. : Gaijin-Ninjin a Photoblog in Tokyo : .: Disney Sea and Boat Trip to Odibia

The last day before Eamon left i was invited to go to Disney Sea the 2nd part of the Disney Tokyo Experience. My first impression of the place was amazing, it really felt like as i passed through the gates i was in another country. Unfortunately the weather was against us and we also found out it was a national Holiday in Japan so the park was very busy. This left us waiting nearly 3 hours to ride a cool roller coaster which throws you out the side of a fake mountain. As we left the ride the rain was so heavy it seamed like the place was flooding and i went into a really bad mood. I was pretty much hating it but i knew that if it was differant conditions i would be totally loving it.

me and eam were saying its like we were playing DE_Aztec on CS

fire... with water... ahh what the fuck, this baffled me for some reason

waiting on the way back, you cant really see but it was snowing pritty heavy by the end of the day, and the winder jut cut through you.

so i was alone in Japan!
I decided the next day to take a trip down the river, i was not sure where i would end up but my guild book mentioned something about Odiba so i just planned to end there. I left about mid day and had a little trouble finding the place. The problem with my guide is that it tells you which station and exit to go to but not which way to turn, or any directions to get there so 1/2 the time i end up walking in the wrong direction. Its not a problem thought as it just means i get a chance to see more of Tokyo!
Eventually i found the boarding hut and got my ticket but i had to wait till 3pm so i took a stroll down the river bank. After about 30mins i had walked back to where i lived, so next time i go to Asakusa i can just walk it.
It really shows the scale of Tokyo and that it is not actualy as big as i think in my head. Of course if you want to get to the south west side of Tokyo it would take me a lot longer than 30mins. A full loop in the main central circular line takes about 35mins, with about 7 or 8 main stops. On my last day i might try hit up each place for an hour each this would take the best of 10hours.

When i got onto the boat the sun was just starting to get ready for bed, this meant the trip was really pleasant. We passed under some of Tokyo's major bridges, and ended up in Odiba where i was lucky to run down the end of this reclaimed land island and shoot sunset behind the crains of the docks.

homeless dot the riverbanks

business man stops to take in the view from the bank

from the banks i rushed into the main street in front of the shrine entrance and took another quick look around before darting to the boat entrance ready to head down the river. The was some event happening at the temple but i wasn't able to work out what was happening and i didn't have much time to stay and find out.

Women eating on the move, something which my guide book told me wasn't done often in Japan. Sometimes they tell you things which aren't so true anymore. I also saw a women blow her nose on the subway, something which i thought was froun upon and it seamed nwbody even cared to notice let alone frown. I did get a frown for taking a photo on the train tho haha... busted

in the reflection of the large golden building you can see the new mast tower they are building which is very close to my house.

blue material shows the homeless lining the riverbanks

Wangan bridge's

view from inside the modern deco boat

business man sleeps as others take in the views, i think the ride might have taken the same time as getting the trains to Odiba, so several business man got onto the boat. Litrally in Japanese it was called 'water bus'

when i got to Odiba the sun was setting so i tired to rush around to get some shots, on the way i came across these girls 'pappin' their dogs. They looked so cute and obident standing together in a line.