More Photos from my trip to Japan - Shinjuku this time

Here are some pics from outside our hotel in Shinjuku. We stayed at the Hotel Century Southern Tower which is right next to Shinjuku station and it was the best hotel we stayed at in Japan by far! We loved it. It was beautifully presented, had lots of space (for a Japanese hotel) and had amazing views over Tokyo from our window. We could see all the way to Mt Fuji on a clear day.

Another bonus was that when we were there (November) it was the lights festival all over Shinjuku, so all around the terrace outside our hotel the bushes and trees were covered in blue and white fairy lights. On our first evening there we wandered around in the light rain taking pictures. The mist made everything seem otherwordly and ethereal.

I was entranced by the blue lights - they were my favourite colour - the most intense electric blue.. So spectacular!

This Christmas tree thing lit up and made musical noises when you stepped under it. The people in Japan were so orderly - they lined up and went in one group at a time. If this were in Darling Harbour in Sydney there'd be people fistfighting about who goes in first!

Japan really was a magical place... I love how Christmas means nothing over there - it has no religious connotations, just consumerist ones! The statues of Colonel Sanders outside KFC stores had Santa hats on them because Colonel Sanders kinda looks and dresses similar to Santa Claus - no joke! Ahh... I want to go back again!

xxx
Miss Neesh

(PS This post is my own opinion and I was not paid for anything mentioned in it, nor do I have any affiliation with the Southern Century Tower hotel - I just think it rocked!)