On Sunday, amongst other things, I went to the Mori Art Musem at Roppongi Hills which occupies the top few floors of the Mori Tower - more of that in a moment. There's an observation deck and I was fortunate enough to see Mount Fuji just as the sun was beginning to set. Mt Fuji - or Fuji-san to pay the volcano its due resepct - is 100km west of Tokyo. On Saturday, I wasn't able to see it at all from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, so I consider myself quite lucky to have seen it. It's 3776m (12,388 feet) and last erupted in 1707 (perhaps to commiserate or celebrate - depending on your point of view - Scotland's union with England!). The sunset really was beautiful - the pictures don't begin to do it justice.
As usual I spent the day walking for miles around the city. Tokyo has loads of distinct areas - all very different in feel. Two of the areas I visited were Midtown Tokyo and Roppongi Hills - both very modern office/retail/residential/leisure developments. The Midtown Tower (above left) is now Tokyo's tallest building at 248m (which scarily is only half the height of the under construction ICC Tower in Hong Kong). The middle photo is the Mori Tower (with psychedelic rose in front of it!) and on the right is a giant sculpture called "Maman" by Louise Bourgeois.
The Mori Art Museum was superb and the view from the observation deck (even without the Mt Fuji sunset) was fantastic. From left to right; looking over to Tokyo Harbour and the Rainbow Bridge (with the futuristic Fuji TV Building behind it); the Tokyo Tower; and a general view which shows the massive urban sprawl of Greater Tokyo.
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