Sami in Japan – Photo Recap

Aug 1, 2010 by Sami

I have been walking so much the past few days so I’m totally fine with eating everything I see in sight that looks remotely edible. Not to change the subject but I really can’t deal well with rejection so I stopped taking photos of people because I’ve been turned down way too many times. Friend told me that old creepy men use photos for “sexual purposes”…honestly, do I look like that kind of man?? So, for now, I just try to sneak a photo here or there.

I got to visit the Advertisement Museum in Tokyo the other day. They had a special exhibit called “The Real Men and Women of Madison Ave“. I was in heaven! Mad Men fever exists in Tokyo! I also went up on the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building with amazing views from the top floor. I’ll go ahead and post some photos with captions, it seems more fun this way

This is one of the many views from the top of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building. The big park you see is Yoyogi park. It’s popular to go there on Sunday and watch music performances, people dressed in all sorts of costumes and even Elvis impersonators. I think, due to the hot temperatures, most people chose to stay indoors and therefore, I barely saw anything of note but it was still a lot of fun to be there.

The Sumida River Fireworks are one of the biggest in Tokyo. The show is at 7:30PM but people start waiting by the river in the AM for a good spot!

I was lucky enough that when I visited the Meiji Shrine I witnessed was a wedding there!

In Harajuku! This is where the very fashionable shop and hang out. Check out how many people are there?! Although, this is probably 3 times or more, less than the crowd at the Sumida Fireworks!

I was able to “steal” a photo!

So excited to have tried several Macaron shops in Tokyo!

You have no idea how happy I was to learn that they were showing a film, outdoors, in Yebisu Garden Place! Brought back memories of watching movies in Grant Park in Chicago.

Related posts:

1. Sami in Japan- From the Traditional to the Technological!
2. Sami in Japan- Part 1