Monday was a public holiday, so we went out West to Yomiuriland, a theme park/water park with amazing views over Tokyo, accessible from the train station by cable car:

...great craic, the wave pool featured a 7-piece boy band (!) playing on a stage from above where the waves came out...the visitors loved that extra effort!

Tokyo is actually made up of 23 wards (like individual cities) - mine is called Shinjuku, one of the most centrally located, and home a good few of Tokyo's skyscrapers:

...and also a great park:

Of course I've also got my fair share of chaotic Tokyo-style streets around the corner:

There's a great energy about the place, never seems to be quiet!