Yesterday a hade a lovely first day in Japan. It is so great to be able to experience another country with its different food, architecture, consumes, language. I am I jogging myself very much.
Here is a run down of way I got up to yesterday: Keir-The friend that I'm staying with - lives is Minato so yesterday I went for a walk to eat breakfast/lunch so went for a wander to see what I could find. As I walked all that was going through my head was that I was in a movie set and that at some point I would turn a corner as see the supports holding up the cardboard facades and a directors chair. The streets here are narrow and walking and bike riding seam to be the main form of transport in the quiet suburban streets. The area I am staying in is lovely although Keir says this is a particularly beautiful suburb. I found a vegetarian cafe to have breakfast in - I know not traditional at all but I really didn't feel like eating meat or trying to explain that I don't eat meat. The people were lovely and let me just sit there and people watch. I then wandered up the road and found my way to Riponi hills a big complex including a shopping centre with the standard restaurants, shops, cinema ect but also a garden, a museum of art, office buildings and the grand Hyatt. It is some what of a maze with dead ends and shoppes tucked away waiting to be stumbled apon ( although the shoppes are very expensive so people that shops there probably know where they are). I then took a walk to the National Art CenterTokyo the building is designed by Kiurokawa Kisho ( there are some photos on Flikr). The exhibition I sore was called Given Forms and showed art work by a painter- Tatsuno Toeko and photographer - Shibata Toshio. Toshio liked taking photos of dams and bridges for their geometric patterns. As the sun set its light played on the glass facard of the art centre casting a soft light through the building it was a stunning sight. As I waited for keir to take his dinner break I went back to Rippongi hills and found a toy shop to pay in and also the Lego store. i was able to while away a casual 45 minute by building Lego and playing with other toys. ( Stirling there was a second world war biplane, and for Elizabeth there was a red Volkswagen kombi van.) At the toy shop they had a section for sand pit exsesories and they had a Archimedes screw which I though was particularly cool.
Here is a run down of way I got up to yesterday: Keir-The friend that I'm staying with - lives is Minato so yesterday I went for a walk to eat breakfast/lunch so went for a wander to see what I could find. As I walked all that was going through my head was that I was in a movie set and that at some point I would turn a corner as see the supports holding up the cardboard facades and a directors chair. The streets here are narrow and walking and bike riding seam to be the main form of transport in the quiet suburban streets. The area I am staying in is lovely although Keir says this is a particularly beautiful suburb. I found a vegetarian cafe to have breakfast in - I know not traditional at all but I really didn't feel like eating meat or trying to explain that I don't eat meat. The people were lovely and let me just sit there and people watch. I then wandered up the road and found my way to Riponi hills a big complex including a shopping centre with the standard restaurants, shops, cinema ect but also a garden, a museum of art, office buildings and the grand Hyatt. It is some what of a maze with dead ends and shoppes tucked away waiting to be stumbled apon ( although the shoppes are very expensive so people that shops there probably know where they are). I then took a walk to the National Art CenterTokyo the building is designed by Kiurokawa Kisho ( there are some photos on Flikr). The exhibition I sore was called Given Forms and showed art work by a painter- Tatsuno Toeko and photographer - Shibata Toshio. Toshio liked taking photos of dams and bridges for their geometric patterns. As the sun set its light played on the glass facard of the art centre casting a soft light through the building it was a stunning sight. As I waited for keir to take his dinner break I went back to Rippongi hills and found a toy shop to pay in and also the Lego store. i was able to while away a casual 45 minute by building Lego and playing with other toys. ( Stirling there was a second world war biplane, and for Elizabeth there was a red Volkswagen kombi van.) At the toy shop they had a section for sand pit exsesories and they had a Archimedes screw which I though was particularly cool.
2 comments:
Sounds amazing! The art gallery looks great.
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