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This is a picture of the mysterious yet famous Imperial Palace. It is famous because it is the same Imperial palace that the Emperors of Japan have resided in, since centuries past. Much of its interior, however, is shrouded in mystery since only political figures, palace guards, servants, the Imperial family, Imperial guests and friends have ever laid eyes on Palace’s lavish interior. Boy, do I want to be an Imperial friend.

This picture was taken in front of the Imperial Castle’s moat, beside the Imperial bridge and Imperial tree branch you see here. In the direct opposite direction are the Imperial park, and Imperial washrooms. No, these aren’t the Imperial family’s washroom, although they’re part of the Imperial Palace’s property, they’re only meant to be used by commoners and tourists. The real Imperial Washroom is also inside the Imperial Palace of course. It too may be shrouded in mystery.  

Konnichiwa fellow Travelers! Here’s a picture of the famous Tokyo Tower, it’s even a lot more stunning in person than in the picture. You just have to see it for yourself. I was on my last two days of vacation in Tokyo thinking if there were any other major landmarks that I have not yet seen. Then I realized, that though I’ve seen the Imperial Palace, and the Kabuki-za, I haven’t really had the chance to see Tokyo Tower. It’s just when I flipped through the pages of infomapJapan when I then realized that Tokyo Tower is a part of a Hato bus tour. So I took the tour and met a funny tour guide named Mrs. Sakaguchi. She said we could call her Ms. “K” because 1. nobody remembers the long name Sakaguchi and 2. she says  “K”, short for Ok, a lot.

 From what I learned from infomapJapan and the ever OK Mrs. Sakaguchi, Tokyo Tower stands an impressive 333meters, taller than the Eiffel Tower at 320 meters weighs 4,000 tonnes and has over 23 broadcasting signals for TV and Radio stations.  It was built on 1958 and it took 140 1 litre drums of paint to cover it in the dramatic red and white colors which it has become famous for. As a bit of trivia, the red and white colors are actually aviation safety regulated, which makes sense since Tokyo Tower does touch the sky!

I was surfing on the i-net and found Sora-san’s blog. when I visited Japan, this was the most bizzare looking but tasty food for me. we went to traditional eel restaurant in Miura peninsura, Kanagawa. my friend told me there are many good sushi shops around there(located close to the port). I don remember the name of eel restaurant, but I thought it might be the same one as the one at sora-san’s blog.