My first day in Tokyo

So, this is my report about my 2-day trip to Tokyo. I got there after a 2 h Shinkansen (Bullet train/ICE) ride, which was quite relaxing because here my fellow passengers are actually quite.


After arriving in Tokyo I went to the Tourist Information Center (Tokyo Kotsu Kaikan Bldg., 10 Fl., I highly recommend it!) were a volunteer with good English skills (regularly occupied as a wine importer) basically planed my complet stay in Tokyo, explaining where, how and why I should get to certain attractions and provided me with all sorts of maps of Tokyo, its districts and the subway system. Simply a perfect service.

After that I went to the Sony Bldg. where they have an outside salt water aquarium with some kind of small shark in it… Inside are a lot of new Sony gadgets displayed (there will be a Vaio netbook series soon), and, as already mentioned, I need one of these 350cm 3D-Flatscreens.

Some impressions, while I was wandering around Tokyo...


I was lucky to hit the weekend of a festival where a huge firework is displayed at a riverside. It seems to be very popular and gave me the possibility to experience a real Tokyo subway ride at the heavily overcrowded Sinjunku line on a weekend day :)


To experience some nightlife I went to Shibuya, obviously a tourist magnet, nowhere else did I see more non-Asians.


I spend my night in a manga kissa, with 1200 yen by far the cheapest place to stay. And it had internet :)


So much about my first day in Tokyo, next time I will post the pictures of the second day.
Greetz