July 3 - 8, 2012 @ Tokyo, Japan



Less than 24 hours I came back from Seoul, here I go again


So many ships within HK premises


In flight meal with some Japanese taste


Room for the next 4 nights


Compact bathroom


Huge bowl of udon (compare its size to the tea cup!)


Mentaiko cold think udon, sooooo yummy


View from my hotel room


Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum


Ramen for lunch


Finally some sushi on the 3rd day


Extra long eel sushi


So many


My favorite uni!


Gift from Japan director


It is a lunch box!


After 3 nights of working into the wee hours, a relaxing dinner


This is how they serve your order


Traditional Japanese Robatayaki style


You point to the food you want


They grill in front of you


Japanese congee


The beef (A5?) was soooo good


About their restaurant


A good experience though a bit expensive


Tsukiji fish market


Just about 6am long queue at the restaurant already


Transport @ Tsukiji fish market


Fish and seafood market


Lots of shell fish


Abalone


Living expense is HIGH in Toyko


Sea urchin!


Frozen tuna


I think this is blue fin tuna


Super long knifes


These carts navigator through the alley inside the fish market


A whole tuna


FF & tuna


Tsukiji fish market


Unfrozen tuna (probably more expensive)


Frozen tuna, maybe imported?


Cutting into smaller piece


Not sure why they cut the tail


Discarded tails and fins


These carts are design to transport tuna


This is why they are going extinct


More frozen ones than fresh ones


Coffin for tuna


Wish I seen this map earlier


Hello Kitty @ Tsukiji fish market


One of the two recommended place for sushi breakfast


The place is tiny, just about 10 seats


Not cheap but supposed to be really good


Note: it is 7:20AM!


Fatty tuna


Love the uni


Never had this type of shrimp before


Really full by this point


But uni is too good not to encore for another round


All these fatty tuna


Exist of the restaurant


The fish cart navigates thru the pack alley too


Tsukiji fish market souvenir


If you want to watch the auction you need to be there at 4:30am!


Direction to the fish market but the tourist office is hard to find


Tsukiji Hongwanji


A Jodo Shinshu temple


School on Saturday


Student are required to use the bridge


Elementary school


Teacher greeting the school


Ginza


Cartier @ Ginza


Interesting building


Where I stayed for 4 days


Peninsula Tokyo


From bathroom that barely fit one


To huge two sinks bathroom


And a huge dressing room


Ultra comfy bed!


View from the room, can see the Deloitte office


Ugraded to a semi-suit


Ginza


Kaminarimon @ Sensoji


Also known as Asakusa Kannon


FF @ Thunder Gate


Nakamise Shopping Arcade


Japanese girls in tradition wear


Buddha figure


Main gate Hozomon


Sensoji is Tokyo*s largest Buddhist temple


Sensoji Temple


Japanese fortunate telling


Incense is wafted over the body as an act of purification


Cleanse yourself at the fountain before entering the temple


AKA Kannondo


Long queue of worshiper


Ceiling @ Sensoki Temple


Make a wish


Doors @ Sensoji Temple


Gojunoto - Five Storied Pagoda


Me @ Gojunoto


Giant lantern


House the statue of Kannon, the Goddess of Mercy


Small pagoda


More shopping arcade


I want one


Very traditional


Building @ Asakusa


A major attraction for Japanese and foreigners alike


The rain finally stopped


Door handle


Giant lantern


Main gate Hozomon


Sensoji


Souvenir lantern


Shopping alley @ Asakusa


Store @ Asakusa


Rear of Thunder Gate


Tourist center outside Sensoji


What is this?


Metro Asakusa exit


Gonpachi


Shigemi & Me


Good to have relatives around the world!


The place that inspired the Lucy Liu sequence in Kill Bill


Art @ Peninsula Tokyo


Harajuku Metro


JR Harajuku


Cosplay


FF @ Takeshita-dori


4KB48 official store


Daiso, 100 yen store majority made in China


Japanese street snack


Harajuki is famous for cosplay stores


Which one should I buy?


Eva*s sneaker, must buy!


Clother for doggie


Like their fire stairway


Saks fifth @ NRT


Last meal before departure


Long queue waiting to take off


Farmland around Tokyo


Beautiful color


Sunet


Mount Fuji


Interesting color


Just office and hotel for 4 straight days