Christmas lights 2010
This year we heard some great things about the Christmas lights that had been set up around the Roppongi mid town shopping centre. We decide that it would be good to get there early (before it got to cold) and grab something to eat after seeing the lights.



On our way to the area where the lights were set up we passed through the fore court of the shopping centre (one of the photos shows that it wasn’t that late when we got there and the second shows the crowds). When we went inside and saw the queue for getting to the garden where the “good” light show was we decided to give it a miss. The queue was very long and very very slow moving. Note to self, need to get to the Christmas lights earlier next year.



On the way home we went down past the Roppongi Mori tower and looked at their Christmas lights. As with last year they made great use of the water feature in the middle of the park as well as the streetscape.



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Best BBQ ever
While exploring a little back alley around where I live I came across a shop that sells BBQs for restaurants to grill all manner of meats and vegetables on sticks. What really caught my eye was the 44 gallon drum that had been converted into a charcoal burning BBQ with the lid equipped to act as a table. I was tempted until I worked out that the 157,500 yen price tag meant that the BBQ cost roughly 2000 Australian dollars.


Still the best BBQ I have seen in a long time.

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Tokyo sky tree tower
The Tokyo Sky Tree Tower has recently become the tallest structure in Japan and when completed will be 634 metres tall. On a recent walk through a suburb close to the base of the Tokyo sky tree this shot presented itself. Construction is not expected to be completed until late in 2012 which means I may get a chance to go to the observation deck and look out over Tokyo before I leave to return to Australia.


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Persimmon
On a chilly and drab day it was great to still see some colour in Tokyo. Beside one of the many canals around Tokyo bay this persimmon tree still had a full crop of fruit on its otherwise bare branches.

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Autumn 2010
Winter has just officially started but around Tokyo there are still some amazing autumn colours to be seen. Reds, yellows and oranges all contrasted against the buildings and roads of Tokyo it’s quite an amazing sight.



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