Flat Jenny said she wanted to see some of the busy districts in Tokyo so we took a walk around the Roppongi area. She was welcomed by a gigantic spider at Roppongi Hills. This spider symbolizes the role of Roppongi Hills as a place where people gather from across the globe to weave new webs of information and interaction!

Roppongi Hills http://www.roppongihills.com/en/

Roppongi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roppongi

We went to an art museum called 21_21 Design Sight. The building was designed by a well-known Japanese architect Tadao Ando. Very unique and modern!

We went inside and enjoyed the Irving Penn and Issey Miyake exhibition.

The photos were inspiring. By the way, Steve Jobs' black turtlenecks were designed by Issey Miyake.

Irving Penn http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Penn

Issey Miyake http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issey_Miyake

21_21 Design Sight http://www.2121designsight.jp/en/

After our inspiring day in Roppongi, we went out to have a yakitori dinner. She enjoyed the Oyakodo, chicken and egg bowl, too with some cold sake!

Yakitori http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakitori

Oyakodon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyakodon

 

Sonoe

Tasty Food in Tokyo, Japan

Flat Jenny and I had a cold udon and some vegetable tempura for lunch on her first day here in Tokyo. The weather is nice today, somewhere around 60F, so we decided to have a cold udon rather than a hot one.I am glad she is enjoying Japanese food. She said she is looking forward to trying out more!

I think I can take her to visit tourist places on Friday or over the weekend so hopefully I will send some pics over the weekend or early next week.

Warm regards,

Sonoe

Additional information about Udon and Tempura can be found HERE and HERE.

Flat Jenny Goes International!

Hi Jenny,

I came across to your blog and was very touched and impressed with what you were doing. I hope all is well with you :) If you would be interested, I would like to volunteer and take flat Jenny travel Tokyo etc. and email those photos to you.

As to business, I have a small travel business for stuffed animals, a bit similar to your concept. http://unagi-travel.net/. I am planning to invite some stuffed animals from abroad(especially kids who are hospitalized or physically challenged) as one of my volunteer Christmas project:)

Warm regards,

Sonoe Azuma