Christmas wonderland

It seems every year Christmas in Japan gets bigger and bigger. Walking to the office in Nishi-Shinjuku for me is like walking in a Christmas illumination wonderland. Everything and anything is decorated with some ornament or is illuminated. Tokyo itself is already very bright but it really is refreshing to see everything decked out like this. I haven't decorated anything "Christmasy" since high school and do remember that it was fun putting up the lights and setting up the tree; however, it was a huge pain in the arse putting everything away. I feel bad for the people who have to clean up all the decorations after new years.

All nighter

It was a busy weekend. I was out on the town all night which I haven't done in quite some time. The day started out with a friend's wedding. It was really nice. The ceremony and reception was in Roppongi. After the wedding activities, I met up with an old friend that I haven't seen in a few years. It was really cool seeing him again. We hung out with a couple of his classmates until the trains started back up the next morning. We were all drained at the end, including my friend who had to quickly go to Narita in order to catch his morning flight back to the U.S. I am glad to say that he made it all right. Anyways, here are some of the pictures from that night:




The most unique Chapel I've ever seen.



Decor was beautiful, food was delicious, service was surprisingly sub-par.



Nice tasty drink while waiting in the lounge area.



View of the city from my table.



Lots of nice cars in the hotel. Too bad I don't own any of them.



Tokyo tower view with a Christmas twist.

Nice day at Komazawa park

Enjoyed a nice day at Komazawa park. There were a lot going on that day, including an Ultraman festival, half marathon, and a local college American football game. Fall is definitely in the air and I'm trying to take full advantage before it gets too cold.