Canon Japan Tour (Day 3) Tokyo
Hello, travelers. This is Kumi. I guided a Canon Australia's Japan tour for two weeks. Let me show you how we enjoyed the tour. This is about Day 3 in Tokyo.
On this day, they enjoyed Tokyo freely during the day and we gathered for the night-view shooting. Our first stop was Roppongi Hills TOKYO CITY VIEW opened in 2003.
https://tcv.roppongihills.com/en/index.html
We went up to the Sky Deck. If you want to know how to get there and what it's like, please check out my article.
https://pict-japan.blogspot.com/2018/11/sky-deck-at-roppongi-hills.html
You need to leave your bags in the lockers and all you can bring is your phone and camera. No tripods are allowed. However, you could somehow find spots to place your camera for long exposure.
This was when I truly fell in love with the Canon camera, GX 5. I had been using a different camera, but the tour leader brought me the camera for this tour. I had been struggling with the settings for the first two days, but when I took this shot with the Tokyo Tower and the Tokyo Skytree in the distance, I felt "This is it!!"
We really enjoyed the shooting until it got dark.
The sunset was at 4:31pm and we were there until 5:40 or so.
Then we enjoyed shooting the illumination at Keyaki-zaka street.
To move around efficiently, we hired a bus for the evening.
Our next stop was Odaiba.
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3008.html
We had some free time for dinner and...
many of us enjoyed ramen!
And then, shooting time! I tried some shots with long exposure.
Haha. Too bright? Well, it's nice to try things.
Oh? They are up there.
This one is from AQUA CiTY ODAIBA just outside KUA`AINA.
OK. Let's move on to the next spot.
Now we are at Tokyo Big Sight.
http://www.bigsight.jp/english/
This is a convention center opened in 1996 and the unique building is very popular among architecture fans.
The tour members are helping each other to take better shots.
What a futuristic view! I never thought about visiting here at night.
Our final stop is the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building.
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3011_tocho.html
It was completed in 1990 and Tokyo Government started operation here in April 1991. The building was designed by Kenzo Tange.
*Currently, the South Observation Deck is closed for renovation, so there is usually a long line for the North Deck and sometimes you need to wait more than an hour. So, if you don't have much time, going up to the deck may not be a good option. (By the way, I took this photo on a different day)
Anyway, we arrived there at 9:50pm when most of the tourist were gone. LOL
And we didn't go straight up to the deck. We started shooting the building,
trying to be creative...
yeah, very creative!
I tried a creative shot, too.
Here is the tour leader who took a very creative shot.
Please check out what he took on Canon Collective's official Instagram!
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqip6RkhXmy/
Finally, we went up to the Observation Deck at 10:20pm. (*The final admission is 10:30pm)
Short sleeves! Are they feeling hot!?
No. They are using this simple technique to cope with the reflection on the glass covering the cameras.
We were at the Observation Deck until the closing time at 11pm.
If you'd like to see the members' photos, please check out #canonjapantour.
On this day, they enjoyed Tokyo freely during the day and we gathered for the night-view shooting. Our first stop was Roppongi Hills TOKYO CITY VIEW opened in 2003.
https://tcv.roppongihills.com/en/index.html
We went up to the Sky Deck. If you want to know how to get there and what it's like, please check out my article.
https://pict-japan.blogspot.com/2018/11/sky-deck-at-roppongi-hills.html
You need to leave your bags in the lockers and all you can bring is your phone and camera. No tripods are allowed. However, you could somehow find spots to place your camera for long exposure.
This was when I truly fell in love with the Canon camera, GX 5. I had been using a different camera, but the tour leader brought me the camera for this tour. I had been struggling with the settings for the first two days, but when I took this shot with the Tokyo Tower and the Tokyo Skytree in the distance, I felt "This is it!!"
We really enjoyed the shooting until it got dark.
The sunset was at 4:31pm and we were there until 5:40 or so.
Then we enjoyed shooting the illumination at Keyaki-zaka street.
To move around efficiently, we hired a bus for the evening.
Our next stop was Odaiba.
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3008.html
We had some free time for dinner and...
many of us enjoyed ramen!
And then, shooting time! I tried some shots with long exposure.
Haha. Too bright? Well, it's nice to try things.
Oh? They are up there.
Mmm... Nice! I'm looking forward to seeing their photos.
This one is from AQUA CiTY ODAIBA just outside KUA`AINA.
OK. Let's move on to the next spot.
Now we are at Tokyo Big Sight.
http://www.bigsight.jp/english/
This is a convention center opened in 1996 and the unique building is very popular among architecture fans.
The tour members are helping each other to take better shots.
What a futuristic view! I never thought about visiting here at night.
Our final stop is the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building.
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3011_tocho.html
It was completed in 1990 and Tokyo Government started operation here in April 1991. The building was designed by Kenzo Tange.
*Currently, the South Observation Deck is closed for renovation, so there is usually a long line for the North Deck and sometimes you need to wait more than an hour. So, if you don't have much time, going up to the deck may not be a good option. (By the way, I took this photo on a different day)
Anyway, we arrived there at 9:50pm when most of the tourist were gone. LOL
And we didn't go straight up to the deck. We started shooting the building,
trying to be creative...
yeah, very creative!
I tried a creative shot, too.
Here is the tour leader who took a very creative shot.
Please check out what he took on Canon Collective's official Instagram!
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqip6RkhXmy/
Finally, we went up to the Observation Deck at 10:20pm. (*The final admission is 10:30pm)
Short sleeves! Are they feeling hot!?
No. They are using this simple technique to cope with the reflection on the glass covering the cameras.
We were at the Observation Deck until the closing time at 11pm.
This is where we visited on this evening.
Did we get exhausted??? Hmm... Not that much. We are all very young at heart, like little kids. It's just so much fun chasing wonderful views.
Did we get exhausted??? Hmm... Not that much. We are all very young at heart, like little kids. It's just so much fun chasing wonderful views.
If you'd like to see the members' photos, please check out #canonjapantour.
