Winnie's Whereabouts

Tokyo Jan-2008

Tokyo : Fri 18jan - Mon 21jan (4-days)
Airtic: Mileage points
Expenditure: ~S$1000/person (accomodation, food, souveniers, misc)

My impression of tokyo, megapolis of highrise of glass & grays/browns in various shades. It seems to be a place of salary men & smart dressed women, a place mostly for work where e population live outside tokyo.

Finally, i see someone wearing red ! Otherwise, a half day of walking e city n underground trains on e weekday, i really stand out among e black n navy suits!

The food is fabulous (i like jap food!). There is a grace & care in pretty packaging & little personal gestures of ettiquete. Things are eXpensive! A bowl of e cheapest self-service- buttonpress order ramen costs like S$8. After 3 days, tell me its S$8/ramen, i go... so cheap ah! ;)

Weekends, e city is transformed with e vibes of shoppers ! Things are more colorful, and punk culture strutts along e sidewalk of e shopping street & in a meeting point.

There is also a cultural side to tokyo, Temples, Fish auction market, Sumo-wrestling, Specialty shops selling tea & local delicacies, Sushi shops. There is a hightech fun side, e myraid coin-vending machines, e electrical gadget street (akihabara) and a sporty side, baseball pitches in every corner of e city. And also a ...weird side to japan, maid's cafe, love hotels, hmm.

The weather was chilly (average 4-8degC in e day) and we took the train a lot.

Photos:
1. 1st time on a jap train
2. tokyo skyline fr hotel
3. alleyway at nite


(more photos coming up.. )

posted by cloudz1 @ 1:25 AM