Tokyo Forum, Ginza

It was nearing the end of my trip and after the rainny sumo day i was a little deprest that i was going to be leaving Japan soon. It has to end sometime as money runs out... unfortunatly. I just decided to go out into Tokyo and have a wonder around, not really have a specific place in mind to visit, although i had afew ideas about places i could go.

I ended up at Tokyo Forum a place i had heard about for being great for architecture. The day was gloomy which just added to this overwhelming sence that it was all over... but i still had afew days left! and i was going to make the most of it.

Here are afew shots from that day







the place is mostly used for business meetings, so you see a lot of suited men and women walking around. I actualy tried to get to the upper floors but was told to leave because it was strictly hall rooms only.




i love this huge organic bright wooded wall which spanned the whole side of the building


the cold steel roof structure contrasted with the the wooden side.






business man reads, maybe before he gives a speach in one of the halls, or just reviewing note, or knowing Japan now its probabily just manga ^_-


this was the view from one of the upper floors, which looked towards the imperial palace gardens


going back down, after being asked to leave, in the kindest possiable way!


on the way to the gardens need the fish market, it was getting late and i missed the closing so i just decided to wonder around, and ended up at tokyo tower. I also bumped into a pokemon store


Luca send me a funny Japanese youtube clip of pudding so when i was in the 7eleven i had a quick look around and found something very similar so this shot was just for him LOL, oh and it tasted so good! ;)




one of my only creative shots on here, using the reflection and rotating the imagine to make it seam like the correct view, cliche but hey, its nice to do once in awhile!


wow check out the contrast between the gardens and the city!


i passed this sign every day, named after Tsuchiya an imformous drifter in Japan, the lighting was just amazing and i never once considered to shoot it, till tonight


So once i got back from my mini adventure the house had decided the night before to go for a meal together as it was one of my last nights. We met in Kinshicho and made plans to go eat Okonomiaki a pancake style food which you cook yourself on a grill on the table. After some trouble we found a place, Yuko asked inside a resturant and the people were so kind that they even printed us out a map to find another resturant which was recomended for its Okonomiaki. We joked about the Japanese being too kind and that they even printed the map in colour - at least pront it black and white... too kind! Great way to end the day and forgot that i was soon to be leaving!