lunatic bumblebee

We started our Tokyo-day-trip early in the morning, took a cab to the Shinkansen station instead of walking the 15 minutes. In Japan the first two kilometres cost 660 Yen, with this amound you can get from UST to Shenzen by MTR. We both took the opportunity to get some more sleep on the train, but I still had to be attentive, because I wanted to take a picture from Mount Fuji. From the beginning we chose seats at the left side and after we passed Shizuoka (for those who know Oozora Tsubasa) I primed the camera, ready to take pictures. I was discussing something with Moritz when I saw the white crater of Mount Fuji. I was so happy that I really could see Japan’s most famous landmark. The Shinkansen track leads close by the mountain, but unfortunately, the top was covered by clouds, so that you only could see the very top of the vulcano crater. But still, I was very lucky to see the Fuji-san, because my cousin said that he went to Tokyo several times but never could saw it ^^.

The first thing we did in Tokyo was to go to the Tokyo Tower. The weather was nice and we could see Tokyo’s so-called skyline — no comparison to Hong Kong though — we also went to the special observatory deck on top of the tower, but there was too much smog and you couldn’t see the Fuji. In general, I’m wondering if it is possible to see Mount Fuji at all. There has to be bright sunshine, no clouds and strong wind to blow the smog away. Therefore, I can only advice to go to the special observatory deck in absense of smog and clouds. Everything else is not worth the extra money you have to pay to get on top: You have to wait to get up, wait again to get down and there isn’t enough place to look around, because it’s so crowded.

On our way to the Tokyo Tower we passed a park with a shrine (yes, again). There we saw many little stone figures with red crocheted caps and little wind wheels. They were really cute — too bad I don’t know their meaning. After that we took the Yurikamome train from Shibashi to Toyosu and back to visit the bay area. Remarkable for this quarter are the futuristic looking buildings — like the Fuji TV building — and the big amount of construction sites. On the un-mannered Yurikamome you get a feeling like riding a rollercoaster. In the afternoon we went to the party district Shibuya, had our lunch there and went on to Shinjuku, but there we didn’t find anything special. I think it was because we took the wrong exit and ended up in some government building.

Tired and with aching feet we took the train back to Tokyo Station, looked around in the close shopping malls, didn’t find anything afordable, went back into the station and bought two bentou (Japanese style lunchboxes) and lived the pure Japanese culture (i.e. eating bentou while riding the Shinkansen) >< haha.
Those who know me from school know, that I always wanted to go to Tokyo. Tokyo was the city of my dreams, so I was really excited. After I visited it I know, that I like Hong Kong better. But still it was very interesting to see the Tokyo Tower and Shibuya. I really would like to spend more time there, a one-day trip is too short. So I’m sure, I’ll go to Japan again some day. I really look forward to that time ^^.

Anh Thu