Originally posted by NordlysOslo isn't cheap either. I was in desperate bancrot when I went to visit it. One banana or apple - near one euro ?!?! Pizza - 25 euro????! It is veeeeeeeeeeery expensive there.
According to my brother that has changed drastically lately. Apparently it's not any more expensive than most places in Europe now (which means probably quite a bit cheaper than Norway).
Originally posted by NordlysWhat sort of things are you interested in? I lived there for 4 years and may be able to recommend something decent.
Not my cup of tea... (A cup of tea, however, is my cup of tea. Unless it's something yucky like Earl Grey or rooibush. I have been drinking huge amounts of green tea here.)
However, I have some money to spend because I gave a cello lesson today. Any good ideas?
Originally posted by Swiss ToniI don't have all that much time left, so it might not help much anymore (and most museums and some other sights are closed around the beginning of the new year). But to give you an idea, I loved Kamakura (we went there today and saw several of the temples close to Kita-Kamakura). I also liked the Metropolitan Museum of Photography. I would like to see some folk art (mingei), but that's probably not possible (I wanted to see the Mingeikan in Komaba, but it's closed until 6 January or so, and I am leaving on 3 January). I am not much interested in seeing things I could just as well see in Europe (e.g. exhibitions of European artists). I also don't care much for crowds and noise, I already had more than enough of that (I usually have to get through Shibuya when I want to go anywhere, and I have visited the Electric Town in Akihabara).
What sort of things are you interested in? I lived there for 4 years and may be able to recommend something decent.
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Originally posted by rbmorrisStill working on it, but here's a start: http://home.online.no/~khgott/Japan/20071223.html
I'm very jealous. 😳
Please share photos.
edit - geif photos plx
Some pictures from Asakusa, a district of Tokyo which is famous for its temples, and from Shibuya with the most crowded and noisy intersection I have ever seen or heard (try to imagine blaring advertising from several big screens on the tower blocks, zillions of sales people shouting their "irasshaimaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee", plus the normal noise of a crowd and traffic). It was even more chaotic than normal that day because there was some demonstration by right wing extremists, with the result that some cars got stuck on the intersection and were surrounded by the pedestrians.
Edit: And here's the next day, Christmas Eve, with the Meiji-Shrine and some other stuff: http://home.online.no/~khgott/Japan/20071224.html
Originally posted by NordlysExcellent! The Asakusa temples...very beautiful. The pictures of Shibuya make me miss the energy of New York. I really need to plan a trip to Japan!
Still working on it, but here's a start: http://home.online.no/~khgott/Japan/20071223.html
Some pictures from Asakusa, a district of Tokyo which is famous for its temples, and from Shibuya with the most crowded and noisy intersection I have ever seen or heard (try to imagine blaring advertising from several big screens on the tower blocks, zillions of sales ...[text shortened]... ith the Meiji-Shrine and some other stuff: http://home.online.no/~khgott/Japan/20071224.html
Amazing woodwork on photo #6. Reminds me of a Frank Lloyd Wright lamp I really like.