Somerset Azabu East Minato

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Puis je suis allée visiter Tokyo Tower, là où on peut monter à 150 ou 250 mètres et regarder la ville qui s’étend à perte de vue. Par une belle journée sans smog, il est possible de voir le mont Fuji, qui se trouve à une centaine de kilomètre de là! On monte la tour jusqu’à l’observatoire principal (150m) en ascenseur. Mais il est possible de redescendre en utilisant les escaliers qui passent à moitié dehors, dans la structure même ...

... 1709...scaled down to0 2/3 the original size it is still the largest wooden building in the world (it was bloody massive). The statue of Buddha inside was amazing standing at over 20m (71 feet) tall. An hours trip and some sushi later we were at Himaji castle a massive ancient castle. The night was ended once again in Namba getting lost in the streets. I really enjoyed eating ramen cross legged on a tatami mat watching people pass by. One ...

... from the hotel, we walked to the opposite direction toward "Nihonbashi" subway station. Nihonbashi literally means "the Japan bridge" and it was the most important bridge and mercantile quarter during the edo period ...

... falling through pins. The noise of the balls falling was horrific, but added to that was the cheesy music, flashing lights and loads of cigarette smoke for the hundreds of 'businessmen'. Surely they should have all been at work at 11am on a Thursday morning? I had to leave after a few minutes to get some fresh air. I then headed over to Tokyo Metropolitan Government Offices to visit the free observation deck on the 45th floor. The lift ...

... gave us a little "gift" of a silk tote bag. Now, we paid a goodly amount of money for this room and imagine my surprise when we walked in and there was a little short table with two chairs that had their legs sawed off, apparently. There was also no bed in this room! For the money we paid I expected a bed....the floors were covered with tatami mats and the "bed" was folded up in the closet! There was also no shower except outside ...

... it an automated teller so you don't have to hire someone to dispense you your cash. So doesn't it defeat the purpose to hire someone wearing white gloves and a fake smile to escort you to the machine? We next hit up Sanjusangendo Hall. This is Japan's longest wooden structure. It however, did not dissapoint. Inside are 1,001 bronze statues of Kannon. Wow. It was pretty amazing. I snuck a photo in. I've become really good at playing the tourist when the security says "No ...

... really, even the non-sushi folks could have found something worthwhile... After lunch, we found a Kubuki Theater (which we wil go to tomorrow) and parted ways with Kaoru's mom. Chris, Kaoru and I headed to Roppongi, which is really one big, everlasting party spot on the main strips. I guess a lot of foreigners end up there, but it just so happened that my tattooist had a studio there. After a quick latte (we got there a bit ...

... One was a rainbow arching from a statue across a giant fountain and ending on Lindsey like she was a pot of gold (which she is). The worst part is that my camera recorded the thumbnail, I just couldn't open the picture. So I can see the tiny, amazing picture, but it will never be bigger than an inch square. So that didn't make me very happy. But the second thing did. We were walking in the gardens (which aren't gardens at all) and a man ...

... hit the wrong button...I was like "which one is flush?!" Also amazing is the food, as you can probably imagine. All except the McD's I went to. I ate some creation that was basicaly a Double Cheeseburger with an Egg McMuffin and bacon on top. I kinda liked it, but not really. So, this will probably be the last post of this travl blog. The trip has been exciting, challenging, interesting and enlightening. I have crossed every time zone, every continenent, 20 or ...

... I have ever had followed by bananas covered in hot chocolate for dessert and an amazing cappacino. In the middle of dinner I was volunteered, as the only native english speaker in the restaurant, to get up and sing happy birthday to a complete stranger in front of the entire restaurant. I did it, and everyone seemed to get a kick out of it. Later that night, Ikki, Masaki, and I went back to a haunted temple we visited on my first trip to Japan last year. This ...