roppongi

after a subscription order for Monocle magazine, ive been motivated to look around the city of tokyo bit more carefully. although, its been a day yet :P nways, today id like to write about my impression about roppongi area.

i had a small meeting at Tokyo Mid Town today afternoon and luckily i didnt have to go back to my office afterwards, and it was still around 17:30. i knew i couldnt afford anything, but i just decided to stroll the area. my impression about roppongi WAS, a: for rich people, b: for tourists, c: for desperate black/white guys who want to have sex with white/black-wanna-be japanese girls. actually, it is still true, that roppongi is for rich, tourists, and for horny foreigners and japanese sluts. but i could discover totally different perspectives on roppongi this time.

i think the last time i went to roppongi during the day time was 3years back (at least), and therefore my image about roppongi in the sunlight was (at least) 3years old. the last time i was in roppongi during the day time, the Tokyo Midtown was just completed or almost done or in that sort of state so that i didnt stop by then. this time, therefore, was my first debut. 

i didnt know that the Midtown was that nice actually. what i realised was the cool landscape especially behind the Midtown. the garden was nicely designed and people could enjoy a small stream with their feet (although the signs were ugly as usual). there was an open field available, and cozy cafes outside and inside the Midtown. 

inside the Midtown, there were many very attractive interior/design stores, clothes stores, cafes and restaurants, and museum. the overall atmosphere was super posh enough to make me feel uncomfortable and realise that i dont belong there yet. but it was surely a good place to stop by once in a while. i actually didnt really like roppongi by today, but i really liked the Midtown!!! 

after my brief stop at the Midtown, i headed to the Roppongi Hills. ive been there several times already, but it provided me a different perspectives, which was, "there are something i can actually afford!!!" as theres a ZARA store, i ended up buying a shirt which doesnt look like a business use, but i use it for office use kinda product. and, of course, it was like 70% discount or whatever.  

its kinda funny that i ordered the super posh magazine and liked this super posh district of the Tokyo Midtown, what i can afford is mere ZARA... that is the reality:P who cares. i dont.