Chisun Ueno Taito

... New Hotel Otani which had advertised a Japanese Tea ceremony. A truly authentic tea ceremony is next to impossible to see, and not readily available for tourists. This was a “tea ceremony light” which gave us a taste of what it’s all about. Every movement by the hostess is carefully executed, each with a specific purpose. According to the literature provided, the tea ceremony has three unique features:

1. A strong feeling of ...

... and houses. Although because we'd been up since the crack of dawn and it was still only 9.30am, nothing was open - so we went up the escalators, utilised the facilities and came down in the lift. Walking round the corner we stumbled across a cafe from which we ate breakfast and decided on the rest of our morning. Unfortunately it seemed that nothing opened until 11am, and still only being 10am we had some time to kill so back on the subway to Ginza ...

... to each other. For the second half of the trip I decided to zone off listening to Coldplay, finding the noisy sleeper toupe wearing neighbour of mine, and the man sitting next to Chris appearing to eat whole slices of what looked like swiss roll all in one go, rather amusing. We were staying in Asakusa this time in Tokyo, so we changed at Ueno, taking the subway to Taramachi.So much ...

... I enter an absolute maelstrom. Police, fire engines, helicopters overhead. Wandering round I find huge crowds gathered outside taped off areas. Down side streets, small taped off sections of pavement appear to host large pools of blood. Not having a clue what is going on, I head south and wander round the Nihombashi area. I later find out that 20 minutes before I got to Akihibara, a salary man unleashed his frustration with life on the shoppers, driving a van into a crowd ...

... MiraCosta, all donning large tags with that hotel's logo so everyone would be able to see - ha! The room itself was the same layout as at the MiraCosta but the decor was now art deco, which was pretty funky and cool. Unfortunately the Ambassador can't meet the awesomeness of the MiraCosta, mainly because it isn't inside a theme park; instead it's connected to a shopping centre - Ikspiari. Though that's why this hotel is cheaper than the Ambassador; no monorail, no transporting you to ...

Japan is NUTS. NUTS. Everyone knows that Japan is nuts. Everyone knows that Japanese people are crazy. This is not offensive because it's not opinion. This is an objective statement. It has been proven that Japanese people are crazy. This is science. Japanese people wear the craziest things. It is perfectly acceptable for a Japanese person to wear a dress made of human babies and call it fashion ...

... of the Ueno station. I got out, looked left and right, couldn't see it and headed right to ask someone where it was. I later learned that if I had turned left and walked 10 feet I would have run right into it. I did not. Instead i asked a police officer who pointed me towards Ueno Onshi Park, assuming that is where I wanted to go. Granted, it was a place I wanted to visit but not at that particular moment. I headed up to the ...

... japansk butik. Mystisk. Paa den seje cafe bestilte jeg en panini med chicken and cheese. Det skulle jeg ikke have gjort. Fik total ondt i maven og havde det som om jeg skulle kaste op. Det hjalp heller ikke at der var stanghedt. Saa fik det paent daarligt derefter mens vi ventede paa vores faerge hjem. Da den endelig kom lagde jeg mig bare paa baenk op ad raelingen og halvsov indtil vi var sikkert i havn. Der var dejligt koeligt. Bagefter var det meningen at vi skulle op i Tokyo Tower ...

... shopping streets: Takeshita Doori (a hangout for teenagers) and Omotesando Doori (ultra upscale shopping commonly referred to as the "Paris of Tokyo" and the place for trendspotting). We plan to return later this week to do some souvenir shopping at the Oriental Bazaar. We then headed to Ryogoku, an area with several museums in addition to the sumo stadium. We quickly checked out the Edo Tokyo Museum which is an interactive museum that ...

... and I went back so I could see Naochan one last time.. Kazuchan said I'll come back up with u.. guess he knew how hard it was for me to let go of him and Naochan.. so when we got back there.. he was like Oh I want my icecream so he ate it and I videoed it...LOL. I had a really good day, and Kazuchan and I promised to meet right in the very spot we parted.. He hugged me tight and I hugged him.. as he left the tears rose.. He's one special guy.. and he has ...