After leaving the gardens of the Imperial palace, we took the metro to the Roppongi hills.
I noted a few practical aspects, some great, some annoying to various extents
- The public transportation system is absolutely amazing. We bought Suica cards (much cheaper than the Oyster cards in London) and charged some money on them and then felt totally free to rally any two points of what is a huge city in very little time. Explanations and orientation are sufficient, trains very frequent and not too crowded. Because of the weak yen, prices felt very cheap.
- On the other side, the absence of trash bins is absolutely terrifying. Food and drinks are everywhere, taste great, and (because of the weak yen) are cheap. But I realized too late that I would have nowhere to dispose of my coffee paper cup! I walked around all day with a bloody coffee paper cup in my pocket, stressed that the last drops of coffee would spill into my jacket. I don't quite see a logical explanation to the deadly combination of readily available street food (with their wrappings) AND the total absence of places where to dispose of those wrappings.
Entrance to attractions such as the Mori tower on Roppongi hills is also very affordable. The views are breathtaking.
If the sky had been clear, there is a place from where one can see the Fuji mountain. It was a clouded day, though, so the top of the sacred mountain was shrouded
One thing I would not recommend in the tower is the "Sun and Moon" cocktail bar, where the cocktails are overpriced and the service very disappointing.
The wall of panels above provides an illustrated take at the history of Japan (with a big gap between the 17th and the 21st centuries that I didn't understand). I noted once more that there was no focus on people / heroes. If human figures were represented, there were no names. And if names were mentioned, no image was next to them.