This was the only place we found open for breakfast(9:30am) around the hotel area. I couldn't believe it was that difficult to find a restaurant open at this time in Shinjuku. We preferred a hot breakfast to a coffee and croissant. This one was actually quite good. Value for money and we needed to try Udon in Japan anyway. No problem ordering with pictures all posted on the board. I found out days later that one of the assistant behind the counter actually spoke Chinese.
It was going to be a big day today for Simon as he is such a big motors fan. We were going to spend a lot of time in Odaiba ( Tokyo Bay). It is a man made island on which there are several shopping and entertainment centres. We took the Yurikamome (an un-manned elevated train, similar to Docklands Light railway in London) from Shiodome to Odaiba. The train uses the Rainbow Bridge to get to Odaiba and offers spectacular views of the harbor and the Tokyo waterfront area. This is the rainbow bridge.
We first headed into the Decks ( shopping centre). Advised by a traveller on Tripadvisor, there is a Monster Burger in the Muscle Park on the 5th floor. Here it is.
Simon was desperate to try the Lobster burger. He loved it and still talks about it from time to time. I think he likes everything to do with Lobster. I didn't have anything as I was not hungry at this moment plus I need to get my stomach ready for the Takoyaki.
I can tell they are students because of their unique Japanese styled school uniforms.
Came out of Decks and walked towards Aqua City ( another shopping centre), we found the Takoyaki stall recommended by the same traveller.
I enjoyed watch he making Takoyaki. He did it so quickly.
My lunch.
I added a lot of of fish flakes. They go perfectly with the Takoyaki. They taste beautiful!
We then moved on to Mega Web, a massive Toyota showroom, where both Toyota and Lexus's newest model were on display. The first thing we did on arrival was to book a test drive of a Toyota car. Would be better if we could try a Lexus, but only Toyota were available. We reserved the car model and time using one of their booking terminals and a ticket was printed out. The next test drive section was 2 hours later.
There were 3 Lexus models on display (forgot to take pictures of them), LS, IS and SC. Very luxury cars. The back seats in the LS model had built-in massage functions. Simon was busy taking pictures of the Lexus Hybird engines
After siting in some of the cars that we were interested. We then took the Yurikamome to Panasonic centre. It wasn't too far on foot but we had to come back on time for the test drive. Outside of the station, I found a vending machine at last selling hot drinks. I had a hot tea and it was incredibly good.
Here we were at the Panasonic Centre. On display in this showroom are the newest cameras, TV screens, computers, Nintendo Wii, home appliances and more. Pictures were not allowed though. They had on display the largest plasma screen (103 inches). We attended one of their small shows which lasted 15 minutes. It was showing their latest home cinema\media system where you can file away music, photos and video files and they can be view on a massive projector powered to the wall. It has a sensor to detect your body movements so it allows the person to move files around the system (a bit like in the film Minority Report). It also has educational functions and activities for the kids to play with.
This is the only spot in the showroom where we could take picture. Me and Mario. I should have stood on his right hand side.
Back to Mega Web, before heading to the test drive "Ride One" area, Simon took the following pictures. He took more of these pictures on the next Wednesday.
Picture of the Forumla One engine and car which is from the 2008 season
The model is "Harrier". I have never seen it in the UK. Probably not for the European market. It looked like the Lexus RX model but didn't feel as luxury inside, feeled just like a normal Toyota, too much plastic. It's a 2-lap test course with a max speed of 40 mph.
I like the litter mirror at the front of the car which makes parallelled parking so much easier.
The test course consists of different road layouts including green/red traffic lights, roundabouts, bends and hills so that you can get a feel of the car on different road conditions. I think this is a brilliant idea. We did the test drive just for fun as I think Simon is more keen on European cars.
I added a lot of of fish flakes. They go perfectly with the Takoyaki. They taste beautiful!
We then moved on to Mega Web, a massive Toyota showroom, where both Toyota and Lexus's newest model were on display. The first thing we did on arrival was to book a test drive of a Toyota car. Would be better if we could try a Lexus, but only Toyota were available. We reserved the car model and time using one of their booking terminals and a ticket was printed out. The next test drive section was 2 hours later.
There were 3 Lexus models on display (forgot to take pictures of them), LS, IS and SC. Very luxury cars. The back seats in the LS model had built-in massage functions. Simon was busy taking pictures of the Lexus Hybird engines
After siting in some of the cars that we were interested. We then took the Yurikamome to Panasonic centre. It wasn't too far on foot but we had to come back on time for the test drive. Outside of the station, I found a vending machine at last selling hot drinks. I had a hot tea and it was incredibly good.
Here we were at the Panasonic Centre. On display in this showroom are the newest cameras, TV screens, computers, Nintendo Wii, home appliances and more. Pictures were not allowed though. They had on display the largest plasma screen (103 inches). We attended one of their small shows which lasted 15 minutes. It was showing their latest home cinema\media system where you can file away music, photos and video files and they can be view on a massive projector powered to the wall. It has a sensor to detect your body movements so it allows the person to move files around the system (a bit like in the film Minority Report). It also has educational functions and activities for the kids to play with.
There was a little incident here. Finishing her presentation, the presenter raised a question in Japanese of course and she picked Simon to answer. We didn't even understand the question. It was quite embarrassing.
This is the only spot in the showroom where we could take picture. Me and Mario. I should have stood on his right hand side.
Back to Mega Web, before heading to the test drive "Ride One" area, Simon took the following pictures. He took more of these pictures on the next Wednesday.
Picture of the Forumla One engine and car which is from the 2008 season
OK, it's time for the test drive. We were required to pay at the machine( 300 yen) and take the receipt to the counter. The assistant then took a photocopy of Simon's international driving permit ( He applied it 1 week before our trip). Then there was a 5 minutes briefing with all the drivers, of course in Japanese and we didn't understand a word.
The model is "Harrier". I have never seen it in the UK. Probably not for the European market. It looked like the Lexus RX model but didn't feel as luxury inside, feeled just like a normal Toyota, too much plastic. It's a 2-lap test course with a max speed of 40 mph.
I like the litter mirror at the front of the car which makes parallelled parking so much easier.
The test course consists of different road layouts including green/red traffic lights, roundabouts, bends and hills so that you can get a feel of the car on different road conditions. I think this is a brilliant idea. We did the test drive just for fun as I think Simon is more keen on European cars.
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