On our third day in Tokyo we started feeling pressed for things to do. If you like to shop a lot, you probably wouldn't have that problem!
We started off the day by going to Odaiba. Odaiba is a man-made island a short distance off the coast from Tokyo. We got on a monorail that took us on a loop around a few stations then actually goes onto Rainbow Bridge (a well-known site in Tokyo). It was definitely a nice view.
First thing we did at Odaiba was have a look at the Fuji Television building. I had seen its picture in my travel book, and wanted to have a look at it in real life. Quite the interesting piece of architecture. I think it kind of looks like something that was meant to look futuristic in the past, if you see my meaning.
Also at Odaiba, we went to the Tokyo National Museum of Science and Innovation. It was pretty neat, with robotics displays and other science-y things, although it seemed a little child-oriented in some places.
After that, we sat on the rocks by the ocean and tried to decide what to do next. We decided on going to Shinjuku, because I wanted to have a look at some of Tokyo's highest skyscrapers. We went there, had a walk around, and also had some food.
We decided to go back to Ueno park and have a more thorough look around in the evening.
Finally, we took a walk around town at night, before we had to get back on the nightbus and head back to Nagoya (I didn't get a good picture of it, but we did get to see Tokyo Tower lit up in the distance). All in all, quite an excellent trip.
posted by No_Fluff_Reviewer @ 10:06 PM
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