Shinjuku on a Clear Day

Sunday, I went back to Shinjuku. That's where the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building is. I went there when I first came here, but Sunday was clear so I was hoping to get better pictures.
Here is the TMG Building. I like the architecture, it looks a little Wrightesque to me.






























For free, you can go to the 45th floor, where there are two observatories. I went to the north observatory. And here is what I saw.















Yes, that is Mt. Fuji! Mt. Fuji is about 60-70 miles away from Tokyo. Great, huh?


























This picture is a little dark. You can see a "green roof" on the building down there. Green roofs have plants on them. They are designed to reduce the heat levels on urban rooftops, and reduce the heat island effect.

After that, I went to the port area of Tokyo. Near Toyosu station is a large shopping mall called La La Port. There is a smaller La La Port just outside Utsunomiya Station -- that's where the Utsunomiya Yodobashi Camera is.












Here is the mall.










And more of it.





















There are cruises on the Sumida river. Too bad I didn't have time to take one!




Bubba Gump Shrimp Company Market and Restaurant.

The end of the line.









A neat entrance to the Toyosu Station.