23 March 2007 — Posted by Allan Odgaard
Lost in Tokyo
Two of my friends have a conference in Tokyo, so I decided to go with them for some sightseeing and is now sitting in my room at the Hotel Astil Ueno (near the Ueno railway station).
This means that low priority email will have to wait till I am home (the 31st of March) but also that if you have any tourist recommendation then definitely let me know!
23 Mar 2007 | # Alakazam wrote…
I would definitely recommend visiting the landscape gardens with seawater ponds (Hama Rikyu in particular).
23 Mar 2007 | # Jordan Brock wrote…
Harajuku is fantastic. Lots of people dressed up in outrageous outfits. Yoyogi park is close by, and then the Meiji Shrine and the surrounding gardens are great.
Tsukiji Fish Market is absolutely amazing. You need to go early in the morning (like 5AM). I think there are tours. And then go to one of the sushi bars inside the markets. Freshest and best sushi you will ever eat.
And then there are some great bars in the back streets near Shinjuku. I can't remember where we were, but one night we ended up in this bar that sat 8 people, 5 stories up a fire escape. Magnificent.
23 Mar 2007 | # Jordan Brock wrote…
Whoops. I meant the back streets near Shibuya, not Shinjuku.
23 Mar 2007 | # kiyo-sick wrote…
Two AppleStores in Tokyo. Ginza and Shibuya.
Daikanyama is called "exporter of fashion trends". you can find good apparels, interior goods. (and I'm working in Daikanyama.)
I hope you have a good time in Tokyo.
23 Mar 2007 | # Chris wrote…
Congrats on the Jolt Productivity Award!
Well deserved!
23 Mar 2007 | # Niels K. wrote…
Shinjuku Higashi-guchi (east-exit) — lots of great tech-stores…Akihabara compacted. In Shinjuku is the city hall – you can go for free to the top and you'll have a great sight over Tokyo. In Ginza is the Kabuki-kan where you can watch kabuki (traditional japanese theatre) which is really cool. Emperor Palace is worth to be visited. And have a look at: http://www.tourism.metro.tokyo.jp/english/
23 Mar 2007 | # Niels K. wrote…
Oh yeah, don't forget to eat gyû-don at Yoshinoya, try the rice burgers from Mos Burgers and have a Maccha Frapuccino in Starbucks ;)
23 Mar 2007 | # James Hicks wrote…
Mos Burger, actually! DON'T GO TO MOS BURGER! You will miss it too much when you leave.
23 Mar 2007 | # Serdar Kilic wrote…
Definetely Apple store in Ginza. Asakusa has some cool shrines as well, its not far from where you are (not much in Tokyo is) – and of course, the metro is awesome.
23 Mar 2007 | # Nils Hott wrote…
Be sure to check http://tokyoblog.livejournal.com – it's a cartoon blog a friend created. Maybe you'll find some inspiration in the 24 entries. Enjoy!
23 Mar 2007 | # Kono wrote…
Astil Ueno, it's near my home…
You should eat cheap food in Japan! Of couse Mos Burger ;) Almost are delicious. Mos Burger is located south side of Ueno station.
23 Mar 2007 | # Jonathon Delacour wrote…
Perhaps even a brief exposure to Japanese society and culture might make you more sympathetic to implementing proper CJK support in TextMate.
But, then again, probably not.
24 Mar 2007 | # Allan Odgaard wrote…
Jonathon: Lack of CJK support has nothing to do with my view on asian culture but everything to do with limited resources and technical difficulties — I thought I had made that clear by now.
That said, based on my own testing, 2.0 should be quite capable of both inputting CJK and rendering it properly.
24 Mar 2007 | # Dan wrote…
You might enjoy a look at backyard Tokyo from the Toden Arakawa Line, the last tram line in town: goes between Waseda (Tozai subway line), and Minowabashi (near Minowa on the Hibiya subway line). Or, go to Ebisu, go to the top floor of the tower at Ebisu Garden Place and and get a look at just how big Tokyo is; beats the heck out of Tokyo Tower. Recover in the tasting room at the Sapporo Beer Museum nearbye; it's on a lower level, and a bit easy to miss.
27 Mar 2007 | # UltraBob wrote…
Hey Allan,
We are headed out to a great sake bar in Tokyo Wednesday night (28th) and you should come along. Write me at bob AT akatombo DOTT com and I'll happily extend our reservation.
27 Mar 2007 | # UltraBob wrote…
http://www.bento.com/rev/2431.html
31 Mar 2007 | # Jacob Rus wrote…
This is just a test:
Also:
More on topic: Hope you had a blast in Japan. Write another post to tell us all how it went.
31 Mar 2007 | # Jacob Rus wrote…
↑Ah, apparently that sort of worked ↑. Cool. Feel free everyone to completely disregard these two comments then :).
09 Apr 2007 | # boblet wrote…
What was the conference your friends went to?
You'll have to come down to Kansai next time! :-)
12 Apr 2007 | # Allan Odgaard wrote…
boblet: The conference was the 4th ESICUP Meeting (link might be down) — ESICUP being The European Special Interest Group on Cutting and Packing.
I actually did go to Kyoto, which I believe is in the Kansai region. I saw the Golden Pavilion, the Geisha district, and visited a few temples.
UltraBob: I was in Nikko the day you guys went to the sake bar, so unfortunately I couldn’t make it.