Emperor's Birthday

December 23 is a national holiday in Japan because it's the emperor's birthday (unfortunately, December 25 is just another working day even if it's our Savior's birthday, so we hardly felt the Christmas spirit here).

On this day, we decided to go to the Marunouchi area where the "Lightopia" is being held. That is, the streets are all lined with colorful lights, which attract tourists and the locals alike. We also had our early Christmas dinner there at an Indian restaurant, Indian food being Mommy D's favorite.

At Tokyo Station, on our way to the site.

Walking towards the Marunouchi South Exit of Tokyo Station...


Theo couldn't get enough of the colorful lights that were blended in with the plants.

Mommy D and Theo pose near the Maharaja, the Indian restaurant where we had dinner.

In front of a giant Christmas tree...

The colorful lights stretched as far as the eyes can see but we didn't get to see all of them because it was getting late, and Theo still had class the following day. (Can you imagine still having class on December 24? That's probably only in Japan!)