Saturday night saw the repeat of last years Hanami Party at Toshimaen. Toshimaen is one of the biggest theme parks in Japan although we were there for none of that carry-on. The easiest way to get to Toshimaen is on the Oedo Subway line, it’s about 18 minutes from Shinjuku.
There must have been a good 30 of us this year, all Friends from a local Sushi bar and predominantly the same crew i go to the Onsen trips with.
It started early in the evening and what a show they put on, 5000 yen for all you can eat and all you can drink for a good few hours, set in the greatly lit surroundings of Toshimaen.
After a good feed of Yakiniku and Nabe, along with my fair quota of beers it was off to Nerima for the second party of Karaoke and Whisky … plenty of both.
Next week, now the Cherry Blossom Season and related Hanami parties are finished and i’ve hung up my Snowboarding Boots for this winter, i will resume my journey on the JR Yamanote Line.
Next stop will be Hamamatsucho, another first for me so i’m looking forward to it. So far i know very little about Hamamatsucho so i’m open to suggestions on things to see and do while i’m out that way.
Some early reasearch tells me there’s some “Manneken Pis” (Dutch for little man pee) at the station, which are a small bronze fountain sculpture depicting a naked little boy urinating into the fountain’s basin, worth a few photos no doubt.
In the meantime, here’s a few photos from last Saturday night at Toshimaen.
A few Friends decided the glasses weren’t big enough so use the serving bowls instead.
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Man, That looks solid!!!
I gotta hit one of the big ones some day!!
looks like you have much fun!!!
Wow! Looks like it was a blast! Nice pics.
Duck, how do people with knee injuries cope sitting at those little tables? Are there Western-type tables for those who can’t kneel?
Hahaha, no there are no Western type options Motts, like it or lump it … rest assured after 2 hours sitting “cross legged” i get pretty restless … the floor dwelling is one of the things i find hard about living here … my body just isn’t made for it.
Aahh there is nothing like yakiniku and nabe. Looks like you had a great time.
What a great event
5,000 YEN is kind of pricey don’t you think? lol 
BTW Neil, you should check those 2 trackbacks you received for this post. They’re from splogs. I use AKISMET to block these type of spams
-Mike
Not pricey at all Mike … it’s all relative.
I could’t stop admiring the blossom sakura at Japan…Brings romantic view.
Not bad for all you can eat/drink. Any sushi there????? mmmm-Matt
Your link is in your name nomadrat
F.Y.I
I hate sitting with my legs crossed but enough beers and I cant feel my legs anyway …hence the phrase
“feelin’ no pain”
Just checked your site Matt.
You ever been to Needham?
/hijack
No, not the sort of thing you can serve / supply to people in bulk like they do here.