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1-2-2 Kinshi Sumida, Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Kanto, Japan, 130-0013, 3-5611-5511
... the second). So we took an escalator up which we joked was modeled to shoot us off into space (as it looked a bit like a disney ride entrance from tomorrowland). A few floors on the escalator were clearly for nothing, the museum itself was only 2 floors high (6 and 5) and we had gotten on these escalators on floor 2. Floor one had restaurants and a gift shop, but there was no way to anything on floors 3 and 4. I guess you could argue that was for ...
Sumida, Kanto, Japan seanandkat... minutes to make it from one end to the other and back of what is a really small street. Thankfully, next to Harajuku is Yoyogi park and Meiji shrine, both of which are vast wooded parklands to get out of the crush of people. Yoyogi was especially interesting--most people were picknicking and playing sports, but at least two groups were independently practicing dance routines. One looked to be a half enthusiastic group of co-ed college kids, while the other was way ...
Tokyo, Kanto, Japan mchao... It didn't take long to realise though that these comic books were predominantly of the dodgy variety. It's funny, in western society we exploit young women to fuel the pornographic industry, whereas here in Japan, they seem to exploit young cartoonists... Odd? These cartoons are openly read on the train and there doesn't seem to be any visible kind of stigma around it. So after brief ...
Tokyo, Japan jayfrenzal... with froth. Alongside it is a gigantic flame-like object that locals have dubbed the "Golden ****". On our first full day in Tokyo, we took in the sights of Asakusa, stopping first at the Asakusajinja Shrine and the Sensoji Temple, the oldest temple in Tokyo, built in 628. We strolled through the Nakamise markets, where you can pick up all sorts of unique souveniers, from ninja stars and swords to chocolate in the shape of various ...
Tokyo, Japan cc_world_tour... friendly but reserved and sometimes quite unsophisticated. Restaurants are open 24 / 7 in Tokyo. However, construction goes on each and every day in both worlds. There is so much construction everywhere in Japan. Everyone in Japan has a cell phone and because of the population density you can get reception almost everywhere. When we were on Mt. Fuji Melitta was able to text her father in South Africa that ...
Tokyo, Japan christinagary... there. We had hoped to find a place for a late lunch, but it ended up being a wild goose chase and we returned to our hotel for a light bite before being picked up for a ride to our evening dinner cruise on the river. The cruise was very enjoyable. It wasn't too hot or muggy, the river was beautiful by city lights at night, and the Thai music and dancing was nice too. Unfortunately, our veggie food left a lot to be desired. Back at the hotel we relaxed a bit ...
Tokyo, Japan fastforward... unsupervised, think of the trouble she could get into! Apparently, events involving the Imperial Family keep up this tradition. Our reaction was, "If you don't want your daughter to get in trouble, don't show her off in public where she could meet someone to get in trouble with!" For some reason, I've been attractive to dragonflies this summer, at least as a landing pad. Twice at Lac Philippe and once more the other day. I was walking ...
Tokyo, Japan gadelle... market where there are all kind of stalls and stores selling everything from soup to nuts - literally! It was a great and sunny day although with a brisk wind, so in the afternoon after recovering from the early start to the fish market I headed to the Imperial Gardens. These are the grounds of the palace that the royal family live in - there is some security, but it takes the form of a few gates with a 'private: do not enter' sign on them. Can you ...
Tokyo, Japan onmywayJapan is a really really cool city to walk around. The people watching here is amazing. We went to the fresh fish market and ate some sushi. Now we have had sushi a few times that was all amazing, but in the seafood market, it was out of this world amazing. You have no idea. You can eat all kinds of stuff that the FDA does ...
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