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yokohama

Yokohama is Japan's second largest city.  Depending on which train you take it's only 15 to 30 minutes from Tokyo.  There's a lot of cool looking buildings along the waterfront.  Yokohama is much more laid back compared to Tokyo.

chinatown - yokohama

This Chinatown in Yokohama.  Lots of food and fun.

falafel sandwich

Found a place in Akasaka called Pita The Great.  This guy makes an awesome falafel sandwich.  It's different, but just as good as Bitar's in Philly.  Thanks go out to Eric for putting the idea in my head.  I am definitely going back to this place.

sky deck [mori tower]

The sky deck in Mori Tower.  No matter what direction you look, Tokyo just appears to be endless.  I also went to the Mori Art Museum.  It had a few good pieces, but overall it was just ridiculous.  It's amazing what some people consider to be art.

imperial palace

Pics from the Imperial Palace and East Garden in Tokyo.

shinagawa [I think]

Came across several temples today while walking around.  I think I was in Shinagawa.  These temples were different than the others I'd seen.  They were smaller and not freshly painted.  They were not in tourist areas, just right in the middle of neighborhoods.

docks

Went for a walk down by the docks.

ueno park

This is Ueno Park.  It's a pretty big park near Ameyoko Market.  I only saw a small part of it.  There is a zoo and lots of art museums as well as temples and shrines.

bauhaus

While walking around Ueno Park I came across a Bauhaus exhibit.  I was pleasantly surprised.  Mike, you would have loved the furniture.  They even had small replicas of the furniture for sale in the gift shop.  I got a rather nice book that documents the exhibit.

website - BAUHAUS experience, dessau

shinjuku

Shinjuku Station is the busiest in Tokyo.  A lot of the government buildings are here.  This is where I first got off the train from the airport to get my apt keys.  I thought it was insane.  It didn't seem like all that when I went back there today.  Everything is still in continuous and chaotic motion, but so is the rest of Tokyo.  Tokyo has a very different kind of energy than NYC.

kabukicho

This is Kabukicho.  It's a pretty sleazy area near Shinjuku.  There is definitely quite a bit of nefarious activity going on around here.

roppongi

Went to Roppongi today.  It's apparently where a lot of foreigners hangout.  There are a few art museums in the area.  The first pic is the Mori Tower.  It has an art museum and an observation deck.  I'm going to go back when the visibility is better.  Can't see spending 1500 yen on an overcast day.  Found a really cool bookstore with lots of awesome and very expensive design books.  Also, saw some places where I might eat [pizza, indian, Japanese macrobiotic].