Tokyo - Robot Restaurant

Went up to Tokyo and were glad to meet up with Chris and Alex, not-so-fresh off the plane.
I have no words for the Robot Restaurant. Except...not really a restaurant.
Had a solid bowl of ramen and went to bed.
Went up to Tokyo and were glad to meet up with Chris and Alex, not-so-fresh off the plane.
I have no words for the Robot Restaurant. Except...not really a restaurant.
Had a solid bowl of ramen and went to bed.
CF session with Ben in the morning to make sure we would be hungry later (!).
We all (+ Ed who arrived only that day) meet for traditional soba in the Harajuku / Omotesando area.
Afternoon walk in Omotesando, Cat St etc. up to close to Shibuya, and coffee break at traditional Hato house.
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After a long and tiring plane journey where basically no sleep was had, we were excited but sleepy arriving in Japan. We had a few bits to sort out ready for the next few days of travel, which was time consuming but everyone we spoke to was very helpful. We are now checked in to our hotel andRead more
kommen am Nachmittag in Tokyo im Stadteil Shinjuku an#gehen zu Fuss zur Hauptstation Shinjuku und nehmen von dort aus den Zug nach Shibuya#gehen in ein Restaurant und geben unsere Bestellung via Tablet auf, die bei jedem Tisch montiert sind#das Essen ist sehr deftig und lieht uns noch eine Weile aufRead more
heute machen wir uns einen gemütlichen Tag, schliesslich gehts morgen auf den Mt. Fuji#bereiten uns vor gehen den Weg Ab zu unserem Treffpunkt am nächsten Tag, suchen die Zugverbindungen für Freitagabend heraus, erkundigen uns über die Nutzung der Coinlockers um unser Gepäck beim BahnhofRead more
Alex is mad because people are making him smile for a picture which he hates.
Deb is engrossed in an explanation of samurai swords
Thanks to the crap iPhone map feature compared to my far superior Google maps (yes, I am an android snob) we ended up walking around in circles looking for some gay bars, or rather lesbian bars because Agasei didn't wanna go to mixed ones. We managed to find a tiny one called Diamond Holic. It was aRead more
Wednesday in Nagoya was bright and sunny. Appropriate given the auspicious day.
The Birthday Girl and I were up early and off to explore the wilds of Nagoya. The ryokan didn't do breakfast so we had to find somewhere easy so we hit Starbucks and Kanamaya Station, a cop out I know but it was simple.Read more
You might also know this place by the following names:
Kabukicho, 歌舞伎町