Sorry but I have too many photos and it quickly kills a thread so it'll be point and click from here
Driving to Tokyo from Narita
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Really not that much to see but most of the trucks look absolutely BAD ASS ! Japan seems to love zig zag staircases outside their buildings
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ONWARD and across ???
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I will say this though the Tokyo Street Racer games NAIL the look of highways here.
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Finally in Shinjuku I walk to the hotel, I can see it from the bus station
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This is a non smoking ward or at least the part of it where I took that picture found out by lighting up walking a few paces and then I kid you not some alarm starts barking I look down and see a no smoking sign on the pavement and quickly ditch the butt.
Vending machines
The infamous Pocari Sweat
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Make it to the hotel in 5 mins. It's got Star Trek doors leading you into the lobby !!!!
Check in was a breeze, got a points card it was normally 500 yen but now it's free but hey for $5 I would have paid for it why not.
Hotel room.
I'm on the 11th floor. The room is tiny, functional but tiny. I stand 5'8 and by fully extending my arm I can put put half my palm on the celing.
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Yep check out those controls for the toilet, you might think well I'll just ignore 'em and not worry about it. You would be an idiot for thinking that. ALWAYS make a note of where the stop button is ... I sat down on it without pushing anything and DAMN it's set to auto mode 8O I hear a large rumbling and water and quickly look at the control panel and press stop. Diaster averted.
So remeber kids NEVER sit down on a Japanese toilet until you learn where the stop button is.
Everything you could need you get included and full sized bottles of shampoo, conditioner, body wash, shaving lotion. You get a razor, toothbrush, toothpaste hairdryer etc.. I also have an electric kettle and packets of green tea and a mini fridge. Some sort of dehumidifier/air purifier is here too.
View outside my room
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Dog run park, the blue roofed building is one of the Tokyo School of Business
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Looks like the buildings want to do battle.
Turrents over here
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Radars over there
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Oh hey what's that ??
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I go over and check it out but it's all manga and anime.
Mystery drink.
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Haven't opened it yet ... have no clue what it is but it was in the alcohol vending machine. I'm guessing sake.