Tokyo Tower

Last Friday, we went to City Hall to update Glenda's address on her ID card. Here in Japan, all residents have to register with city hall when they move into a new area. And even when you change residences within that area, it is your civic duty to report to city hall and update that information on your alien card.  All so strict..anyway, we lucked out on this field trip as City Hall is right next to Tokyo Towers. This is a red replica of the Eiffel Tower. It soars 330m in the air and on a clear day, one can see Mount Fuji from the observatory at 250m. We only made it to the 150m deck and it was still quite a view. One really appreciates the sprawling nature of Tokyo.  Conor enjoyed looking through the glass floor plate at the little cars down below.  In true Japanese style, we were greeted by the mascot, Noppon, a 2m 23cm tall pink THING.  He's actually a twin, but his brother was nowhere to be found that day. I'm not going to make any obvious comparisons to any male body parts nor am I going to comment on the fact that the PHALLUS twins may represent some repressed sexual undercurrent in this society. In any case, Conor wasn't thrilled to be photographed with THINGIE whereas Aidan reached out for a big high five.  To top off the morning, we were treated with a monkey street show at the foot of the tower.  Now that's a complete tourist experience.