Nihon - Day 11

Day 11 - Sunshine City

Got out of the hotel very late this morning. I didn't really feel like doing much today but there was suppose to be a fire drill today so I want to get out of the hotel.

The weather is still pretty bad, wet and windy. The weather chanel says we are feeling the effects of a cyclone somewhere south of Japan.

I decided to go to Sunshine City in Ikeburkuro, and have a look at the Sunshine International Aquarium. Alas, The aquarium is closed for renovations till next year. I bought a ticket for the planaterium instead. Its completely narrated in Japanese but the light show is spectacular. They showed the constilations of Andromida, Persius and Pegasus, and a few others in the same area. Then told the story of Medusa and Persius and Andromida. It was rather lovely.
All in it goes for around 40 minutes.

I headed back to Tokyu Hands store to see if I could find an electronic dictionary cover, but when i found all the covers they had for things I realised I really had no idea what I was looking for. Size, shape etc?

I headed back to the streets which were now lit-up with flashing lights and neons. I saw a maid handing out fliers and a couple of love hotels, but they were not really picture worthy, just pink.
Got more advertising tissues and donated some money to some tsunami appeal guy. I then headed back to the subway.

I got off the train for a connection near the tokyo dome and headed past a lovely garden with water fountains to the next subway entrance.

I then headed back to my room at the hotel.