Lost In Japan
Friday, May 14, 2004
Places And Things I Want To See And Do During Our Visit
Tokyo
1. Roppongi
2. The Golden Poo in Asakusa
3. Asakusa Temple (Sensoji)
4. Ginza (neon lights at night, Sony Building, Kabuki-Za Theatreto)
5. Tokyo Tower
6. Imperial Palace and gardens
7. Ueno Park (Japanese gardens, Bonzai exhibit, Toshogu Shrine, various temples)
8. Konbini (Japanese convenience store)
9. Tea ceremony
10. Karaoke bar
11. Arcade
12. Odaiba (Rainbow Bridge, ferris wheel, beach, Statue of Liberty, Venus Fort, Fuji TV Building)
13. Shinjuku (Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, Nishi, Park Hyatt Hotel [Lost in Translation], neon lights)
14. Harajuku (Yoyogi Park, Meji Shrine, teenagers dressed up on Sunday)
15. Shibuya (crowds, lights, Hachiko statue, Tower Records)
16. Pachinko
Other
1. Mt. Fuji
2. Kyoto and Nara
3. Kamakura (Daibutsu, temples, nature)
4. Rice field
5. Small town life of Chiba
There's a whole lot more that I'd like to see, but I know what I have already listed is going to be difficult enough to cram in. I can't wait!
Tuesday, May 11, 2004
Just one week of work stands between me and Japan. That and a great deal of ocean. Soon I will be on the other side of the world, baby! I'll post a list of things I intend to do and see soon.
Monday, May 10, 2004
We're climbing this!!!
Time is flying. Josh departs in less than one week!
I'll meet him up the following Wednesday. We will then decide when and how to ascend up Japan's most famous and highest mountain (technically "volcano," last erupting in 1707, filling the streets of Edo in volcanic ash) and hopefully not get altitude sickness.
This is going to be the best thing ever.
