REPORT HOMEPAGE

Three Monday Observations
JUNE 23, 2003

Magazine (and Character) Mania
JUNE 24, 2003

Another Day of Adventures
JUNE 25, 2003

Nostalgia and Fantasy
JUNE 26, 2003 3

Leaping into the Twenty-First Century with Gusto!
JUNE 27, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nostalgia and Fantasy
EBISU GARDEN PLAZA
 EBISU

The center of this complex is a luxurious Westin Hotel surrounded by high rise apartment buildings, the Sapporo Beer headquarters, a Mitsukoshi department store and an extensive shopping mall full of fashionable shops and restaurants. Connecting the Plaza area to the nearest train station is an incredibly lengthy moveable Skywalk similar to those found in airport terminals.

I had a nice lunch here and enjoyed the people watching as I wandered hither and yon about the extensive park-like setting before heading back to Kichijoji and the Ghibli Museum.

INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY | GHIBLI MUSEUM | EBISU GARDEN PLAZA

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This report, detailing on-site observations made in Japan between June 19, 2003 and June 27, 2003, has been prepared by Lee A. Makela (l.makela@csuohio.edu) for the use of interested friends, family and students at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, especially those who enrolled in HIS 372/572, The History of Early Modern Japan and HIS 373/573, Contemporary Japan in Historical Perspective; please contact Dr. Makela with any comments.