Going up Sky Tree

After standing in line briefly, and getting myself a voucher to come back and buy a ticket at Sky Tree...I headed back and went to the Planetarium. It wasn't really a planetarium like I expected...it was more just a show, and that was a shame I thought! But I wandered around the huuuuuuge shopping mall underneath of the Sky Tree and then got into line in the 5-5:30 slot and that meant I stood in a line until 5:30, and then I got into another line which meant I could buy tickets. There did seem to be line, after line, after line. It seemed very organized though!Eventually I got through the line, and got my ticket. It was super cute, and they had a bunch of souvenier tickets which was nice, so I could keep it. I got into the coolest lift, and arrived at the top right as the sun was setting. I got some fun photos as the sun was setting, and all the lights were turning on! I like that time of day the best! I really had a lovely time, but I didn't like that I was there alone. There were many people and it was quite busy, so it was hard to get one of me with the background! I took lots of photos,and I spent almost two whole hours there, and before I left, I had the photographer take my photo!

Cats causing a commotion in Ginza

I spend an inordinately long amount of time in Ginza, whenever I go to Tokyo. I think it has something to do with my favourite Western shops being there, but the night before, I had seen a bag I wanted to buy, and I went back into Forever 21 but the line was quite big, so I went back to get some things. I popped into the store, and then after, I spotted a huge, huge, crowd gathered in the middle of the street. I assumed it was a street performer or something, but no, they were all crowded around these two little cats sitting on the top of a street sign. They were both wearing bows, which made them even more adorable. Turns out, their owner dresses them up, and then puts them on street signs, and then a million people come and take photo of them. I guess I'm not quite sure of the purpose...but they were pretty cute! I love Ginza in the afternoon, they block off all the main street, and put little benches and tables with umbrellas....its such a lovely place to sit and spend an afternoon!

Back to sky tree

Saturday night ended quite early, and I was so shattered from walking around all day. Sunday morning, I headed into town to Akihabara again, and had breakfast again, for a perfect cream cheese muffin! The weather was starting to clear up, and I had been waiting all weekend for the weather to be good enough to go up the Sky Tree. I got there, and there was a ticketing system in place. Japan had a really good idea...I got there about noon...and they were handing out tickets which said I could come back at 5-5.30 to stand in line for tickets...it was a really smart plan!

Ginza at night

After my haircut, a stop at a crepe place for a yummy crepe, and then a little walk around, I headed back over to Ginza. I had intentions to get a bag that I had seen, but then I walked around a few places, and went to Abercrombie. It was really fun to see what Abercrombie was like in Japan. In Ginza, it's about 9 stories high, and full of super loud music. It looks a lot different than the ones at home, but still sells the same stuff at higher prices (almost double!) But as much as it was pretty late, and there wasn't any places I could eat in for cheap, so I wandered around, taking some photos and just taking in the lights. I love the feel of Ginza. It's nice and busy, but not too busy, and so nice and lit up...lit up in a different kind of way to Akihabara. I just love it.

A haircut from Home

One of my successful things that I did do on Saturday, was get a haircut at the Tony and Guy in Harajuku....It was literally amazing! I had a nice person who spoke English, English magazines, and it was actually pretty cheap too! It was so nice, and my hair was finally fixed, and it looks nice now!

A bunny cafe!

My morning on Saturday didn't really go as planned, so I did a little bit of shopping, heading into Topshop and American Eagle...and buying nothing, so in the afternoon I really needed a little pick me up! Now that Alain has moved back to France, I dont have many friends in Tokyo, but now, Nils has arrived in Tokyo. Nils and Alain and I all met at the same time, studying at the Space Campus in Kiruna Sweden. Nils is more into nano stuff and biology and cancer cells and just took a kinda research project at a University in Tokyo. He has been joined by his lovely girlfriend (lucky him to have company!) We found a little bunny cafe that I had read about on the internet, and it was adorable, and super cheap! To start with, there were two cute black bunnies, and then there was a GIANT fat bunny! They were all adorable and great!

Akihabara in the morning

Friday night, I headed out of Yamaguchi (feeling) and headed up north to the great city of Tokyo. I really had needed to get away from home for a little while. In the morning of Saturday, I got up relatively late, and headed into Akihabara. I ate breakfast in Starbucks, people watching for a long time, and then I headed to look for a new lens for my camera. I went to lots of different store, and picked out a ton of things before putting it all back. While I was wandering around, I took some photos of the cool billboards and signs. I have done this many times, but Akihabara is still where I always hang out, so it feels a bit like coming home!