Shimbashi, Tokyo – Christmas 2009
Shimbashi – just two station from the Tokyo one (direction Shinagawa). This is the staion of the small, causy restaurants and bars where you go after work with your friends and collegues. I was visited it both Friday and Saturday nights but during the second night it was almost deserted. It is definetly Friday night when you should visit it to see the real animation of the streets.
This is the first thing I saw when I approached Shimbashi (I came from Roppongi hill – may be around 30 minutes walk (but keep in mind that I walk relatively fast).
Of course – this are the Salaryman. You can see them everywhere. May be at Shimbashi is the biggest concentration of salaryman during Friday night in Tokyo (and highly possible the biggest concentration of salaryman in the world :)). Here there are more of them browsing the streets (if you look carefully you may even see one salarywoman).
Actually eveything is very colourful and animated. I hope you can get the feeling from the photos:
If Shimbashi has a heart it must be definitely the street immediately next to the railway. It is the most animated of all and most full with light and live. Here are and some of the coolest small restaurants:
This is the main square just in front of the staion with the christmas decoration:
And here is the video (a short one):
The main attarction though is the locomotive. Actually it is always there but it is not always covered with lights neither it is always singing:)
And here you can here the “singing” locomotive (also a panoramic view of the square):
I will continue tomorrow with more photos and videos from Christmas Shimbashi and Tokyo.
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