Shibuya

In a sea of Japanese people, Paul and I stick out, so much so that I notice babies stare at us. They stare at us like we are aliens, with their eyes quietly transfixed, mouths slightly gaped open, and in total silence. If there mom moves them into a different position, they will readjust their heads to look at us. I try to smile and give a …

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 …

Sengakuji Shrine:


Where the famous 47 Ronin are buried. What are the 47 Ronin? I'm not going to go into it here, but for those who are interested, here's a link summarising the story:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forty-seve n_Ronin


The shrine also included a museum to one side where items of some of the …

We had breakfast opposite to our hotel, a food chain could be found in HK too, nevertheless the food served in Japan was fresher.

















Having Sorted out the day trip train pass at the station and shopping in the trendy malls at Shinjuku, we had our lunch at the …

On the morning of our first day I was so excited to step out of the hotel & see my first real glimpse of Japan.

One of the first things that struck me as we rounded the corner towards Shibuya station (which is huge) was the amount of grey. Summer in Japan is their rainy season, and it ended up being rainy of overcast for most of our …

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Pretty special day ....kicked off with a visit to the Tokyo Tower - and I`m not great with heights but the views were phenomenal....even a reasonably clear view of Mt Fuji.

Next up...jumped the Yamanote line to Harajuku...and saw some pretty weird **** here- cosplay and *Ganguro* women in abundance (*Ganguro* is a subculture in Japan for …

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. …

After a restless night's sleep with the partiers, we headed out for a stroll to Meiji shrine. On our way, we passed through the city and hopped into one of the manic arcades they have there. They have these claw machines that they are obsessed with.

We passed many cowboy crossing signs but never actually saw any cowboys. You know how they …

Grandpas sleeping or drinking in parks, which have dilapidated sad-looking play equipment on which you will never see a single child. Otaku (a special Admiral Jedi rank for Japanese nerds) shops displaying everything from schoolgirl uniform costumes to the latest Naruto DVD as well as other unmentionables. Helpful train station police who direct …

... around so much that my feet were killing me. Got lost quite a few times too. Walked through Harajuku, Yoyogi Park, Shibuya (twice), Aoyama, almost into Roppongi but thats like the American hangout place so I dont go there...haha sorry Annessa...and the ...

... ! With it being a Saturday, it was pretty busy, but that was perfect as I didn't want Ali thinking that Tokyo was tranquility personified! Shibuya is a trendy area and as a result, it is great for shopping, so obviously we had a couple of hours ...

... I couldnt buy shoes in Japan?? I totally can. I lugged 5 pairs over here to find cooler and cheaper ones at stores in Shibuya. Its only if I want to find fluffy pink ones with hello Kittys on them that I might have some difficulty. however if you are ...

... we were planning to come back and visit it that night as well. At rush hour we trekked across the city to the famous Shibuya crossing, a large six way pedestrian cross walk. I'm sure that a crosswalk being on my list of things to see irritated Karla. ...

... at this one intersection every day!  And they come from nowhere as soon as the green man lights up.  The Shibuya neighborhood is trendy and I could easily spend hours exploring but we move on.  Next we walked/ate our way down ...

... it tastes more like coffee than rice. In the evening, after our nap, we take the subway down to the Shibuya district.  This is the Tokyo that you know from TV, with the outrageously large neon signs.  It is packed to the gills with frantic ...

... don't have time for anything and Tokyo is a blur of people rushing around frantically; our favourite place was sitting above Shibuya pedestrian crossing which over 300 people use each time the little man turns green. Between 8pm and 8am the ...

... though, as he could barely keep his eyes open inside the nightclub! The next night we went to an altogether different club in Shibuya, which barely had any other foreigner inside. It's fair to say that I preferred it here, and we stayed until about ...

... to see so many western faces. I’m guessing many had just got off a direct flight from home to Tokyo and were finding Japan a bit of a challenge, but the hotel staff must be congratulated on their patience in dealing with a nearly continuous flow ...

... a five-storey pogoda, the second tallest in Japan.  Here is a brief low down of the other neigbourhoods:   Shibuya - famous for the pedestrian crossing where every few minutues people cross the road like ants. Good for shopping and ...