Thursday, 5 June 2008

Trip to Japan Day 2, Part 3 To Tokyo Tower in the evening and Odaiba Bay area at nighttime


little kid with school bag and mom walking beside

Tokyo Tower amidst the city towers

church on the way to Tokyo Tower

Roses growing all around the fence surrounding Tokyo Tower on one side

use of Tokyo metro to travel around =) 980 yen per person
picture of a subway train


Odaiba ferries wheel.. really colorful and it changes every second.. many people taking photos too!


World Trade Center Building


park beside the ferries wheel, near to a shopping centre

park benches or art display at the square =)


this beautifully lit place appears when u take an escalator from e park

car display beside this lit place


food! we were so hungry cos it was around 8plus pm


View of Tokyo Tower from Odaiba, somewhere near Daiba Station

shop with big cat near Daiba station, and our bus stop

machine in bus where u put ur coins or notes


The bus back to Tokyo station, or somewhere nearby which has a long name

Cigarette machines everywhere

Tokyo Tower at night was more scenic, and thus we went back again

Tokyo Tower from all directions and a


limousine near tokyo tower

place we had dinner, many working people smoking and mom ordered e wrong food.. start of disdain for plain cold soba noodles for her haha

Trip to Japan Day 2, Part 2 Travelled from Narita Airport to Tokyo Central and checked into Ryokan. sightseeing around Tawaramachi area..

Arrival at Tawaramachi under the hot noon sun

Sights and sounds -- clog shop catering for old tai-tais who wear kimonos


smoking a pipe in the clog shop.. everything here is in the expensive range !!
shop owner entertained us awhile and explained which clogs are used for which occasion.

bicycle parking on the streets - a common sight everywhere


checking into Taito Ryokan


another shopping street, near to tawaramachi, and 100 yen shops

drinks machine everywhere

ampm shops everywhere

huge delicious Tempura!

dessert shop which i dint get to eat .. sobs

sexy guys who do this for a living.. note e uniform they wear

cute bus!

Gate near Tawaramachi.. cant remember e name


machine making some pies / cakes
smells real good

mom and i taking a break by the shops in e shade

shopping district full of tourists

houses beside shopping district


must be dango

2 big sumo wrestlers walking around, heard from a kimono shop aunty that they dun take photos with people so this was a candid shot

lunch! ramen with fried vegetables! oiishi!