Roppongi Hills Minato

After spending the first part of the day conquering Asakusa, Molly & I headed to a new neighborhood - Shibuya - in search of good people watching & some more substantial food than the bowl of Gristle we'd just shared.

Shibuya Crossing (which is just an intersection when you exit the subway station) has got to be the most filmed …

For once, it was an early morning, just about 7am! Never do this unless forced to... In any case, there was definitely value in doing so. I had arranged a visit to a local Sumo stable. These are small local establishments where some of the country's best sumo wrestlers train almost on a daily basis, preparing for the big national tournaments. With …

So we arrived in Tokyo mid afternoon on 13th September in the outrageous 33 degree heat in central Tokyo! Somehow we made it to our hostel without passing out! After a quick bag drop we ventured out to try some world renowned Tokyo cuisine. When we couldn't find anywhere open that wasn't serving chicken cartilage we settled for a BK. Feeling a lot …

These days have been all about meeting up with old and new friends, enjoying their company, and letting them guide us through this huge metropolis! We've enjoyed seeing all the famous spots that come up when we think of Tokyo, eaten what Sumo wrestlers eat, sang in karaoke like the Japanese do, and generally had a really great time catching up with …

Woke up to torrential rainstorm. Decided to go to Roppongi Hill. Braving the wind tunnel at Roppongi and felt we were being swept away with Megan being thrilled at the experience. Found out it is 10th anniversary of Roppongi Hill and how time flies as it brings back memories when we first took kids to stay there so many years ago. Also saw new …

Tokyo- Wednesday 20th March

Left the foggy Jeju and landed 2 flights later in Narita Airport in Tokyo, Japan. During that time, to use up our remaining Korean won, we ate our entire body weight in Dunkin Donuts (the only food shop past security). Tip: do not try the green tea flavoured doughnut. Ewww. Narita Airport are now number one in …

We had so much planned for the day, we headed out the door by 9am. We stopped for a spot of breakfast in a cafe near our hotel. Yen-Lee and I bought a bagel each and some muffins and snacks for the road.

First top was the Imperial Palace and the surrounds. We caught the train from Shinjuku to Tokyo and walked towards the Imperial Palace. …

We woke up at 06.30 and the alarm went off in the darkness of our room. So we got up out of our futons and picked ourselves up from the floor with surprising enthusiam. It was dawn and we were keen to enjoy the thermal waters for the last time before we needed to check out at 09.30. Our experience was much like last night, but with less people. The …

I stayed in Tokyo for around a week, but only actually spent a few days in the city itself....instead opting to go on day trips for the other days.

On first arriving in the place, I loved it. Everyone seemed incredibly friendly and polite, and I was impressed by the way things just seemed to work: everything from the modern trains to the …

I gave myself a full 3 days to settle in before starting at the office, since I knew the transition would be especially hard for Nadia. Not only would she have to get used to living in a new place, but having a new bed, going to bed earlier and waking up earlier to have an early start to school. Back home, she never had to get up early for daycare …

... just something you have to deal with. After a nice refreshing nap we caught the subway up into the Roppongi hills. This is the night-life spot in Tokyo, there are several discos and night clubs as well as a number of Gentlemens establishments with ...

... to wing it when we get there and probably stay at one of the notorious Chungking Mansion hell holes. Went for a walk around Roppongi Hills but it was nothing more than a big expensive housing estate really. Had picked up a flyer about Odaiba so ...

Tokyo, Japan - It was very exciting waiting for and boarding the bullet train to Tokyo. The bus was almost as expensive and four times longer. The trains are always on time, if not, the conductor will continue to apologize throughout the journey! ...

... sometimes worn at weddings, can take up to half an hour to put on. Minako is at her mother's. So, Engin and I went to Roppongi Hills to start the day off with some Udon. He took me to a restaurant called "Kurosawa", as you have probably guessed, ...

... the Sapporo game. The end score was 3 - 1 FC Tokyo's star man Lucus scored 2. After the game we headed back to Tokyo and to Roppongi hills, a huge complex of shopping centres. We had a curry, a little more than we had been use to paying but it was nice. ...

... (much like Zojo-ji was out of place). After a fairly long walk, we made our way over to Roppongi Hills. This is a fairly new development in Tokyo that caters to the ultra-rich. Needless to say, we felt quite out of place here! There are some ...

... (albeit in some very squelchy shoes) determined not to waste any time I headed straight for the most happening place in Tokyo Roppongi Hills! Unfortunately I was about 7 hours too early at 07:00 hrs and the only people on the streets were either really ...

... caught dead in even during the day) -- especially after people have been drinking. What was I saying in an earlier entry about not liking Roppongi Hills? Last night I began thinking that Roppongi Hills actually is pretty nice (at least when it's ...

... gut) und dann zu Fuß zum Mori Tower gehirscht. Der Mori Tower ist ein ziemlich bekanntes Gebäude in Roppongi Hills, von dem man eine schöne Aussicht auf Tokyo haben soll. Also, wollte ich da rauf. Netterweise war nix los und ich hab mich nicht lang ...

... the staff and nearly arranged to go drinking with them - sometimes things just never change..*wink* 2. Going to see the Roppongi Hills illumination 3. Karaoke-ing and singing our hearts out 4. Doing the whole hot springs thing at Oedo Onsen. It just ...