shinjuku, discovery of greatness

with my dear friend from seoul, i made a great discovery tour of shinjuku. i always thought that shinjuku was a nasty place to hangout, but as i got a very bad leg at that time and we decided to watch a movie there, we just decided to try to find something interesting. 

to begin with, it was damn hot outside although it was already in september. so the primary plan was to stay inside. we first headed to a cafe called bowls cafe next to shinjuku gyoen. (although it would be better to walk in shinjuku gyoen, it was simply impossible. weve gotta do something about this global warming thing!!! wait, i AM working for that:P) nways, the cafe is quite cozy and popular as it was on books and magazines. ive been there several times but i didnt know that it was a popular destination introduced on books until then, when i discover this cafe on a book i bought just before we went in to the cafe.

afterwards, it became impossible to just stay in, as i had to show around shinjuku to my guest. so we headed to shinjuku golden-gai. during the day time, it was super cozy although nothing was happening. we ended the day in the evening btw.

after we went to watch "the borrowre arrietty" by the studio ghibli, we headed to shinjuku 3chome. there, we had a good butadon, and went to see rakugo at suehirotei. it was my second time to go to rakugo and the first time to be at suehirotei. i realized how great actually it was! every saturday evening, it organizes night shows with four young rakugoka for only 500yen. i think it would be one of good ways to spend a evening of saturday. after rakugo, we headed to golden gai as mentioned earlier, and had a great time at a bar.

i didnt know that shinjuku was this exciting. i always thought its a chaotic place where all annoying people come to do something irritating. but if i try to discover something extraordinary, shinjuku is the place that offers me something beyond my expectation. 

ebisu

in the end of august, i took a day off. the main purpose was to watch a documentary movie "beautiful islands" at yebisu garden cinema (? i dont remember the cinema's name anymore). the movie itself was really interesting but the story telling was not as interesting as i hoped it to be.

n it was almost my first time to stay in ebisu longer than certain hours. so as usual i made a few hours of walk. it started from yebisu garden place. it is famous for its christmas illumination and maybe something more, but during the daytime in august, it was just an ordinary nice luxurious area. it was not as nice as mid town tokyo in roppongi. i think it was renovated from a brewery? not that sure. i dont deny it is a nice place to hang out, but thats it.

but the surrounding areas of yebisu garden place was cool. it seemed there were many cozy cafes and restaurants, good bars and shops. 

i should definitely explore more to acquire deeper understandings about this area. they must have many more to see. 

tokyo is so exciting! coz no matter where u go, ull surely find something new and interesting!!