Tour photos from January 2, 2018
Hello, travelers. This is Kumi. Picturesque Japan Blog welcomes you to Hamarikyu Gardens and Odaiba.
Yup. You're doing right. Nice posture. :)
This is a 300-year-old pine tree at Hamarikyu Gardens.
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3025.html
It's not autumn, but there were some colored leaves.
So many people were waiting for the annual falcon show held on January 2 and 3.
Lengthy greetings went on and on...
Hmm... okay. We saw the falcons flying around. Let's move on!
FYI: I found the falcon show's YouTube video from 2011.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX_tye4BE7Y
The tea house was very quiet because everyone was at the show. :P
We enjoyed matcha tea and traditional cake.
Now it's time for a 20-min cruise to Odaiba island!
A lovely couple! Are you on a honeymoon cruise? :)
Leaving the Tokyo's business district.
What a beautiful day! It wasn't so cold to be on the deck.
Arriving in Odaiba, a future town.
"Odaiba (Daiba)" means places to set cannon batteries. If you want to know more about the history, please check this out.
https://livejapan.com/en/in-odaiba/article-a0000331/
This link is more for sightseeing information.
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3008.html
Thanks for the fun cruise. It was exciting!
A water fountain. He's NOT playing with the water even though it looked very much like that. LOL
This is the ad of LEGOLAND Discovery Center, but this isn't our destination.
Our destination is, of course, lunch!!!
OCEAN CLUB BUFFET
https://www.odaiba-decks.com/shop/tenant/ocean-club-buffet.html
Everyone looks so happy because...
We have everything here including sushi!!!
Oh, here is the happy couple. :)
They are so happy to be cats. LOL
Daiba 1-chome Shoutengai
https://www.odaiba-decks.com/en/daiba1chome/
You can find some old snacks and toys from the 1950s.
And some fine crafts.
This is the first Shinkansen (bullet train) which started operating in 1964. (I mean... this is just a toy. Oh, you knew that? Okay. Never mind.)
They decided to try this VR 4D theater.
Well, seeing them enjoying the show was a great entertainment for me and their parents. LOL
This is just a part of the shopping area, but it does look like we are at a Japanese old house, doesn't it?
Then we walked from Decks Tokyo to MegaWeb TOYOTA.
Now we're at the MEGA THEATER at MegaWeb TOYOTA. It's soooooooo exciting and free! If you're taller than 120cm (3'11") without health problems, you should definitely try this motion theater!
The future car displays are very interesting.
Now, let's head for Ueno where there are many museums.
This is "The Gates of Hell" by Auguste Rodin. You can see this at the entrance of the National Museum of Western Art (国立西洋美術館).
http://collection.nmwa.go.jp/en/S.1959-0045.html
This is our final destination, the Tokyo National Museum (東京国立博物館).
http://www.tnm.jp/?lang=en
On the 2nd floor of the main building, you can see the history of Japanese art. If you don't have much time and don't know which building to visit, I'd really recommend the main building.
http://www.tnm.jp/modules/r_exhibition/index.php?controller=hall&hid=12
Unless there is a sign of "NO PHOTOS," you can freely take pictures without flash.
It was already dark when we came out.
I saw them off at Ueno station. As we talked about a series of commuter photos called "Tokyo Compression" during our tour, they did this for me. LOL
Tokyo Compression by Michael Wolf
http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2012/11/14/tokyo_compression_commuter_photos_by_michael_wolf.html
*Please feel free to comment below with other experiences or information! Also, if you find any errors in content or grammar, please let me know.
My full-day Tokyo tour usually includes Asakusa, but Asakusa would be jam-packed on New Year days, so we decided to visit Hamarikyu Gardens, Odaiba, and a museum. On our way to Hamarikyu Gardens, we stopped by a small shrine where there were only a few other visitors.
Hibiya Shrine
We washed hands at the purification fountain before making a wish at the shrine.
Yup. You're doing right. Nice posture. :)
This is a 300-year-old pine tree at Hamarikyu Gardens.
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3025.html
It's not autumn, but there were some colored leaves.
So many people were waiting for the annual falcon show held on January 2 and 3.
Lengthy greetings went on and on...
Hmm... okay. We saw the falcons flying around. Let's move on!
FYI: I found the falcon show's YouTube video from 2011.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX_tye4BE7Y
The tea house was very quiet because everyone was at the show. :P
We enjoyed matcha tea and traditional cake.
Now it's time for a 20-min cruise to Odaiba island!
A lovely couple! Are you on a honeymoon cruise? :)
Leaving the Tokyo's business district.
What a beautiful day! It wasn't so cold to be on the deck.
Arriving in Odaiba, a future town.
"Odaiba (Daiba)" means places to set cannon batteries. If you want to know more about the history, please check this out.
https://livejapan.com/en/in-odaiba/article-a0000331/
This link is more for sightseeing information.
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3008.html
Thanks for the fun cruise. It was exciting!
A water fountain. He's NOT playing with the water even though it looked very much like that. LOL
This is the ad of LEGOLAND Discovery Center, but this isn't our destination.
Our destination is, of course, lunch!!!
OCEAN CLUB BUFFET
https://www.odaiba-decks.com/shop/tenant/ocean-club-buffet.html
Everyone looks so happy because...
We have everything here including sushi!!!
Oh, here is the happy couple. :)
They are so happy to be cats. LOL
Daiba 1-chome Shoutengai
https://www.odaiba-decks.com/en/daiba1chome/
You can find some old snacks and toys from the 1950s.
And some fine crafts.
This is the first Shinkansen (bullet train) which started operating in 1964. (I mean... this is just a toy. Oh, you knew that? Okay. Never mind.)
They decided to try this VR 4D theater.
Well, seeing them enjoying the show was a great entertainment for me and their parents. LOL
This is just a part of the shopping area, but it does look like we are at a Japanese old house, doesn't it?
Then we walked from Decks Tokyo to MegaWeb TOYOTA.
Now we're at the MEGA THEATER at MegaWeb TOYOTA. It's soooooooo exciting and free! If you're taller than 120cm (3'11") without health problems, you should definitely try this motion theater!
The future car displays are very interesting.
Now, let's head for Ueno where there are many museums.
This is "The Gates of Hell" by Auguste Rodin. You can see this at the entrance of the National Museum of Western Art (国立西洋美術館).
http://collection.nmwa.go.jp/en/S.1959-0045.html
This is our final destination, the Tokyo National Museum (東京国立博物館).
http://www.tnm.jp/?lang=en
On the 2nd floor of the main building, you can see the history of Japanese art. If you don't have much time and don't know which building to visit, I'd really recommend the main building.
http://www.tnm.jp/modules/r_exhibition/index.php?controller=hall&hid=12
Unless there is a sign of "NO PHOTOS," you can freely take pictures without flash.
It was already dark when we came out.
I saw them off at Ueno station. As we talked about a series of commuter photos called "Tokyo Compression" during our tour, they did this for me. LOL
Tokyo Compression by Michael Wolf
http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2012/11/14/tokyo_compression_commuter_photos_by_michael_wolf.html
Oh, don't worry about them. The train was actually quite empty. :P
*Please feel free to comment below with other experiences or information! Also, if you find any errors in content or grammar, please let me know.
