TOKYO INTERNATIONAL ANIME FAIR 2005

TOKYO INTERNATIONAL ANIME FAIR 2005 is going to be held at the Tokyo Big Sight in the end of March.

Route from our hotel to the venue;
JUYOH HOTEL -10 min walk- Minamisenju -subway Hibiya line- Hatchobori -JR Musashino line- Shin-kiba -Rinkai line- Kokusai-tenjijo
10 min walk + 46 min train ride

BUS RIDE TO ASAKUSA AT TWIGHT

JUYOH HOTEL is about 2km away from Sensoji Temple at Asakusa, one of the most popular tourist spots in Tokyo.

You could walk there in 30 minutes but, normally, we want to take a bus and get there in 10 minutes.

I took a bus at twight a couple of days ago as I usually do when I go to Asakusa.

At a bus stop near our hotel, take a bus #42. Pay 200yen on boarding.


Get off at "Asakusa Matsuya mae." You are on the busiest street in the area and you will see the Matsuya Department Store across from the street.

If you turn around, you will see the red-color Azuma-bashi bridge over Sumida-gawa river and, over the bridge, the gold-color beer company building.

(The above 2 pics are from old picutres taken in Feb)
There is a boarding/landing place of EXCURSION BOAT by the Azuma-bashi bridge. You can enjoy a 30-minute cruise down the Sumida-gawa river.

This night, after I had supper, I walked arount the area for a little while.

During daytime, souvenir shops in the area are crowded with tourists but, after daylight is gone, you could see another face of the area.


Sensoji Temple without tourists.

NEWLY OPENED ITALIAN RESTAURANT

An Italian restaurant near our hotel opened on March 16.


We went there to take a quick look and take a quick bite of pasta.

A TOUCH OF SPRING

WHITE PLUM BLOSSOMS
A plum tree by JUYOH HOTEL is blooming now.



SASANQUA
Last blossoms of a sasanqua tree.


The sasanqua blossoms will be gone soon. You can see plum trees in bloom everywhere now. And, in a couple of weeks, cherry flowers will come out...
Flowers remind us seasons change. They are as if making the invisible shift visible.