Yesterday we visited Tokyo Tower, a giant radio tower larger than even the Eiffel Tower. From the 360 degree observation deck you can see pretty much all of Tokyo.
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| There was a wax museum in the tower, yes quite a strange place for a wax museum. |
Me and Einstein discussing theoretical physics.
The view from the observation deck
The "Lookdown Window"
But that wasn't the end of our day, after that we headed to Odaiba, a giant, man-made island in the middle of Tokyo bay. We accessed it by train over a large bridge, playfully named the "Rainbow Bridge", not to be confused with the dreaded Rainbow Road from Mario Kart, this was much easier to cross.
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| Rainbow bridge as seen from the train |
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| Fuji TV studio |
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| Also decided to hit up New York |
So all in all it has been a busy couple of days. We've seen some sights, enjoyed some of the local cuisine, and just started to get used to Shinjuku, even though we leave tomorrow for a brief stay at Chiba for the Tokyo Game Show. Then it's all aboard the Shinkansen (bullet train) for Nagoya/Kyoto/Osaka!
Oh and guess what, just now while writing this we experienced our first earthquake up in our 12th floor hotel room. The room shook for about a minute. Apparently it was felt all across Tokyo however it seems no one is at all concerned, I can see one man continuing painting on the roof of a nearby building.
Until next time,
Sayonara!
Konichiwa Zak,it is i turtle.
ReplyDeleteHas you been eating lots of japanese mac donalds?
I has. While you has been gone i ate coconut m&ms! Has you? Has you been eating pocky? I has. Why has japan turned into america? I mean there was the eiffel tower, the brooklyn bridge and the statue of liberty, and einsteine!!!! Me so crazy.
Mum and dad say hello.
I say goodbye. Ta ta!!!! buy me a present! your favorite sister Zoe/turtle.
Hi Zoe Turtle,
ReplyDeleteJapanese McDonalds is really good and so is KFC, but we have also had traditional meals like chicken curry and noodles. The part of Japan with the statue of Liberty and the bridge is an artificial island, I think it's supposed to look like Manhattan in America.
Also we bought DragonBall Z drinks from vending machines. They're awesome. And everything here is written in Japanese. So there.
Hi zak, it is i turtle
ReplyDeleteAre all the T.V channels in japanese? Do you have to watch the shows with english subtitles?
Do they have t.v shows like we do in Australia?
Ya um don't forget to buy me lots of presents!!!
So ya, bye bye! :)
Hi turtle,
ReplyDeleteYes the TV shows are all in Japanese and they have no subtitles, but they have American shows and movies sometimes that are in English with Japanese subtitles. I haven't seen any shows we have on TV in Australia except for How I Met Your Mother.