Things to do in Tokyo when you’re There..
Tokyo is a riot of colours. It is the neon cacophony of Pachinko parlors, the bright orange of freshly prepared salmon at the Tsukiji Fish Market, the grassy green of sponge cakes and whisked matcha tea in Ginza, the brown and gold of venerated shrines, the charming black smile of a gothic-lolita clad teenager in Harajuku and the beautiful blue of clear skies that followed us throughout our holiday in Japan. We spent about fifteen days in Tokyo and Kyoto, in October of 2007, and one year on, I still think very fondly of the city. Of the warm red bean fish cakes we ate by the side of the street, or the giggly school girls who swarmed around us during a temple visit, to practice their classroom English on us.
I never did blog much about our trip, because by the time we arrived back in Sydney, B and I taken hundreds of photos, and it seemed too overwhelming, to try sorting through the lot. Lately however, I have been inspired by Lorraine’s Tokyo posts, to sift through some of our holiday snaps, and to share a few more with anyone out there who might be interested. If you love going to people’s houses and seeing their holiday slideshows, this might be for you! 😉
Tags: Tokyo 2007
Lorraine E said,
November 27, 2008 @ 10:24 pm
Awww I miss Tokyo, my favourite city in the world (well alongside NY and Sydney). That takoyaki looks so fresh and outstanding and the pastry marked toshiyoroizuka looks absolutely stuffed with nuts.
Waaaaah I want to go back!!!
Y said,
November 27, 2008 @ 10:32 pm
Hey Lorraine! Me too! I still have a ton more pictures to sift through. That puffy pastry thing came from Toshi Yoroizuka’s patisserie in the MidTown Galleria. It’s what I would call a cream puff on crack. It came so lovingly packaged, after we’d made our selection, including cardboard collars to stop the pastries shifting around in the box, and a little ice pack to keep the creamy bits chilled. It’s the little details, I tell ya! 🙂
Piggy said,
November 28, 2008 @ 1:09 am
I’ve been thinking of tokyo ever since I came back from my trip in Jun this year. 🙂 So you’ve tried sadaharu aoki’s Bamboo as well, did you like it? 🙂
Helen said,
November 28, 2008 @ 1:09 am
Tokyo is my dream holiday destination, I have wanted to visit for years but I’m sure my bank manager would remind me that it’s just a dream…At least I can live it through your posts until I can realise that dream 🙂
snooky doodle said,
November 28, 2008 @ 8:35 am
wow how nice. wish to go there . very interesting
Y said,
November 28, 2008 @ 9:08 am
Piggy : I loved everything we had at Sadaharu Aoki’s! And we visited quite a few times 😀
clumbsycookie said,
November 28, 2008 @ 9:19 am
I really really really want to go to Tokyo sometime during this life 🙂
Reemski said,
November 28, 2008 @ 10:50 am
I want to go back to Tokyo too! I loved it, but didn’t nearly experience as much as I could have!
Lorraine E said,
November 28, 2008 @ 10:59 am
I agree, the little details count so much. I was very disappointed with the packaging (or lack thereof of protective packaging) at Pierre Herme!
FFichiban said,
November 28, 2008 @ 6:19 pm
Ahhh Japannn. A visit there is looonng overdue. Yeh I know what you mean about the overwhelming numbers of photos. There is just something about that place that makes you wanna take photos of everything haha must be part of the culture ^^!
Christie@fig&cherry said,
November 29, 2008 @ 9:49 pm
Love the little girl in the kimono – such a gorgeous colour! And her cute little handbag is too much 🙂
grace said,
November 30, 2008 @ 1:09 am
i do believe i need to add another city to my “must visit” list. tokyo looks like a magical place!
Kim U said,
December 1, 2008 @ 7:00 am
I felt like Tokyo was a bit overwhelming, so much going on, so many people, so many things to do! But beautiful in a totally different way than the the other parts of Japan that we visited. I’d go back in an instant, given the opportunity!
Shari said,
December 1, 2008 @ 2:41 pm
I’m with Grace. I’m adding it to my list too. Looks amazing.
the projectivist said,
December 3, 2008 @ 3:28 pm
One of the fabulous things about Japan is that feeling of being absolutely immersed in another culture. The contrasts are blindingly obvious – there’s none of that ambivalence that you get when you visit some places, as though you could be anywhere in the world.
Howard said,
January 14, 2009 @ 9:46 pm
I know it’s an old post, but this post is making me look forward to my trip in 3 weeks 🙂