Weekend in Tokyo

Last weekend we headed out to Tokyo with a group of about 15 people from around the world (Australia, UK, Belgium, US, etc.). We also had a friend from TAPG, Gavin, here on business from AZ, so it was very exciting. The drive from Toyota City to Tokyo was actually quite nice. It's amazing how green things are and how many trees there are when you're on the freeway. The best part of the road trip was that the rest areas are actually scenic. There are lots of restaurants, shops, flea markets, and always a scenic view to take pictures at. Here is a view from the first stop, with coastline and lushness all over:)
There was another rest area in the Mt. Fuji area with great views of Mt. Fuji. There is a belief here that only those who are pure of heart can see Mt. Fuji. I guess this means we are fairly pure of heart? Then we arrived in Tokyo! It is a pretty amazing city when viewed at night with all of the lights and signs. We hopped on the subway and checked out Akhibara, the electronics district. There were entire stores dedicated to power cords even. We stayed at the Hotel La Foret (http://www.laforethotels.com/tokyo/tokyo/idx_conteng.html) which was a good location for getting around. Saturday night we went out to a BYOB Indian restaurant as a group: Next on the agenda was hitting the bars. We went to Icebar Tokyo in Roppongi, which was amazing. The bar, chairs, tables, glasses, etc. were made of ice and we all wore silver parkas.

After leaving the ice bar, we headed out to a club in Shibuya and then to Ageha, the biggest club in Tokyo. The sound system was amazing but the 1 hour line to get in was frustrating! But, it was a great night out!

Sunday morning we got up and headed to Senso-ji, the largest Buddhist temple in Tokyo and located in Aksuksa.

You can also click on my link to my Shutterfly collection to see all of the pictures from the weekend!