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Tokyo + Odaiba (お台場) - Japan 2008 (4)

• Beautiful gardens at the Prince Sakura Hotel complex in Tokyo.
• Kaiten-zushi or conveyor belt sushi is a sushi joint where the diners see plates of sushi go by on a conveyor belt and could pick whatever looks tasty or interesting. You sit at the counter and there are chopsticks, small soy plates, and teacups with a hot water spigot within arm's reach. Use the small tongs for the gari (ginger) and wait patiently for that large bowl of wasabi to come along and spoon out a chunk. Don't think about it...wait for the next round? Someone else just grabbed the sushi you were thinking about eating.
• Sushi is charged by the plate and each colored plate has a different price and they all are tallied for your tab. Some kaiten-zushi joints have plates with embedded RFID chips so that your tab is from an electronic wand sweep. It takes about a second and then you get an instant printout of your total. Don't see what you want? Ask for it and the chef will put your order on the belt a foot up from where you're sitting.
• Look at that fugu or pufferfish. He looks like he wants to kill you even before he gets sliced up by the sushi chef. His eyes followed me around. Gave me the creeps.
• Odaiba - the artifical island in Tokyo Bay and where kinky Fuji TV has that office sphere. Get there by boat or bridge. Aqua City is a giant shopping mall with some great cheap eateries. La Pausa, supposedly cheap Italian fare that surprised us with great pastas cooked to perfection. Al dente, wonderful balance of sauces, and tasty olive oil with fresh garlic. You can guess the rest. Mama Mia!

Japanese Breakfast 007.jpg
Japanese Breakfast 007.jpg
Prince Sakura Hotel 009.jpg
Prince Sakura Hotel 009.jpg
Garden 015.jpg
Garden 015.jpg
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Tokyo Tower 039.jpg
Tokyo Tower 039.jpg
Imperial Palace 046.jpg
Imperial Palace 046.jpg
Akihabara -area for electronic, anime, computer, and otaku goods 055.jpg
Akihabara -area for electronic, anime, computer, and otaku goods 055.jpg
Kaminarimon  (Thunder Gate 雷門)  with the Giant Cochin (Lantern) - Thunder Gate, Asakusa 066.jpg
Kaminarimon (Thunder Gate 雷門) with the Giant Cochin (Lantern) - Thunder Gate, Asakusa 066.jpg
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Haji, MLY, and Shimasan 070.jpg
Haji, MLY, and Shimasan 070.jpg
Great Incense Burner at Sensoji Temple, Akasuka 072.jpg
Great Incense Burner at Sensoji Temple, Akasuka 072.jpg
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Maintenance - see next image 078.jpg
Maintenance - see next image 078.jpg
Temple Maintenance 080.jpg
Temple Maintenance 080.jpg
Nakamise-Dori, Asakusa 087.jpg
Nakamise-Dori, Asakusa 087.jpg
Fugu (Blowfish for Sashimi) 095.jpg
Fugu (Blowfish for Sashimi) 095.jpg
Kaiten-zushi 098.jpg
Kaiten-zushi 098.jpg
Fantastic Chopped Otoro with scallions--This gunkan maki was in my belly within 15 seconds. 102.jpg
Fantastic Chopped Otoro with scallions--This gunkan maki was in my belly within 15 seconds. 102.jpg
Kaiten-zushi 103.jpg
Kaiten-zushi 103.jpg
Yes, It's a BOWL of Wasabi! 104.jpg
Yes, It's a BOWL of Wasabi! 104.jpg
Add up the plates by scanner 106.jpg
Add up the plates by scanner 106.jpg
Cost of Plates - Cheapest about $1 and costliest  $5.25 107.jpg
Cost of Plates - Cheapest about $1 and costliest $5.25 107.jpg
Kaiten-zushi 110.jpg
Kaiten-zushi 110.jpg
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Asakusa 117.jpg
Asakusa 117.jpg
Trunks-ya 118.jpg
Trunks-ya 118.jpg
Samurai Heraldry Trunks 125.jpg
Samurai Heraldry Trunks 125.jpg
Trunks Designer 126.jpg
Trunks Designer 126.jpg
Asahi Building on the Sumida River 127.jpg
Asahi Building on the Sumida River 127.jpg
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Special Ointments and Creams 152.jpg
Special Ointments and Creams 152.jpg
Manga 153.jpg
Manga 153.jpg
Games 154.jpg
Games 154.jpg
Cetacean Fare 155.jpg
Cetacean Fare 155.jpg
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Fuji TV Building - Odaiba 175.jpg
Fuji TV Building - Odaiba 175.jpg
Aqua City - Odaiba 181.jpg
Aqua City - Odaiba 181.jpg
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Aqua City - Odaiba 187.jpg
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Sony Rolly Speakers 195.jpg
Sony Rolly Speakers 195.jpg
La Pausa's Kitchen 196.jpg
La Pausa's Kitchen 196.jpg
Rainbow Bridge to Tokyo 197.jpg
Rainbow Bridge to Tokyo 197.jpg
Fuji TV Building 199.jpg
Fuji TV Building 199.jpg