Stylin' in Shinjuku ! ! !

Well, Erika read somewhere that Shinjuku is the #1 tourist attraction in Japan, so obviously, we felt the need to go see what it is all about...even though I work in Shinjuku EVERY DAY at the i-Land Tower, which was our first stop. Here are a couple of Shinjuku babes chillin' at the i-Land Tower...

We stopped by the Shinjuku Central Park to check out the cherry blossoms. Amber arrived at the optimum time for cherry blossom viewing - one of Japan's most important cultural pastimes.

We found a couple of the park's permanent residents enjoying a friendly game of chess underneath the cherry blossoms...

By this time, we were famished! We jumped...

to Misono, the orginal teppanyaki restaurant of Tokyo, located on the 51st floor of the Sumitomo building.

Yes, that is garlic underneath the steaks...

Mr. Ono - Head Chef at Misono...

Here we all are at the Shinjuku LOVE statue, which is a replica of the famous LOVE statue in Pennsylvania, designed by Robert Indiana.

Well, after all that, the children were tired, but Erika and Amber were up for more, so after a couple of meetings at work, I circled back to the apartment and picked up the ladies to take them to one of Tokyo's most popular restaurants, Nobu Tokyo. Amber and Erika both savored one of my favorite appetizers - sashimi yellowtail with jalepeno - I got it on film if you can't believe it yourself: