Thursday, August 10, 2006

The Ginza that Glitters: Fri 28 Jul 2006


Wow, I finally made my way to Ginza, one of the most expensive real estate on the planet. Ginza at night is spectacular, not to mention less crowded. As soon as I stepped out of the station and onto the streets, I could feel the place oozing money and class. The people here were well-dressed and so different compared to the pink haired teeny boppers in Shibuya. Ginza is also known as Tokyo's 5th avenue. There were so many boutique stores from Channel to Mikimoto Pearls, each with a unique shop front design. It was euphoria to the eyes, but definitely not for the wallet. The only free thing we could do was visit the Apple Mac store with 5 floors built into a sleek cube-shaped building. You can surf the net for free here or participate in the Mac workshops regularly screened in their own ampitheatre. After that, we spent most of the night hunting for a cheap place to eat, which was almost impossible. I saw a menu displayed at a french restaurant with a set meal costing ¥17,000 (RM542)!! Crazy huh? Whoever said that 'the best things in life are free' obviously never came to Ginza...

For more pictures: Click on the link 'Ginza' under links on the right column

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

man! that sounds like heaven.. minus the expensive thought.. the pics of the window display looks freaking cool. GInza would be like a shopoholics musueam.. rows and rows of 'art' exhibits.

Anonymous said...

i cant see the right hand link aby.. there is something wrong with your blog..maybe its because im using internet explorer browser.. please help@!

Anonymous said...

i disagree - "The best things in life are still free" - and i did go to Ginza! hehehe