Asakusa View Hotel Taito

... Drum Museum. (This sounds like fun!) After a little bit of searching we found the place, so Elizabeth took a nap in the lobby while I went upstairs to diddle around a little bit. Red stickers mean “don’t touch,” blue stickers mean “touch gently,” and no sticker means “go John Bonham on it.” Tons of cool hand drums from all over the world, including the weirdest drum I’ve ever seen. Hailing from ...

... opened....indicating that we were in the right place! As we ventured towards the chaos we clung onto each other and stuck to the walls. There was movement and shouting coming from all over. Vans, trucks and what can only be described as an enlarged wheelbarrow with an engine zipped by us, there were no roads or pavements. Even though we were very aware of looking where we were going and taking it slowly, trucks full of fresh fish would appear from ...

... photos... and it was a great end to the time in japan... been great fun seeing Gaz, Misuzu and Lara... must mention weird or things to remember to do in japan... - taxi drivers wear uniforms.....feels very conservative in the car... hmmmm - bowing is a must....im still bowing even though i have left japan!!! - that pic if ur wondering what it is... its a umbrella lock outside the hotel...!!! - take yr shoes off before goin into some restaurants ...

... Europe. Art deco with mirrored doors, inlaid floors and furniture; a beautiful building. After exploring the extensive grounds, I hole up in the coffee shop and write a journal entry, watching the rain fall. Following a prebreakfast practice at Tokyo University of Science, a beautiful sunny day greets a trip to Hatsudai near Shinjuku. Another couple of galleries set in the grand Tokyo Opera City complex. The Tokyo Opera City Gallery is similar to the Design Museum in London in ...

... of women throughout Asia-and most controversially, about "comfort" women. During World War II the Japanese military set up brothels to service their forces. Some 250,000 girls and women were forced into sexual slavery for this. An estimated 80 per cent of the women were Korean; Filipina, Chinese, Indonesian and Dutch women were also enslaved. Most died of abuse or were shot as Japanese forces retreated. Matsui led an international campaign to gain ...

... was warning me that there would be a lot of people partying on the street right outside my place and that I wouldn't be able to go in or out of my apartment, or if he was reassuring me that none of them would try to come in. We shall see. And just because it's all festivals, all the time, around here, some pictures from another one. A few weeks ago, a friend and I accidentally stumbled upon a morning glory festival. A major ...

... I got out of. Looking back it was a pretty straight line from the amusement park to the shrine. I'm sticking to the story that I was just interested in lugging around both my packs to do some early sightseeing after a 9 hour flight & 17 hour time change. Sakura hostel was very nice & very new....rated one of the top ten hostels in Asia and also one of the cheapest in Tokyo at Y2940 a night (around $29 cdn). I dropped my ...

Idag var dagen hvor vi skulle paa havnerundfart, saa vi stod op ved 9-tiden, tog hen til stam morgenmads-cafe, hvor jeg fik poelsebroed (de er utroligt glade for poelsebroed og hotdogs her, de faes alle steder twisted med maerkeligt tilbehoer, tror de tror hotdogs er meget amerikansk, og derfor fedt), sandwich med tomato & potato og app. juice. Dem, der siger at det er specielt dyrt i Japan, lyver. Det er det ikke. Saadan en omgang cafe morgenmad giver vi ca. 25 kr. for, det ville have ...

... lead by an Emperor. 10,000m /36,000 ft / 550 mph I cross the Itnl Date Line of the Pacific ocean, landing next to Tokyo. An urban nightmare with a excellent public transport system, necessary for the 20 million commuters. Book a Japan Rail Pass in advance for savings. Staying in Akihabara (electric town)at the Capsule Inn. Highly recommended. Although at $40 it is considdered cheap accomodation, I get a 8 X 3 X 3 ...

... hehe).. had lunch talked.. then she wanted to see Nova so we went inside and talked.. and then Mikeychan came out of the voiceroom.. and said Yukie's here.. so I ran to introduce them.. hehe then I had to prepare so Rikachan left and we hugged at the lift (gotta get back to using Aussie words now.. elevator) and I watched as the doors closed. Then I went in and saw ppl and said it's my last day you gotta sign my bear.. lol ppl where lining up to sign the ...