As if it's not clean enough!

One cultural way of Japan that was probably the first thing we noticed, was how surprisingly clean the city is kept. We soon acknowledged the park cleaner outside Asakusa temple, quick to sweep up the odd leaf as soon as they fell. We were also initially somewhat bemused by their smoking regulations- smoking indoors is permitted, even in restaurants and cafes, but on the streets it must be done only in the designated smoking areas, which are also extremely sparse. We soon realised it's due to the key concern of litter within the city, which they appear to have under great control!
This photo below of window cleaners high up, hard at work, captures well this key value within Tokyo city, while also demonstrating how hard the Japanese appear to work (we also noticed the many business men still walking home after midnight, and some having an amazing ability to catch some sleep while stood up, no support, waiting for their metro to arrive!). I love how the clouds reflect off this building, adding a naturally beautiful touch of both the reflective form of the material and the vision of the clouds on the glass, contrasting with the very modern form of the building as a whole. I suppose credit must be given to the Japanese for such a clean way of life, when the result isn't just a clean pavement to walk on- it can be something as great as this.