

The worlds biggest city from above – Tokyo

 

Trademark Japan – the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto

 

The Buddha 

 

Kawaski Racecourse

 

The worlds busiest intersection: Shibuya scramble crossing in Tokyo

 

Imperial Palace Garden in Kyoto

 

Rare sight: a book in Tokyo’s metro

 

10000 torri gates at the Fushimi Inari Shrine

 

Hanshin Racecourse – home to 190.000 racing fans

 

Panoramic Kyoto

 

Foreign world of anime and manga

 

Great Buddha of Kamakura

 

Skyscrapers in Tokyo

 

Holy sculptures at Hase Temple

 

Daily Life in Tokyo

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All photos copyright Florian Christoph