Tuesday was a national holiday here in Japan (although I admit I don't know what it was for). Anyways, I got the day off of work, so I did a little exploring! My original plan was to go to Ueno in Tokyo and see the Giant Panda at the zoo, however, I got a little sidetracked by this really cool shopping district in Ueno. It was just streets and streets of little shops with people everywhere. It was really cool. I picked up a few little gifts for some people back home and had a good time. Unfortunately, I stayed later than planned and didn't have time to make it to the zoo because it closed at 4:00. I found out the next day my trip to the zoo would have been wasted though because that day the giant panda got sick and was taken off display. THEN I found out Thursday that the panda DIED! So now I have missed my chance to see a panda bear :( I'm pretty bummed about it.
Ok, back to Ueno. After some shopping I found my way to the lake. It was so beautiful. I think it's honestly one of my favorite places in Tokyo. I heard some music at the other end of the lake, so I made my way following the sound of it as I went. I came across this concert going on inside this outdoor concert hall place. I didn't want to pay the 1000 yen (10 bucks) to go inside, so I just sat and listened to the music for a while. It was some hip hop group. Below you'll see a few pictures I took standing on the other side of the gates. I thought they turned out pretty cool.
This is a shoe store I found in Ueno. There were so many. It was like I was in heaven!
I think they were trying to spell Adidas?
A couple at the lake in Ueno.
Lake in Ueno.
Looking through the gates into the concert area.
This is a shoe store I found in Ueno. There were so many. It was like I was in heaven!
I think they were trying to spell Adidas?
A couple at the lake in Ueno.
Lake in Ueno.
Looking through the gates into the concert area.
3 comments:
the panda died?????? i'm so shocked... i love panda bears...
that Ajides shirt is funny, Aji is one kind of popular fish to eat in Japan, so "Ajides" means "These are Aji fish" and the design is made with Aji fishes. I'm sure that shopping area was called Ameyoko, stands for American Alley, i think they originally started as the alley that sells imported stuff from America but it probably doesn't look anything like America does it?
my mom used to work at Tokyo univ. right by the lake when she was younger...
Who the H is hill --- don't think I've seen his comments before although quit interesting that he knows Aji to be a far cry from Adidas. I guess all is not what it seems, that is to say, its funny you named one picture the lake whereas what I see is a new building recently topped out and a twin half completed --the lake being good foreground perspective.
I like your new cover picture although I must admit I didn't recognize you at first. Must be the weight loss.
Uncle
Hill = Yasu Oka (oka means Hill in Japanese). He is my friend I met through Josh (my boyfriend). He is from Japan, but came to Nebraska for school.
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