Friday, September 15, 2006

japan day 3


rainy morning


choice. sometimes a bad thing.


morning walk along the river Toyohira


Small and rather useless looking floater.


nice bird resting in the river.


One of the many bridges crossing the river.


The convention center. sleek.


Free ice cream! flavours include green tea, yoghurt, vanilla and chocolate.


Registration.


Welcome dinner. Crowded and not really enough food.


Freeflow of alcohol


Soba. cold one.


The spread. alot but not buffet because the waiters never refill any of the plates.


Tail in mouth fish.


Super cool WC. seat warmer, butt washer and some other stuff. Dont know what it does coz cant read jap.

Thursday, September 14, 2006

japan day 2


What Singapore looks like from the air at night.


Mt Fuji from the plane.


Breakfast


The arrival hall, Narita


Domestic departure hall


Exhaust ducts for parking buses. so thoughtful.


50 seater domestic transfer


Crammed interior


Beautiful view from the plane.


My room costing Y5000 a day booked by Mr.J


First time on the subway. You know where you are.


A subway ticket


A normal subway, notice the open windows. No air cond just natural wind from the tunnel.


TV tower at Odori park. Popular landmark.


Busking on the road. a couple of intersections closed the whole day.


Shopping alley 7 blocks long. Tanakoji or something...


First Japanese meal. Yummy ramen in miso.


very noisy and smokey environment. dont know how they stand it, wait...they dont stand, they all sit...hahahaha


Expensive food shop selling sweets and chocolates.


What the...








Some food feast over the weekend.


Hairy crab in miso soup. Must try!

McDonald tasting ice-cream. it melted really quick.







Back here for dinner


Japanese curry. Interesting.


Mic's dish


Prof's dish


Susukino, the entertainment district and only place open after 9 in the whole city.


Ferris wheel on top of a 7 storey building. Y600 a round per person.


Had trouble finding it coz didnt know it was on top of a building, keep on going round and round and wondering where it dissapeared to.


View from the top


View from the bottom.


Very busy.


Lovely 100 Yen shop. can find any and everything here.