Exciting Tokyo: cherry blossom, beef bowl, adult DVDs, fortune-telling & much more!

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March 13th 2007

Published: March 13th 2007

It's hard to find a single word to describe Tokyo. If you ask me how Tokyo is, I can easily find dozens of adjectives to describe the city, among which are "dazzling", "fast-paced", "efficient", "amazing", "crowded", "breath-taking", "religious", "disciplined", etc etc. If you ask me to use only one word, I guess the best choice is "exciting". Tokyo is indeed exciting. The city is like a hyperact... Read Full Entry

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Lau Chau Sang

autumncs

Born in Hong Kong and currently living in Singapore, I am a guy who loves travelling. Like many "travelholics" at TravelBlog, I'm so addicted to travelling that once I stopped travelling I will have withdrawal symptoms. Hence, to cure my addiction, I have to go somewhere at least once every 2 months. (I must admit that it is an expensive addiction. Haha. But at least addiction to travel is healthier than addiction to drugs/smoking/drinking...) I started using TravelBlog when I was doing my internship in Canada in 2005. (For older photos before my Canadian internship... full info

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Fortune-telling step 1

Drop 100 yen into the slot, pick up the metal can, turn it upside-down, and shake it until one wooden stick falls out of the tiny hole.

Fortune-telling step 2

There is a number written on the wooden stick. Look for the number on the rows of wooden drawers, open that drawer, and take out the fortune-telling slip. (Having trouble reading Japanese numbers? Ask someone who can read Japanese or Chinese.)

Fortune-telling step 3

Your fortune is written on the fortune-telling slip. In this case, my friend Victor picked number 80. According to slip no 80, Victor will fly higher than 9 heavens, meaning he will have excellent fortune. (Luckily I can read the kanji (Chinese characters) and roughly understand what it's saying.)

Shopping in Asakusa

Victor & Mingxian buying a present for our professor in NUS

JR Tohoku Line

Another example of "line colour on the map = colour of stripe on the train"

JR Yamanote Line

Making a circular trip around Tokyo and stopping at many busy districts, the Yamanote Line is the most useful and convenient line to get around Tokyo

JR Yamanote Line 2

The LCD screen above the door gives useful information such as the approximate travelling time to your destination

JR Yamanote Line 3

It also shows the locations of escalators and lifts at the next station, as well as connecting train lines at the next station.

Tokyo Station

Facade of the historical station (built in 1914 and rebuilt in 1947)

Imperial Plaza

A very huge plaza in front of the royal palace (We didn't enter the Imperial Gardens because we arrived after the closing time...)

Imperial Plaza 2

View of the skyscrapers around Tokyo Station from the plaza

Ginza

Ginza, Tokyo's most exclusive shopping and dining district (It's interesting to see how the surroundings are reflected in the curvy glass windows)

Ginza 2

Sony Centre, a showroom of the latest Sony products

Ginza 3

A display of the "Alpha" series cameras in Sony Centre. (The Alpha series is the newest series and the products are not on sale in Singapore yet.)

Ginza 4

Ginza in the evening

Ginza 5

The clock tower of the Wako Department Store, built in 1894, is Ginza's most recognizable landmark.

Ginza 6

Packaging and presentation seems to be an obsession in Japan, as shown by the beautiful layout of Japanese cakes

Ginza 7

A sports car in the Nissan showroon

Ginza 8

Interesting facade of a boutique

Ginza 9

Kabuki-za, Tokyo's main theatre for Kabuki (a form of Japanese opera) (It's interesting to see a tradional building surrounded by skyscrapers and exclusive department stores)

Ginza 10

Different types of seaweeds on sale (Sampling is available)

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