Working visit to Tokyo, Japan - Homeward Bound - Part 6 End

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Working visit to Tokyo, Japan - Sightseeing in Tokyo - Part 5

It was a downcast day when I left Tokyo. On the way to the airport saw Tokyo Bay.

At the airport there were some interesting local custom exhibition.

The executive lounge for ANA airways.

The ANA terminal does not have the passenger gentry. You still need to take a bus and walk up into the plane from the tarmac.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner to Kuala Lumpur.

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Working visit to Tokyo, Japan - Sightseeing in Tokyo - Part 5

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Working visit to Tokyo, Japan - ABMF Conference at the ADB Institute - Part 4

After the conference we got half a day to kill before our flight back to KL. So we took a walk to see the Imperial Palace and Gardens.

Took a walk which was nice as the weather was cool. Was surprised to see the number of people on the street (lack off). I always imagined the sidewalk will be full of people.

The gardens.

Grand looking moat and battlements.

One of many ancient gates to the gardens.

Well taken care moat.

No cars are allowed here.

The modern buildings surrounding the Imperial Palace and garden.

One of the entrance to the Imperial Palace.

We then found ourselves at Ginza.

Shops everywhere.

Now you start to see the people.

Also walked pass the Tokyo Tower.

By night time we found ourselves at the Shibuya Traing Station were we found the famous statue of the dog Hachiko.

Dinner at a Korean restaurant.

To be continued.

Working visit to Tokyo, Japan - ABMF Conference at the ADB Institute - Part 4

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Working visit to Tokyo, Japan - Vending Machine styled Restaurant Combo- Part 3  

The ADB Institute is located somewhere inside this tall building in the heart of the business district of Tokyo. 

 

The ABMF Conference was held inside the ADB training floor which can fit a few hundred people.
 

A speaker from Thailand.

A speaker from Indonesia.

A speaker from Philippines.

Taking a selfie inside a lift.

My colleague, Shah, doing his presentation.

View from the back of the training room.

To be continued.

 

Working visit to Tokyo, Japan - The Hotel Okura Tokyo - Part 2

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Working visit to Tokyo, Japan - The flight out - Part 1

In Tokyo, the base of operation was the Hotel Okura Tokyo. Located in the Chiyoda District, the hotel is at the heart of the city. It is close to the US Embassy.

The size of the room was also surprising large especially in Tokyo.

It still had the 1980s old hotel feel to it despite having all the modern amenities.

The toilet head needs mentioning. It has an electronically control bidet system.

This is one of the few hotels with loads of toiletries.

Complimentary hot drinks. Japanese are not known for taking a lot of sugar. This is more evident in the number of sugar sachets allocated - just two!

King size bed with kimono.

Cute origami as a welcoming gift from the hotel.

The view outside the window.

Cool roof garden.

The waiting area in the lobby. The furniture looks like the 60s. Retro.

The lobby is very Japanese. Loads of wood and brooding. Symmetrical.

The famous Japanese Smoke Tree, named after the fact that it generates an underbrush of flowers that looks like cotton hence the "smoke" effect.

To be continued.