Travel Blogs from Shinagawa, Japan
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Yokohama to Shinagawa
So the seven of us left all went to Shinagawa in two groups. We all checked into the Shinagawa Prince Hotel but this time instead of getting the awesome "western" style room in the big tower I split a closet with Tim. This room was small! The two beds ...
Odaiba
... was a bit different. We found some lunch in the cafe. It looked really nice but it was not so (terrible! Second worst meal in Japan to date). When we left the Sea life Park we found a street entertainer and watched him for a while, he was pretty good (I ...
Shopping, cars & views
On our last full day in Tokyo we took the train to Odaiba, which reminded me of a cross between Darling Island and Circular Quay in Sydney. The train took us over the Rainbow Bridge to a quieter area with modern apartments, hotels & entertainment ...
Vecera v zapadnutej restauracii
... Kazuko mi robila doprovod. Nakupy sa podarili a vydali sme sa stretnut dalsich ludi z Canonu v jednej restauracii v casti mesta, co sa vola Shinagawa. Je to ta cast mesta kde je moj hotel. Uz som sa aj naucil ako sa to po Japonsky pise - ak by som sa ...
Picture problems
Something is going on with our USB and so we won`t be able to upload pictures until we get home on Monday. Hopefully everyone who`s been reading will continue. An entry will be up tomorrow on the past three days. ...
Our first few days: flight and Asakusa
So, we finally got to a computer! We've had some trouble getting here during the hours of operation because of the jet lag. The flight went well, it was around a 16 hours with connections. We both started wearing down a little. Kat got a litte sick ...
Shinagawa: our hotel is crazy
... took some pics of the hotel and walked around the streets for a while. Our days are growing less and less, and I'll miss Japan knowing I may never come back here. I'll also definitely miss not being able to spend as much time with Kat even more so ...
Tokyo Tower and such.
... pretty fun pieces of machinery and vending machines take up a good portion of Japan, There is at least one vending machine per person in Japan. So, we thought we would take a vid of the vending machine working while I got a drink of Qoo (which is a ...
Odaiba and Ginza as a black hole
The first day that I`m covering was just shopping. We had resolved ourselves to having a shopping day and we did it at least semi-successfully. At least, Sean got all of his shopping done. The second day was Odaiba v1.0. It didn`t ...
Our last entry from Japan :(
... filmed her before she stopped her performance. Then there was a lot of people in Lolita costumes. This wouldn't be so odd in Japan (as we'd seen a few, but never in such abundance) if not for the fact that the lolitas were all male! One was freakishly ...
Day 51 - Kamakura & Ginza
... the longest military rule in the world to date. It all began in Kamakura - making it a special cultural visit when travelling to Japan. Grabbing a bite to eat at a quick shop then navigating the railways, we headed off. Kamakura is a seaside town set in ...
Day 52 - Last stop Shibuya
... so many amazing places for nature lovers with trails and islands to explore. We really only saw a glimpse of an aspect of Japan but definitely enjoyed it and its people. They are polite, efficient and very approachable. We are looking forward to our ...
Day 8: Odaiba, 115m above the ground in a fishtank
We're exhausted. It was a busy one today. Not content with travelling halfway across Japan, we decided to also continue the day with an extensive wander around the largest captive audience tourist attraction in Tokyo, the man-made island of Odaiba ...
Rob's Japan Review
... Twins World Tour 2005-06 -- japan review 1. Tokyo, Minami Senju.(2 days). What chaos to start with. we collected our 240pounds japan rail pass which enables us to use majority of railways, only it doesn't include tube trains which is basically what we ...
Bus Night
... for ID or my confirmation number or even what my name was. I had a bit of time to wait before the bus arrived. Shinagawa appeared to be a pretty interesting station architecturally, but I had a big backpack for the weekend so I didn't do much wandering. ...
Day 50 - From Beijing to Tokyo
Our flight was an 8:30 departure so we checked out of our hostel at 5:15 - yikes! We walked the cold and mostly deserted streets to the subway station. The subway fortunately starts running at 5:30 so we caught one of the first trains to an interchange ...
arrival
... Brothers. The crew made us a "happy honeymoon" cake. So nice of them. Upon our arrival, we took the limousine bus into Shinagawa. We took about an hour and half to get there. I was suffering from major motion sickness. It was worser then getting off the ...
Shinagawa Aquarium
Last Saturday my friend who graduated last March came to visit us. We went to check Shinagawa Aquarium. It's not a big place, but we enjoyed the splash show by dolphins. I don't mind splashes of water in this summer heat, but my friends were ...
Tsukiji Fish Market, Akihabara, Ghibli Museum
... , but it was well worth buying. Ghibli Museum Official Website http://www.ghibli-museum.jp/en/ If you buy a ticket outside Japan, check out this website. All the tickets to the museum is bound to be reserved. Ghibli - The Miyazaki Temple Video ...
Odaiba
We took the Yurikamome from Shimbashi thru the rainbow bridge to Aomi Station. Took a short walk around Palette Town (very pretty interior) and we took a ride on the ferris wheel. We could see the in-contruction Sky Tree and the Tokyo Tower from the top. ...
Midnight Eyes
"Midnight Eyes" In a short span, One scans The passers-by At busy Shinagawa Station. 'Tis a central hub for busses and taxis, City trains and shinkansens (bullet trains). 'Tis where 15 minutes of people-watching Passes by in the blink of an ...
Mr Roboto
... in the world, except all of the staff were Asian, so it threw off my plan of doing things you could only do in Japan. It was extremely overpriced. I think eating at places like that must be why tourists always think Tokyo is so expensive. There was a ...
Tokyo city
... and castles. The Japanese people are very welcoming and friendly. I went all around Tokyo, including from Narita airport to Shinagawa, to Odawara, Yokohama, Kamakura city, Hiroshima, Shizuoka, Osaka, Nara, Kyoto, Kagoshima and flew out of Narita three ...
Spring day in Shinagawa
... level. An easy walk to the railway station where we settled into the Mango Tree Cafe for light brekky before venturing into Shinagawa railway station which wasn't as busy as expected. Took the train to Tokyo Central, and a short walk to the Imperial ...
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