one would assume tokyo (the actual tokyo city) would be a very busy location. this is the wrong assumption. we rode the jr line for 30 minutes (from shinjuku to tokyo) and arrived in a very dull and quiet city. the day was chilly, foggy, and not a single bird in the sky. tokyo is the equivalent of wall street in new York. as we walked around the streets of tokyo, public workers sat on four corners of every street clocking cars and pedestrians. businessmen hurridly walked in and out of fast food restaurants to catch a quick bite. we walked aimlessly for close to two hours and luckily we found an upscale mall that caught our interest. the first floor sold delicious mochi, cakes, and other various artistically designed sweets. the basement carried an assortment of food ranging from italian, japanese, chinese, american, and a bakery. the floors above the first floor boasted a wide range of high end products such as chanel, gucci, burberry, rolex, and many more. after a few hours of window shopping inside the mall, we concluded our visit in tokyo and decided to catch a glimpse of roppongi in the day time. we took the 30 min jr line back to shinjuku and transfered on to the oeido line to roppongi for an additional 20 min. although it is written that roppongi is a popular city among foreigners, we observed an estimate of less than 10 expat/foreigner that day. from the center of roppongi, we were able to see the famous tokyo tower. we walked towards the tokyo tower untill the flashy store signs faded behind us. although the tokyo tower was massively tall and shined brightly with colorful lights, it was nothing impressive compared to the sears tower. the $895yen ticket per person to elevate to the peak was even less impressive. our night concluded with a dinner at mos burger and a train ride back to the keio hotel. a sunday in tokyo is not very heartwarming for tourists.
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bert learning how to play the pachinko machine. put money in the machine, metal marbles comes out, shoot the marbles, win more marbles, and redeem marbles for money
get all your movies, anime, and PORN at your local trader
more pachinko venues. they're located all over tokyo
prescription vision centers in japan offers complimentary self serve cleaning stations. that small brown kiosk is where customers are able to get their eye glasses cleaned
it took us a while to learn how to use the tokyo subway system. once you get the hang of it, its efficient and inexpensive
food vendors are located in the lower levels of the mall
sushi and bento boxes
lots of fresh baked goods for sale
lamb chops are my favorite
my handsome cousin and brother posing outside of the roppongi pet shop
baby mini pinch sound asleep
people stop to adore the cute puppies from the outside and inside of the store. this particular pet shop uses heating pads for the puppies to keep them warm
if you buy these accessories for your pets, please let me know. because i want you to come and adopt me
hes asking bert to take him home
he kind of resembles simple jack
japanese big baller riding his lambo
tokyo tower is the worlds tallest self supporting tower. it weighs 4000 tons while the eiffel tower weighs 7000 tons
burgogi between rice cakes at mos burger
not sure what this is, but randy ate it in two bites
tradidiontal burger with cabbage and homemade bbq sauce
this ad suggests that items can be purchased with a cell phone
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