Ueno First City Hotel Taito

... it (it was quite simple, but a little tricky) and then just happened to mention that I was not allowed to park near the station. I was quite confused, until he explained that there each bike has a number on it and that number is registered with some 'bike cops'. These 'bike cops' also apparently go around checking bike numbers to see if you have a 'permit' to park where you are parked. That is correct - there are bike ...

... something like th*t. But it looked just like M*in St., USA in Los Angeles, minus the US Presidents show.<br>In the Arc*de I won K*lr* some fuzzy little b*by chick dolls from the qu*rter&#8230;uhh&#8230; I me*n fifty-yen m*chine. I h*d no Ide* wh*t these were doing in Disneyl*nd, other th*n they s*tisfied the J*p*nese obsessions of loving *nything th*t w*s re*lly sm*ll, fuzzy, *nd/or p*infully cute. <br> <br>After one more trip *round the p*rk to hit our f*vorite rides ...

... turned around to Olivia and said, "Liv, I think we're in a gay bar..." And we were!! Maybe it was all the men with their shirts off, or the couple of guys dancing a little too close, or maybe it was just the posters on the walls which were a little suggestive. There goes our chances of a New Year's kiss! But what a fantastic night. Those guys know how to P-A-R-T-Y! There were dancers, entertainers, and costumes of all sorts and just a lot of love going around in ...

... woman, who happen to be togeth**, and started talking to them (names w**e Nuri and Muri I believe)...they told us they had just come from watching Stomp, (the broadway show), and then I got the bright idea, with much help from my friend, Sake, to tell them that Ravneet is a big Indian movie star, and how in India people go mad aft** h** in the public but how in Japan things are so much more silent. HA HA HA. And of course, they believed us. It was amazing. They even took photos of ...

... especially the super thin/slim new TV's . We were a bit dissappointed as the floor with the video and virtual reality games was out of bounds, there was a lecture there the time we went. The Sony Building is in the Ginza area of the city, this is the shopping area. Shopping here is like nothing I've ever seen before . Department stores are packed full of people, even all the designer shops such as Louis Vuitton and Guici are packed. Japanese peole have alot of money to ...

... trucks back into the hustle of Tokyo waking up and the rush hour beginning to take full swing. Ducking into the subway we arrived in Asakusa and walked through Kaminari-Mon (Thunder Gate) down Nakamise-Dori a tourist trap street of souvenier shops leading to the Senso-Ji temple and five storey pagoda, to gaze upon the many Japanese worshippers scaling the stairs past a huge incense cauldron to bow and clap at the entrance. Taking a leisurely ...

... Central Park across the street. We got ourselves situated, explored the hotel and though we were bone tired we realized we needed food. At this point the 17 hour time difference was wreaking havoc on us and while waiting for our food we were literally falling asleep at the table. We ate as fast as we could, hurried back to our room and passed out. Wouldn't you know...I was wide awake approximately two hours later...it was about 2:30 AM Japan time!

... sea creatures - the sea dragons. I took lots of pictures and spend a long time enjoying the aquarium. I also bought some keitai (cell phone) charms in the gift shop and took some purikuri pictures of myself (but I messed up the decorating part so they didn't turn out the best!). When I left the aquarium, I explored for awhile, including a shopping area in the basement where I found J-Honey, one of my favorite Japanese clothing stores. I bought an interesting ...

Tokyo. wow. totally overwhelming. 25 million people squeezed into a city the size of Auckland. mental. our two and a half days in Tokyo were jam-packed with activities and we are forever grateful to our doji Simon and beautiful Minako for being such amazing tour guides and hosts. without you, we could never have guided ourselves through such a crazy city. highlights included: the food! Mmmm, still dreaming about shab shab (not sure if we spelt that right but ...

... town. We walk the 15 minutes to our place and find our keys waiting for us by the door. We step out of our shoes and into the slippers which are waiting for us. The slippers are tiny and Mark is walking on tippy-toe to stay in them. The place itself (Hibari House) is essentially an upscale hostel, where most people appear to be living here while working/studying. There's a common room with tv, fridge, stove, table and this computer. There are separate ...