Wednesday, May 31, 2006
That previous post was really intended as a test...but since it was so swiftly commented on I'll have to leave it!
So here's a brief run-down of our Tokyo trip. I think aliental's going to be doing a more detailed account of his trip here once he's back in the UK (he should be somewhere over Russia right now), so I'll leave most of it to him. But I want to put some of my pictures on anyway:
Monday
Dropped of our stuff at our hotel (Tokyo Green Hotel Ochanomizu) and then headed for Akihabara - saw and in fact shopped in the new, huge, Yodobashi Camera. Then went to Asakusa for a bit of touristy stuff.
After that we came back to the hotel and looked around Ochanomizu, the bookshops in Jinbocho etc.
In the evening went out to Shinjuku - basically the Hub (British pub) in Kabukicho as it's pretty much the only place I know off hand.
Tuesday
Spent the morning in Koishikawa Korakuen, my favourite Japanese garden in Tokyo.
Then to Harajuku for some serious shopping...and on to Shibuya for more shopping.
In the evening I met a friend in Shinagawa and experienced some nicely packed trains on the Yamanote line on the way home.
Wednesday
Saw Asimo in the Honda centre:
And then had a walk through Aoyama cemetery and then a peer around Nogi shrine where General Nogi and his wife famously committed suicide after the death of the Meiji emperor in 1912. An interesting morning, not as morbid as it sounds.
Then down to and through Roppongi...
up to Tokyo Tower (but not up it) where the range of tacky souvenirs was stunning...
on to Daimon and some interesting temples...
and finally to Tokyo Station, the Marunouchi building for a good view from the 35th floor, and a brief rainy walk to the edge of the Imperial Palace.
We had a 1 hour delay once we got on the plane, but it was OK as we were lucky enough to be on one of the ANA Pikachu planes!
So here's a brief run-down of our Tokyo trip. I think aliental's going to be doing a more detailed account of his trip here once he's back in the UK (he should be somewhere over Russia right now), so I'll leave most of it to him. But I want to put some of my pictures on anyway:
Monday
Dropped of our stuff at our hotel (Tokyo Green Hotel Ochanomizu) and then headed for Akihabara - saw and in fact shopped in the new, huge, Yodobashi Camera. Then went to Asakusa for a bit of touristy stuff.
After that we came back to the hotel and looked around Ochanomizu, the bookshops in Jinbocho etc.
In the evening went out to Shinjuku - basically the Hub (British pub) in Kabukicho as it's pretty much the only place I know off hand.
Tuesday
Spent the morning in Koishikawa Korakuen, my favourite Japanese garden in Tokyo.
Then to Harajuku for some serious shopping...and on to Shibuya for more shopping.
In the evening I met a friend in Shinagawa and experienced some nicely packed trains on the Yamanote line on the way home.
Wednesday
Saw Asimo in the Honda centre:
And then had a walk through Aoyama cemetery and then a peer around Nogi shrine where General Nogi and his wife famously committed suicide after the death of the Meiji emperor in 1912. An interesting morning, not as morbid as it sounds.
Then down to and through Roppongi...
up to Tokyo Tower (but not up it) where the range of tacky souvenirs was stunning...
on to Daimon and some interesting temples...
and finally to Tokyo Station, the Marunouchi building for a good view from the 35th floor, and a brief rainy walk to the edge of the Imperial Palace.
We had a 1 hour delay once we got on the plane, but it was OK as we were lucky enough to be on one of the ANA Pikachu planes!
# posted by Phil T : 5:20 am
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