Blogs from Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - page 5

Hello Tokyo. This is our very first stop and im fucking (sorry out that) excited as you don hear that people have gone to Japan on their travels around the world. Lucky for us we have been giving this fantastic oppertunity to stay in Tokyo. After a long restless flight we e here and the weather looks amazing i thought it was autumn but this is great hopefully all the places we go are like this. So we finally get through Passport control where they take you finger prints and photo which was wierd. Also the first thing you see is those surgeon masks everyones got them it takes some getting used to. By the time we get out of the airport to be greeted by John Paul its just gone 10.00. We exchange a few ... read more

Living with a boy had all but killed my shopping instinct. Usually shopping trips with George involve the following: Him: "You know you should let me pick your clothes. I think I know what suits you better." Me: insulted but sensing the opportunity to buy pretty new things "OK, lets go shopping" At the store changing rooms: Me: "Ok, how does this look" Him: ... ... ... (he's waiting impatiently on the bench outside the shop, having got bored after only 10 minutes) So shopping doesn't usually have a place on my holiday itinerary. But shopping in Tokyo with Kimberly was awesome. It seems the Japanese love to shop - the stores were packed and there were lines down the street waiting for new shops to open. You wouldn't guess there was a recession. We wandered ... read more

I believe I have some catching up to do. Breaking this up to limit the pictures per entry... mind is a bit hazy still from Jet Lag, consider yourself warned! Wednesday we spent out checking the two "Fashionable" areas, Shibuya and Harajuku. Ended up having a pretty good time checking out the stores and such in the 109 Building (bought a T-Shirt I liked) before heading over to Harajuku. Checked out an extremely high end shopping mall, as well as some flagship stores for Tokyo like Nike and some other Japan specific places. The evening we all met up with Jason, another friend of Aaron's, and checked out a few of the bars in Shinjuku. On Thursday my original plan was to take the Shinkansen to Kyoto or some such place while the other guys checked ... read more

Night Shibuya is an amazing part of town. The moment i get out of the station I am in absolutle love! - The place is feckin' huge!...The shops are huge, the streets are huge, the crossings are huge and the buildings are huge. It is everything i imagined Tokyo would be. I potter around for a while, i buy some donuts, look in the shops, buy a few bits for friends (Sandy I got you some amazing socks girl!), take in the sights and just generally killing time until i have to meet Tomoka @ 10pm for the Acid Techno party at Amrax Club. Amrax After yet another hour of getting lost around the worlds biggest train station (or at least the biggest i have been) I manage to meet Tomoka and head off to Amrax. ... read more

Meiji Shrine - Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan After visiting the Japanese Sword Museum, I made my way west to the Meiji Shrine. Although it was a cold and rainy day, the trees here kept me pretty dry and the walk helped warm me up. There weren't many people walking about the park grounds so it was very peaceful. Even with the crumby weather, the park was very pleasant and I can only imagine it being very pretty is the spring time when the trees are in bloom. Meiji Shrine (明治神宮, Meiji Jingū), located in Shibuya, Tokyo, is the Shinto shrine that is dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress Shōken. When Emperor Meiji died in 1912 and Empress Shōken in 1914, the Japanese people wished to pay their respects to the two ... read more