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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 6:56 am Post subject:
arnel98 wrote:
ah, that is nice... yeah, narita sucks... its farther so you pay more for transpo.
i wonder if they open it up to more airlines...
i think united doesnt have clearance to use that airport yet... delta probably does.
I'm sure you are quite right. Yes, my flight was on Delta Airlines. I would have preferred to fly on an Asian carrier like ANA or Singapore but at $600 AND Haneda as the point of disembarkation, one does not complain too much
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 7:36 am Post subject:
One morning I was heading to have coffee at Bear Pond Espresso in the Setagaya area of Tokyo and I ran across these adorable little kids being pushed around in a cart by their teacher. Pretty cute.
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:00 am Post subject:
I was in awe of the gorgeous cherry blossom trees at Ueno Koen in Tokyo. Here's a short video I took that illustrates the point. A shower of petals is a sight to behold. The video below doesn't do it justice of course.
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 11:32 am Post subject:
Tu_triky wrote:
I was in awe of the gorgeous cherry blossom trees at Ueno Koen in Tokyo. Here's a short video I took that illustrates the point. A shower of petals is a sight to behold. The video below doesn't do it just of course.
Beautiful!! What was the temperature while you were there?
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 3:04 pm Post subject:
arnel98 wrote:
ah, that is nice... yeah, narita sucks... its farther so you pay more for transpo.
i wonder if they open it up to more airlines...
i think united doesnt have clearance to use that airport yet... delta probably does.
It's not an airline thing. There are only a few slots open to Haneda and you had to apply to the DoT.. like a lottery. I have also flown into Haneda and while it is convenient by distance, the time somewhat sucks. All arrivals and departures to/from the US is at late hours. And hence you run the risk of facing nightly train shutdowns.
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:59 pm Post subject:
dochira wrote:
It's not an airline thing. There are only a few slots open to Haneda and you had to apply to the DoT.. like a lottery. I have also flown into Haneda and while it is convenient by distance, the time somewhat sucks. All arrivals and departures to/from the US is at late hours. And hence you run the risk of facing nightly train shutdowns.
ah, never did thought about the train shutdown... _________________
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 11:42 pm Post subject:
dochira wrote:
It's not an airline thing. There are only a few slots open to Haneda and you had to apply to the DoT.. like a lottery. I have also flown into Haneda and while it is convenient by distance, the time somewhat sucks. All arrivals and departures to/from the US is at late hours. And hence you run the risk of facing nightly train shutdowns.
Yeah I arrived around 4:30am at Haneda. I had to wait for a while before the shihatsu densha (first train) started running.
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 1:38 am Post subject:
bmwracer wrote:
Interesting... I get a LEGO block feeling when I look at it.
Yeah it's got that blocky, angular look to it. It's a really imposing building that dominates the skyline in Shibuya. It's one of the tallest buildings in that area of Tokyo now. It's also connected to the subway station as with many buildings in Japan which is quite cool.
Seeing it as well as other recently opened commercial spaces in Tokyo only reminded how unexciting developments are here or completely lacking in comparison. We're like in the Stone Age over here. Seriously.
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:25 am Post subject:
Tu_triky wrote:
I was in awe of the gorgeous cherry blossom trees at Ueno Koen in Tokyo. Here's a short video I took that illustrates the point. A shower of petals is a sight to behold. The video below doesn't do it justice of course.
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Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 11:46 am Post subject:
I really dug this famous mural, Myth of Tomorrow, at Shibuya Station in Tokyo. When I was in Tokyo last, back in 2004, this mural had not been made yet.
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