Shiodome City Center Exterior (Tokyo, Japan)

View of Shiodome City Center from the Yurikamome Shinbashi Station. The Caretta Shiodome Building containing the Wicked Gekidanshiki Theatre is also visible in the distance. Shiodome City Center is a modern building which houses many corporate offices and restaurants. The view from the top-floor “sky” restaurants is exceptional.

Tokyo Bay Cruise (Nakakin) Panoramas

Today I attended a private karaoke / dinner party on board a Nakakin Tokyo Bay Cruise. Cruises include drinks and lots of great Japanese food like nabe, sashimi, tempura, etc. There are also awesome views of Tokyo Harbor both inside and outside the boat.

Akihabara at night

Tokyo’s electronic district is one of my favorite places in Japan. For several blocks down the main street, it’s a sea of anime and electronic megastores. Unfortunately, all businesses shut down around 7pm, but I still think it’s lovely walking the streets of Akihabara at night.

Subway Train, Shiki Station

New trains on the Yurakucho line start at Shiki Station in Saitama every day. I hopped in a car that no one was in yet and took this panorama.
These pictures were taken handheld = many parallax errors, so I hope to take them again when I have a more portable tripod and pano [...]

Tokyo Adventures

Such a grand title deserves a grand entry, and I only have a few moments to type out my thoughts. I’ve been taking myself on mini-dates lately when I leave the embassy or when I go somewhere to meet Tatsuya in Tokyo. I’ve been going into the city several times a week and [...]