Day 2 in Tokyo...Very Tired but still excited!

I couldnt sleep the entire night...due to jetlag. Only managed to sleep at 530am but woke up at 7am. Anyhow, I didnt come to tokyo to sleep so I drag myself out of bed and went to my first destination.

Shinjuku

My first stop in Shinjuku is the Metropolitan Government Office. Its one of the top 10 places to go to in Shinjuku according to my guide book. Its quite a beautiful building with two observatories, one in each tower...and the best thing is...its free!
Had a pleasant surprise when I walked over to the Shinjuku Central Park....my first Sighting of Sakura!
Thats just the beginning of the Cherry Blossoms period..in the next few days, I was lucky to be able to see them everywhere I go.
The streets of Shinjuku
Pity I didnt get to try Krispy Kreme over there. The queue is freaking long and its only like 930 in the morning. Looks like its not only Singaporean who queue for doughnuts.
Takashimaya Times Square...another 13 storey high shopping centre...there is a 7 storey high Kinokuniya beside it. Their books collection is huge...but mainly in japanese.
Thats my lunch. Prawn Spaghetti. It cost me 2100Yen..thats like 30 SGD. The taste is weirdly nice...nothing like what I have eaten in Singapore. The prawns are very tender ...melts in your mouth.

Harajuku

After filling my stomach...I headed to my next stop - Harajuku.

This is Takeshita Street opposite Harajuku Station...its really 人山人海. You have to squeeze your way through the crowd. Its like our Heeren where all the youngsters gather during the weekend. Lots of shops selling clothings, accessories and other weird stuff.
Shop with a funny name...Mother Earth..Father Sky? lol
The intersection that leads to Harajuku station on the left, Meiji Jingu Shrine at the center and Yoyogi National Stadium on the left.
Thats the Harajuku Station on the left. Getting in and out of that place needs some serious pushing.
The young punks of Japan!
......... Second from the left...Sadako?
The Gate of Meiji Jingu Shrine...Getting here is a 20 minutes walk from the main gate.
I think I witnessed a wedding ceremony...I hope I did. lol

I wanted to go to Shibuya according to my itinerary but I was stucked in the train for half and hour due to some incident. The announcements were made in Japanese and I couldnt understand a single thing. The only thing I know is..the train is not moving. Luckily...the rail system is so vast that you can easily change to another route to get to your destination. But it was too late so I decided to skip Shibuya and go meet Sandy at Roppongi Hills instead.

Roppongi

It was nice to meet her there after walking alone for the whole day and not talking to anyone. We went to have a little sushi as appetizer before our dinner.

The sushi are really very nice and taste very different from Singapore. The one on the right is Nato..纳豆..taste really....weird ...sticky and bitter...eeww.

Then we went to a ramen place. Interesting, you have to pay for your meal ticket before stepping into the restaurant. Cool!
Finally, got someone to take my picture for me! Lol. Thats the bad thing about travelling alone.
We went up to the observatory at Roppongi hills. Thanks to Sandy who works there...I get to go up half price! but thats still 750 Yen. But I got a nice view of Tokyo Tower at night. yeah!