Japan in 28 days!!

2. Tokyo Tower

Tokyo Tower is the 333 metres tall (332,6 for precision’s sake) symbol of Tokyo. It is designed off the Eiffel Tower by architect Taichū Naitō, although it is exactly 7,6 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower. It weighs 4000 tonnes and was constructed between 1957 and 1958.

In summer it is illuminated by 176 white lights (to cool..?) and in winter by 176 orange ones (to warm up…?)

It’s antennae was twisted during the 2011 earthquake, and it’s radio and television functiona were moved to Tokyo Sky Tree.

Japan in 29 days!!

1. Shibuya Crossing

Shibuya is a borough of Tokyo, and is famous for its fashion shops (notably the 109 shop that looms over Shibuya Crossing and boasts the Starbuck’s coffee with a nice view on the crossing) and its flamboyant nightlife, popular with Tokyo’s youth.

It is also famous for the statue of Hachiko, the ever-loyal Akita Inu that waited every morning and every evening for nearly 10 years at Shibuya Station for his master that had died at work. The statue is now a popular meeting spot for young couples in Shibuya.

Shibuya is also a very good reflection of Japan, mixing together the famous Meiji Temple and Yoyogi Park, once a training camp for japanese soldiers,
and ultra-modern Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo’s Times Square and Center Gai, a street filled with shops popular with Tokyo youths.

Japan in 30 days!!

So uh… I haven’t been very consistent about the whole countdown thing… sorry..

Anyway, it’s now only one month until I fly to the other end of the world! And I’m still, if not more, so excited! This is just a quick post to get me back on the ball again, as teachers often say.

 

Top 10 places that I really hope to see in Japan….

1.  Shibuya Crossing

2. Tokyo Tower

3. Akihabara

4. Harajuku

5. Ueno Park

6. Mt Fuji (I’m going to be climbing this!)

7. Gion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8. Nijo Castle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9. Nara Park

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. Onsens