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Dscf2698.jpg Looking down over the Chandeliers into the palatial lobby of the Shinjuku Century Hyatt
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Dscf2699.jpg This hotel immediately made me think of Kingdom Hearts ( a video game) the moment I walked in. Thusly I was much enamored
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Dscf2700.jpg Stained glass adorns the windows overlooking the lobby.
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Dscf2701.jpg this window is multiple stories high.
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Dscf2704.jpg Outside, the Tokyo Capital buildings are equally impressive.
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Dscf2705.jpg The Capital buildings are a huge complex with equally momumental walkways connecting them. This one reminded me vaguely of the SunTrust Plaza buildings in Atlanta...
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Dscf2708.jpg A lovely courtyard between buildings near my hotel.
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Dscf2709.jpg This area is so relatively green and peaceful, it is easy to forget just a few blocks away is thriving Shinjuku.
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Dscf2710.jpg A little garden corner with statues.
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Dscf2711.jpg A government building shown in the X anime series.
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Dscf2712.jpg The post office to end all post offices! If only the US had 24-7 post offices.
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Dscf2716.jpg More government buildings.
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Dscf2717.jpg I couldn't quite thinking of the classic "gray alien" when I saw this window.
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Dscf2718.jpg And below it, Louvre (read: Davinci Code)-like pyramids.
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Dscf2719.jpg On a local stroll, I spotted a bizarre chanting performance of half-naked men in the center of the sky scrapers.
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Dscf2722.jpg The display at the bottom of the Shinjuku Christon Cafe. This was the original branch.
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Dscf2723.jpg Inside the Cafe. In 2004, I took pictures in the Shibuya branch. This one is substantially different.
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Dscf2725.jpg Unfortunately my picture of the bar area (the most interesting section I thought) didn't come out too well in the low light.
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Dscf2726.jpg The other side of the restaurant.
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Dscf2731.jpg The menu, "The most premier restaurant in 100 years. Restaurant with the image of a church."
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