Category Archives: Arts & Heritage

Tokyo 2009 – Day 8 of 9 : Roppongi, Tokyo Tower, Mori Art Museum

Posted on 24 April 2009 by chaz

Roppongi, one of the high class areas of Tokyo and home of the Mori Art Museum. The day started with quick trip to Akihabara to check out some toys followed by a great find, Tempura! … The museum incorporates the Tokyo City View and the art museum on the 52 floor, and the Sky Deck from the top of the building. The city view was pretty spectacular with 360 degree views of Tokyo from the gallery. … He had Ferrari’s from different ages as well as an Audi Spider on show. One of the best views ever was from the top of Mori Tower. … It reminded me of the top of Swiss hotel, and the view of Singapore from there is just as good. The Mori Art Museum, it is known as one of the better art museums worldwide, and I was about to find out why. The exhibits were all engaging and I had a great experience there. Continue reading →

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Tokyo 2009 – Day 7 of 9 : Tsukiji Market, Imperial Palace, Ghibli Museum

Posted on 22 April 2009 by chaz

We got up bright and early to visit the famous Tsukiji market. It is one of the largest fish markets in the whole and millions of dollars of fish comes thru this market daily.

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Tokyo 2009 – Day 6 of 9 : Ginza, Odaiba, Shinjuku, Advertising Museum

Posted on 20 April 2009 by chaz

A day of sightseeing to some famous spots in Tokyo, Ginza & Odaiba. Tokyo trains, they run faster than our MRT’s and most of them have real time maps on a screen which tell you what stop is coming up next. Having just arrived at Ginza, we saw Cherry Blossoms. … Well, none of that, it’s just an over glorified showroom. yawn yawn The famous Ginza 4-chome intersection. It seems that every luxury brand in Tokyo has their own big building in Ginza. Good to know how rich they are and that at least some of them have the decency to have unique buildings. The Advertising Museum run by Dentsu , the advertising agency. … This one was given to Tokyo by France. The FUJ TV Headquarters, known for it’s unique architecture. There was a beautiful sunset by the beach, and I decided to play with some of the camera settings. Continue reading →