Tokyo Skyline

The second thing on the agenda set for me by my hosts was Sunday brunch at the Park Hyatt Hotel. If you have seen Lost in Translation, you know the hotel. (For those who, like me, hadn't seen the movie - here's a quick summation. Bill Murray and Scarlett Johannson (sp?)are travelers who are in Japan for different reasons and staying at the Park Hyatt Hotel. Meeting during a night at the hotel bar, they strike up an unlikely friendship, and go out on the town together.) The hotel bar was the same one in which we had brunch.

As the tallest building in Tokyo, the views from the 50-odd floor were phenomenal. At that height, one realizes how few really tall skyscrapers the city has. One reason is its location in an earthquake zone. Any tall buildings are located over bedrock, and have been engineered to withstand any major tremors. Luckily for me, no tremors shook Toyko. (My hosts insisted on a crash course in earthquake safety on my arrival, however. :) )








The tall building standing off by itself is Tokyo's version of the Empire State Building.

In the middle of the picture, is the baseball stadium. (Didn't get to see a baseball game -it's out of season.)