A Day in Tokyo! Roppongi, Kamyacho, Omotesando, and Harajuku

Last Monday I took a trip to Tokyo for the day! The main purpose of my trip was to attend the writtenafterwards graduation exhibit in Harajuku. I am in the process of completing an interview with designer Yoshikazu Yamagata which will I will be posting shortly.

It was a beautiful sunny day and I started off my day in Roppongi. I went to see the magnificent Mori Art Museum. The current exhibit is "The Kaleidoscopic Eye" which is a collection of contemporary art focusing on light, color, sound, language, concept and communication. Unfortunately photography is not allowed in the exhibit. It was a great exhibit though full of a variety of pieces created to play with your senses. The Mori Building also features a viewing area where you can see all of Tokyo from the 56th floor! You can even go to the roof! You have to lock up all of your bags, purses and camera cases to even go up! The view from the roof is fantastic. It was a little bit hazy but I was able to see the whole city for the most part. It was nice to have an unobstructed view. Most buildings that have viewing areas are only indoors. There are benches on top as well and I sat and admired the view for a while. I am realizing that you cannot comprehend how big the city is until you actually see it for yourself and from above. I found this to be the same when I visited Egypt and the pyramids at Giza and Saqqara. I had read about them throughout my University degree but pictures can not do them justice! Sometimes you just have to see things first hand. Amazing!

After this I went to Kamyacho for lunch. I arrived a little bit early and decided to explore the area a little bit. I discovered a small shrine where many people were eating their lunches and enjoying the warm weather (see picture below). It is incredible how you can be in such a large city and walk into a shrine and not hear any city noise or traffic.

I then took the train to Omotesando which was really quite busy for a Monday. I paid a visit the MoMa store above the Chanel store. Have any of you visited MoMa in othere cities? It is an interior design store featuring all sorts of cool trinkets and gadgets. It is definitely worth a visit. After that, I walked around Harajuku and visited The Body Shop and Top Shop. I am on the hunt for a great bathing suit for my Golden Week Vacation trip to Okinawa. No luck just yet! It was a great day and I can't wait for my next trip to Tokyo. It is definitely not cheap to take the train from my city but I have been going a lot more recently. In fact, I am going again this Monday to attend another show. It is the Lithium-Homme/Femme show "Versus" in Ebisu, Tokyo. Stay tuned for pictures and a recap! I hope everyone is having a relaxing holiday :)

An outfit post! Finally!

Waiting for the train at 7:15 am YAWN!

Roppongi Hills!

Huge spider outside the Mori Tower.

Entrance.
The architecture of the
plaza surrounding
this building is stunning.

There was a car exhibit on the
viewing floor. Love the old cars
and the elegantly dressed
mannequins.

A picture from behind the glass.

Up to the Mori Art Museum.

From above. Can you see Tokyo Tower?

Amazing!

A little shrine in Kamyachi.

Backstreets of Harajuku.

Tokyo is a big city but I am learning
there are many little areas within the larger
city centers just waiting to be discovered.
I didn't even know this area existed. I found
it looking for the gallery where the show was
being held!