Monday, three long days (and eleven blogs) and we are preparing to leave. We decided to make one last stop at a government building to get a view of the massive city.
We took a bus (that is now the fifth form of public transportation we have used since leaving Okayama) to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. The building stands 799 feet tall and has a two deck observatory open to the public free of charge. At this point in the trip all we could afford was free.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building is also referred to as "Tax Tower". Want to guess why? :)
Tokyo is trying very hard to get the bid for the 2016 Olympics. That's in 9 years!! There are posters up everywhere ... it's like the bid for presidency in the United States - the early the better apparently. 
This is literally one half of like thirty of these panoramic maps showing you where everything is around the city. This one shows Mt. Fuji way in the back. You are supposed to be able to see it on a clear day ... I couldn't find it. Then again, I didn't have my nerdy glasses.
The city goes on forever ... and ever.
Tokyo Tower! The world's highest self-supporting steel structure. It stands 8.6 meters taller than the Eiffel Tower. 
More of the enormous city ...
It was unbelievable. As hard as I looked to find some sort of end, it never appeared. 
There you have it folks. My Tokyo trip. All eleven parts. Finally, I can move on to what else I've been doing in the last month. :)much love
-tara-
xoxo
holy shit ,i really don't think i would have went that high or to the
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just keep having fun and do lots of travel.
love dad
kenny j
I know you're afraid of heights daddy ... you're a wuss :)
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Tara
ReplyDeleteWe just talked about the big city this last week, but until you see it you can hardly beleive it. That's a big big big place. Good thing you didn't get lost, we'd never found you. MOM XXXXOOOO