These photos were taken a few nights ago (1) I like the Tokyo Station Building. Did you know there is an Art Gallery and a Hotel in this station? I don’t have a picture but if you walk into the main Marunouchi entrance, the one that looks like a dome, and look up you can see the windows of some of the rooms that face into the station. Yasunari Kawabata (famous Japanese author) used to stay here to write his novels. I generally don’t feel comfortable staying in hotels of any kind but I would like to stay a night or two in this one. The rates seem fairly reasonable too. Also, did you know that there’s an Onsen in Tokyo Station? It’s famous for the first sauna in Japan. I’ll have to go and check it out sometime (2) More construction happening around the station, I wonder what this building is?
By the way, check out: Japan SAQ (Seldom Asked Questions). Part of the QuirkyJapan Site. Some interesting answers to question like “Why is the Chuo line popular for suicides?” and “Why is ‘tentacle porn’ so popular in Japanese anime?” Makes for interesting reading and gives you topics to discuss with your Japanese friends. Well, maybe not tentacle porn..
Serious? I never knew that was so much to the Tokyo station. You are talking about the JR station right, the one when you change trains if you come in from Chiba? Everyone told me there was nothing interesting in the vicinity of the station, thus I only see the shops when I ran for the trains at the Yamanote Line
Yep, Tokyo Station. The whole otemachi, marunouchi area is becoming a very nice high class shopping area, by the way.
I actually find the Tokyo Station area kind of boring, it could be anywhere in any major US or European city.
Yeah, it’s boring but if you have to go through that area everyday anyways, it’s nice to have some decent cafes and shops on your way home.