It was my first day in Tokyo. I went around Shinjuku as I was staying in Hatagaya. I had no idea what I would come across except that I wanted to see the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building and Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden. I was surprised to come across Hanazono Shrine in the middle of Shinjuku and by the size of the garden. I must have spent nearly 2 hours walking around the green oasis. Like Umeda Sky Building in Osaka, the Government building had a great observation deck and it was free as well.
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Ben Thomas @ben.thomas
To give you a quick resume of my background; I completed a BA (Hons) degree course in Media Production at the University of Glamorgan, at the Atrium campus in Cardiff, where I gained an Upper Second Class Degree [2.1]. As part of my course I studied Film and Video, Radio Production and Creativ...
