9:00 art deco Isetan building (on left). free art gallery: 5th floor9:30 take pic at studio alta building. with its giant TV screen, is directly opposite My City. As a popular rendezvous point, the entrance is often so crowded that meeting the person you're supposed to be meeting is really no option at all.
10:00 Shinjuku NS building. great architecture. free observatory is located in the 30th floor. http://gojapan.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=gojapan&cdn=travel&tm=5&f=21&su=p531.50.336.ip_&tt=11&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.shinjuku-ns.co.jp/
11:00 Pentax forum. 1st floor of shinjuku mitsui building. amazing building. exhibitons & play with camera. http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=330439
2. MARUNOUCHI http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3037.htmltrain: Shinjuku – tokyo (marunouchi line)
Situated between Tokyo Station and Tokyo Imperial Palace, Japan's most prestigious business district of Marunouchi with neighboring Otemachi, is home to the headquarters or Tokyo branches of many of Japan's largest companies, particularly from the financial sector.
12:00 imperial palace: kokyo higashi gaien (park) and nijubashi bridge. Postcard scene.pine trees.1:30 tokyo international forum plaza. shiplike building, awesome architechture
2:30 take photo of Marunouchi buildings. 4 level shopping & view from 35th floor3. KAMIYACHO
train: tokyo - via kasumigaseki (marunouchi line) - kamiyacho (hibiya line)
3:00 take photo outside Tokyo Tower - http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3009.htmlWith 333 meters, Tokyo Tower is 13 meters taller than its model, the Eiffel Tower of Paris, and the world's tallest self-supporting steel tower. It was completed in the year 1958 as a symbol for Japan's rebirth as a major economic power, and serves as a television and radio broadcast antenna and tourist attraction.
Visitors can ascend to the main observatory at 150 meters and the special observatory at 250 meters to get a bird's eye view of Tokyo. Under good weather conditions, Mount Fuji can be seen in the distance. An aquarium, wax museum and several more attractions can be found on the ground floors of the tower. Separate entrance fees apply. http://www.tokyotower.co.jp/english/ 4. ROPPONGI http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3031.htmltrain: kamiyacho - roppongi (hibiya line)
4:00 browse Roppongi Hills
Tokyo City View & Mori Art MuseumOn the top floors of the Mori Tower are the Mori Art Museum, a contemporary art museum with changing exhibitions, and the Tokyo City View indoor observation deck with the newly added open-air Sky Deck on the building's roof. Tokyo City View is open daily 10:00 to 23:00 (until 1:00 on Fridays and Saturdays), while the Sky Deck is open in good weather only from 10:00 to 19:00. Admission: 1500 Yen. The Mori Art Museum is open daily 10:00 to 22:00 (until 17:00 on Tuesdays). The admission fee for the museum varies by exhibition.
TV Asahi HeadquartersThe headquarters of TV Asahi, one of Japan's private, nationwide TV stations, is part of the Roppongi Hill complex. The spacious atrium is open to the public and features displays of current programs and a shop selling TV Asahi related goods. The TV Asahi Shop is open daily from 10:00 to 19:00.
Mori Garden
A small oasis of greenery between the tall buildings of Roppongi Hills, the Mori Garden is built in the style of a traditional Japanese landscape garden.
5. IKEBUKURO http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3038.htmltrain: roppongi - ginza (hibiya line) - ikebukuro (marunouchi line)
Ikebukuro is one of Tokyo's multiple city centers, located in the northwestern corner of the Yamanote loop line. Ikebukuro offers plenty of entertainment, shopping and dining opportunities.
Handling more than a million passengers per day, Ikebukuro Station is surpassed only by Shinjuku Station as Japan's busiest railway station. Three subway and multiple urban and suburban train lines commence or pass through the large station complex.
Going back to hotel:
ikebukuro – Shinjuku (marunouchi line)
