Sometimes a trip abroad doesn’t necessarily include sightseeing, but merely a dinner out with good friends. This was another short trip to Japan and it was actually cut short by one day because Delta cancelled my flight the day before due to winter weather at Narita airport in Japan. Because of that cancellation, I gave up great seats to the annual Sumo wrestling event in Tokyo, it would have been my third time.

By the time I landed and checked in to my hotel in the Shinjuku neighborhood it was around 8:00 p.m. I decided to check out the Kabukicho area of Shinjuku or often called Sleepless Town. This brightly lit area has many hostess clubs, love hotels, shops, restaurants and nightclubs. Walking through with blue eyes, you are quickly hounded by people in front of their establishment coercing you to come in.

If you have free time on a sunny day, I totally recommend visiting the new Sky Tree tower in Tokyo. It’s the tallest free standing tower in the world at 2,080 ft. / 634 mt.; you have 360 degree stunning views of downtown Tokyo with the beautiful Mt. Fuji in the background.