Tokyo City Tour last part; a Walk from Shinjuku to Shibuya Metro Station

6-days Revisiting Summer Japan for Mt. Fuji (3,776masl) Solo Trek
August 07-13, 2014

Tokyo City tour 2nd Part; Shinjuku Gyoen and Meiji Shrine

I decided to walk the distance between Shinjuku and Shibuya metro station as my last wild city itinerary for this trip. Distance between this two metro station is around less than 10km if passing through the major tourist spots along the way. From Shinjuku metro station exit, I went to Kabukicho first, then to Shinjuku Gyoen, Meiji Shrine, Harajuku for a lunch, then National Yoyogi Stadium and finally to Shibuya metro station.

I spent most of the time on overlooking the huge electronic commercial billboards and the busiest crossing in the world. This was my 2nd time seating in front of the glass panel of Starbucks with a Medium Size Caramel Frappuccino (496JPY=$5) while just observing the countless Pedestrians from above. The Starbucks is located just northeast of Hachiko Exit of JR Shibuya station which can be seen on the 8th picture below (beside "TSUTAYA" below the gigantic electronic billboard). By the way, if you are looking at 9th picture below (Starbucks plastic cup overlooking the Shibuya Crossing with Pedestrians mostly with umbrella due to the drizzle) and the zoom shot at 10th picture, the left road was the way where I came from, going to Shibuya metro station and the Love Hill (Love Hotels). The northern part of this picture is where Hachiko monument is standing while the left side is the entrance to JR Shibuya station.

Shinjuku  is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the busiest train station in the world (Shinjuku Station) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration centre for the government of Tokyo. The name "Shibuya" is also used to refer to the shopping district which surrounds Shibuya Station, one of Tokyo's busiest railway stations. This area is known as one of the fashion centers of Japan, particularly for young people, and as a major nightlife area.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibuya,_Tokyo

Tokyo City tour last Part; a walk from Shinjuku to Shibuya Metro Station (Kabukicho)

Tokyo City Tour 2nd part; Shinjuku Gyoen and Meiji Shrine

6-days Revisiting Summer Japan for Mt. Fuji (3,776masl) Solo Trek
August 07-13, 2014

Tokyo City tour 1st Part; inside the Roppongi Hills

How to go to Shinjuku Gyoen;
From Tokyo, ride a train bound to Shinjuku Station at 200JPY fare fee. Shinjuku Gyoen is around 1km away from the Shinjuku train station. Admission is 200JPY. Photography and video taking with monopod and tripod is permitted inside.

Shinjuku Gyoen, the representative modern western-style gardens in Meiji Era, was completed in 1906 as an Imperial Garden.  The entire garden was designed by Henri Martinet, the French landscape gardener, based on a concept formulated by Hayato Fukuba, a Meiji and Taisho era agricultural scientist. This extensive garden is composed of three distinctive-styleed gardens such as English Landscape, French Formal and Japanese Traditional Gardens, each of which harmonizes with the others. Shijuku Gyoen's historical background can be traced back to the beginning of Edo era. The area used to be the residence of Naito Kiyonari who was assigned to be a guardian of West Tokyo as a hereditary vassal of Shogun Tokugawa Lekasu when the Shogun got a stronghold on Edo Castle.

Tokyo City tour 2nd Part; Shinjuku Gyoen

Tokyo City tour 1st Part; Inside the Roppongi Hills

6-days Revisiting Summer Japan for Mt. Fuji (3,776masl) Solo Trek
August 07-13, 2014

Kamakura Trip last Part; Benzaiten and Sasuke Inari Shrines

How to go to Roppongi hills;
From Tokyo, ride a train bound to Roppongi Station at 200JPY fare fee. Roppongi Hill is just 100m away from the Roppongi train station. Admission is FREE. Photography and video taking with monopod is permitted inside, tripod is prohibited.

Roppongi Hills is a New Urban Centre and one of Japan's largest integrated property developments, located in the Roppongi district of Minato, Tokyo. Constructed by building tycoon Minoru Mori, the mega-complex incorporates office space, apartments, shops, restaurants, cafés, movie theatres, a museum, a hotel, a major TV studio, an outdoor amphitheatre, and a few parks. The centerpiece is the 54-story Mori Tower. Mori's stated vision was to build an integrated development where high-rise inner-urban communities allow people to live, work, play, and shop in proximity to eliminate commuting time. He argued that this would increase leisure time, quality of life, and benefit Japan's national competitiveness. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roppongi_Hills

Tokyo City tour 1st Part; inside the Roppongi Hills (spider)

Tokyo City by day; Odaiba and Ueno Park

7-days wandering solo in summer Japan
may 28 - june 04, 2013 tuesday to tuesday

Tokyo City at night (the tower & Shibuya) 

After visiting Disney resort, I went to Odaiba afterwards to see the San Francisco and New York in Tokyo city concept of Japan. As seen in the following photos overlooking at the Port of Tokyo, Rainbow bridge looks like San Francisco bridge while the other is an obvious landmark of New York. 

Odaiba is a large artificial island in Tokyo, Japan, featuring many hypermodern and just plain strange buildings memorably described as the result of an acid-soaked pre-schooler's architecture class. There is no JR station, only Yurikamome line (private). From Shimbashi station, train fare cost 620yen for one trip.

Odaiba's Rainbow bridge & statue of liberty

Tokyo City at Night; the Tower & Shibuya

7-days wandering solo in summer Japan

may 28 - june 04, 2013 tuesday to tuesday

Navigating Disney Resort

After navigating Hiroshima on day-trip only, I went to Tokyo city on my 2nd day via Osaka. My plan was to serve only Tokyo as hub for Disney Resort, Kinugawa and Hakone. I spent my time to Tokyo City after I visited those nearby parks.

Tōkyō city is the capital of Japan. At over 12 million people in the official metropolitan area alone, Tokyo is the core of the most populated urban area in the world, Greater Tokyo (which has a population of 35 million people). This huge, wealthy and fascinating metropolis brings high-tech visions of the future side by side with glimpses of old Japan, and has something for everyone.
http://wikitravel.org/en/Tokyo

During my 1st night in Tokyo, I opted to visit Tokyo tower rather than the newly-constructed Tokyo skytree for viewing deck scenery at night. The reason is because just like the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, tourist must have a pre-purchased ticket before arriving the city due to volume of tourist entering on daily basis. Pre-purchased tickets can be availed only on their Japanese website using Japan provided credit card. Not like in Tokyo tower, a typical walk-in process.

Tokyo tower at night

Navigating Disney Resort

7-days wandering solo in summer Japan
may 28 - june 04, 2013 tuesday to tuesday

Mijuyima Island morning stroll 

My initial plan was to visit the famous and most recommended theme park in Japan which is Disneysea but what happened during this day was I arrived late in Disney Resort due to underestimated time allocation (I went first to my booked dormitory hostel which was not according to plan) and strong wind occurred. In addition, I may not enjoy it as as per my research the entire concept of Disneysea is mostly for kids only. Nevertheless, just for the fact that I was here, I still continue to stroll around by walk only. Having a picture of Disneyland Tokyo as background was one of the most enviable scene I had during my childhood years. Regardless how much crowd was passing on this overpass, I still did my usual photo-ops. By the way, I navigated Disney Resort by foot only which is more relaxing and just only meters away, not much to be tired of. Disney Resort can be found at JR Maihama Station.

Tokyo Disney Resort in Chiba, Japan (not in Tokyo city), was the first Disney theme park resort to open outside of the United States. It is by far the third most annually-visited theme park complex in the world, behind Walt Disney World and the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. It is noteworthy that it is not owned by Disney but by the Oriental Land Co., Ltd.
http://wikitravel.org/en/Tokyo_Disney_Resort

Disneyland Tokyo