I'm Going To Japan

Man, i'd love to go shopping there... :puppydog:

Anime Dad wrote:Man, i'd love to go shopping there... :puppydog:

Shopping there is quite the experience, seriously....I did visit one famous department store for the heck of it....called Matsuya Ginza....it was a jaw dropping experience looking at all the goods for sale....and the basement level called the "depachika" had an absolutely astounding array of foods....I could have easily spent hundreds of dollars there.

The Matsuya Ginza building is itself a work of art...it's all glass.

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Wow! monosugoi!

Anime Dad wrote:Wow! monosugoi!

I remember I bought some simple snacks from there....they were so dayem good....we went from one floor to the next just checking out some of the stuff in that ONE store....you could spend hours in there, easily.

Yeah but the outside looks slick...with the lights and all.

Tu_triky wrote:

I remember I bought some simple snacks from there....they were so dayem good....we went from one floor to the next just checking out some of the stuff in that ONE store....you could spend hours in there, easily.

Yeah but the outside looks slick...with the lights and all.

amazing pictures!

I might've walked by that departo....but i did go to Isetan, and the depachika...
gosh i miss the Depachika!!!!!

qilver wrote:

amazing pictures!

I might've walked by that departo....but i did go to Isetan, and the depachika...
gosh i miss the Depachika!!!!!

Yeah those department stores are amazing...I would have loved to check out more of them but time was an issue. Yeah those depachika are amazing. It would be great if we had something like that here

The hotel pool at the Conrad Hilton in Tokyo....this definitely looks rich. The water looks as smooth as glass...and the pool enclosure loooks so beautiful. :bow:

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Tu_triky wrote:The hotel pool at the Conrad Hilton in Tokyo....this definitely looks rich. The water looks as smooth as glass...and the pool enclosure loooks so beautiful. :bow:

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That's water?! :shocked:

Wynter wrote:

That's water?! :shocked:

It's so exquisitely designed so the water comes right to the edge of the tiled floor....beautiful huh?

Tu_triky wrote:

It's so exquisitely designed so the water comes right to the edge of the tiled floor....beautiful huh?

I almost don't believe it. I thought it was marble floor.

Wynter wrote:

I almost don't believe it. I thought it was marble floor.

It's rather amazing....I've never been there but I would guess from what little you can see from the windows I bet the pool is on one of the upper floors so the few of the Tokyo skyline must be absolutely gorgeous, especially at night.

Tu_triky wrote:

It's rather amazing....I've never been there but I would guess from what little you can see from the windows I bet the pool is on one of the upper floors so the few of the Tokyo skyline must be absolutely gorgeous, especially at night.

Talk about luxury... :sweat:

Wynter wrote:

Talk about luxury... :sweat:

Yup. That hotel wasn't even built when I went back in 04...so it really is quite new.

Tu_triky wrote:

Yup. That hotel wasn't even built when I went back in 04...so it really is quite new.

It's amazing how different the definition for luxury there is, and here. I mean here, we'd soup up everything with technology. There, something as simple as a pool on the upper floor with excellent view of the horizon...

Wynter wrote:

It's amazing how different the definition for luxury there is, and here. I mean here, we'd soup up everything with technology. There, something as simple as a pool on the upper floor with excellent view of the horizon...

Trust me they have the technology edge on us as well...it almost goes without saying, given the Japanese penchant for technological innovation, but I get your point....well the Japanese design aesthetic is often a simple albeit elegant one.

This was the view from the 40th something floor from my hotel room when I went. Tokyo is one crowded city!

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Tu_triky wrote:

Trust me they have the technology edge on us as well...it almost goes without saying, given the Japanese penchant for technological innovation, but I get your point....well the Japanese design aesthetic is often a simple albeit elegant one.

yup, I meant more the aesthetic quality. :)

Wynter wrote:

yup, I meant more the aesthetic quality. :)

we agree. :)

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Ahh, that gossamer, lighter-than-air building... Great design. :thumbsup:

bmwracer wrote:
Ahh, that gossamer, lighter-than-air building... Great design. :thumbsup:

You're telling me...I was perplexed how such a building was earthquake safe in Tokyo Japan....but yes, I agree with you, the design was attractive
and innovative.