There's nothing like getting off a plane in a foreign city and being welcomed by what feels like a little WK- thank you Coke.
And as you can see, we're already blending in quite well...
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March 2008
March 02, 2008
Lost in Translation
We arrived tonight and took a bus from the airport. You drive in what seems like a super highway from the future. It's also positioned halfway up all the buildings- you drive so close to the buildings that I looked in to an office building and saw a man at a urinal. No joke. And the road goes almost through all the buildings, it’s hard to describe, but really neat. My room looks out over the top of the city and you can sit on the ledge just like Lost in Translation. It’s beautiful. I understand now, how Scarletts character must have felt- it’s a little intimidating and a little lonely.
And my toilet seat is heated. Yeah. And everything has a button or remote. And everyone bows. Even at the gym. While you’re on the treadmill.
Lost in Translation- i must admit, it's pretty right on. You see American celebrities faces all over the place promoting products. Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, Keira Knightly- but the best if Tommy Lee Jones and Boss Beer...
The endless city
Today we met up with Driscoll and his amazing wife Bonnie for miles and miles of walking around town. While the Magi temple was peaceful, the temple we went to today which i'm spacing on the name, was a lot more energetic. And there are tons of stalls selling souvenirs!
And I know this sounds crazy, but apparently Ninja suits are totally last season- and on sale!
But apparently no one told this guy...
After the temple, we decided to take a boat back to the hotel.
harajuku is a place
So, being the America's Next Top Model watcher and Gwen Stefani lover that I am- I guess I thought harajuku referred to a style of dressing. Um, yeah, i felt really dumb when i found out it's actually a place in Tokyo. Lina took us here where we went across the famous Harajuku bridge, filled with characters and the next American Idol?
It's hard to even relay the cute factor of Tokyo. Even the police force have a cute animal as their logo. Lina is posing with a panda cake. I mean, why just have a cake, when you can eat a smiling cake?
The back streets of Harajuku is also the location of the famous Prada store. It's almost as beautiful as the Taj Mahal. That's kind of sick isn't it.
Lastly, we went to the Mori Art Museum which is open late. It had an amazing contemporary photography retrosepective. Something after a day of visual overload in Tokyo, it's quite peaceful to be in a large white space where you can look at an image one by one.
But just when you thinking you've escaped, at the top floor your stunned by the view of the city that seems endless. It's really that big.
le tour de Lina
Today, Lina and Hutch took us on an amazing tour of the city, both from a cultural and retail concept perspective. Lina is a wealth of knowledge about Japan, designers and customs. Arigato Lina and Hutch.
Andrew wanted to find a place of "beauty and serenity" so off we went to a beautiful temple in the woods of Tokyo. It reminded me of Oregon and was nice to be surrounded my green. The Japanese have many rituals for luck and prosperity. There Andrew is tossing some coins in to this box, then you clap 3 times and then you make a wish and bow.
We were also amazingly lucky to see a wedding procession. How lovely and sweet and happy does the bride look.
