Tuesday in Tokyo
Tuesday 5th March 2013
Waved off the girls in the morning, who headed on to Hiroshima ahead of me. In the evening I met up with Tanaka-san for vege ramen at Kagetsu in Aoyama, followed by an unusual bar crawl in Yurakucho / Ginza, taking in the vending machine bar I discovered last year, and the Ginza Lion beer hall.
Japan March 2013
John's Pictures

05:32:35
More sunrise pictures of Tokyo from our hotel room.

05:34:21
We could just see the Tokyo Tower to the side of our window, through a gap in this sort of outer frame thing.

05:36:00

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06:51:50
Good morning girls!

07:22:17
Yes I know this is upside down - I like it that way round.

08:08:54
In the lift on the way out for the day.

08:11:06
A couple of pictures of the three of us in the lobby of the Ritz Carlton.

08:11:15
I think this one's a bit nicer. I really liked their floral displays - that's sakura! Last time to see Chie and Erika for a few days as they were heading off to Hiroshima ahead of me.

08:36:00
Breakfast at my office.

11:19:10
A macchiato from the little Segafredo coffee bar in the building where my office is.

18:28:42
In the evening I met up with Tanaka-san to go to Kagestu, a ramen chain that were serving vege ramen.

18:38:03
Some vege gyoza.

18:39:43
Me and my vege ramen and gyoza.

18:40:15
The vege ramen up close.

19:55:03
Next we went to Yurakucho, so I could introduce Tanaka-san to the vending machine bar I'd found on my last trip to Tokyo.

19:55:51
Here's me and Tanaka-san amidst the vending machines.

19:59:32
A rare opportunity to drink on the street in Japan!

19:59:38

20:06:50
I took this thinking I'd show it to Andy when we met later in the week, but in the end forgot to show it to him.

20:40:16
Heading into Ginza - next door to Yurakucho but very different in character.

20:49:11
Outside Ginza Lion beer hall.

20:53:14
Rather spectacular interior - apparently 79 years old - and a real unexpected find in Japan.

20:53:37
Tanaka-san also wanted to have his picture taken with the impressive interior.

20:59:46
The pretzels however were not impressive.