Mama Lola Appointment

lazy.

List of places visited today (you can see that I'm not going to write eh):

Edo-Tokyo Museum: a museum is much more western- friendly than the national average. Explanations on topics in language understandable intuitive and many reproductions of housing / transportation / etc temples from the early years of the city until the Second World War. Today I discovered many interesting things about the city of Tokyo. First, more than a century ago was the center of consumption of the entire country, so that then the food manufacturers had to establish branch in "modern" Edo (old name of the city), or move their production facilities there. In short, the story has not changed much.

Then I also learned the various architectural phases of the city: at the beginning there were only huts of wood and dung 10 m², then things have changed radically: the houses have become much larger ( 20 m² , like today → click here to see how you can get from local 22 m²!) and were built with wood and glue vvvinilica and then, after the arrival of Perry were all Westernized and built brick houses (it was even now, as Tokyo has burned dozens of times) and finally, to get to this day, the buildings are almost all glass and steel and some concrete, as you know .

Frankly I wonder how it passed so radically from one phase to another (I've only seen one 800 Western-style building, the Tokyo station, and do not even know what time it is). But the answer is probably only one, and does not lie in the complicated and expensive, urban renewal plans: esquí !

Ginza, one of the most fashionable districts in Tokyo, finally a part full of skyscrapers, but built with a minimum policy and aesthetic sense. It 'hard to find elsewhere.

• Sony Building : useless, do not go see it. It 's just a great shop where they make you try the Sony products.
• Galleries : we had to try two galleries nell'elegantissimo Ginza district: one was closed ( Koyanagi ) and the other we never found (Tokyo Gallery ).
• Hachiman-Jinja : the guide said about "this house is so small that you can pass by without realizing it." And indeed it is exactly what happened, we passed, and while searching, we have not even seen. And 'as big as a dog kennel, and slipped into a shop window type. Big deal.

Shimbashi : another style Ginza district, and one step away from it. Do not miss the chance to stick on the sly in the Skyscraper Caretta and climb up to the 47th floor where, deftly dodging glitzy restaurants and expensive chairs on display, you can enjoy a breathtaking view of the skyline of Tokyo. Recommended especially after sunset.

Buon Ferragosto at all!