A few LIT-related photos from my recent trip to Japan..
Posted: Fri Dec 27, 2013 12:39 pm
I was fortunate enough visit Tokyo earlier this month for a week and stayed at the Park Hyatt Tokyo (because much of my favourite film was shot there!). Here are a few pics of LIT locations:
The exterior of the hotel, (thankfully both the interior and exterior still look much the same as in the film). The building that it is in (Shinjuku Park Tower) is incredibly tall (771ft at its highest)
The sky lobby (where Charlotte and Bob have their initial goodbye)
When I booked, I e-mailed the hotel shortly afterwards to request a room facing Shinjuku station (purely so I could reenact the Charlotte on the windowsill scene). They were able to accommodate my request and gave me a room on the 44th floor:
Shibuya crossing, sadly no dinosaurs on the big screen when I was there:
Following in Charlotte's footsteps I took a day-trip to Kyoto, via the Shinkansen:
This is Nanzen-ji, where Charlotte sees the wedding:
The gardens behind the Heian shrine, with the stepping stones:
The front of the Heian shrine:
Back to the Park Hyatt, the pool (apologies for low image quality):
And finally, the view at night. The red lights at the top of the buildings glow so beautifully (like the DVD menu screen):
I hope you enjoy the photos. I really recommend visiting Japan to anyone. Don't be daunted at all. I went alone and with very limited Japanese language skills (ie. I had a phrasebook) and had a fantastic time. The people are so polite and friendly and I really hope to go back soon.
I visited various other non-LIT related places around Tokyo and Kyoto, I'll post a link to my Flickr page when I get round to uploading the rest of my photos.
The exterior of the hotel, (thankfully both the interior and exterior still look much the same as in the film). The building that it is in (Shinjuku Park Tower) is incredibly tall (771ft at its highest)
The sky lobby (where Charlotte and Bob have their initial goodbye)
When I booked, I e-mailed the hotel shortly afterwards to request a room facing Shinjuku station (purely so I could reenact the Charlotte on the windowsill scene). They were able to accommodate my request and gave me a room on the 44th floor:
Shibuya crossing, sadly no dinosaurs on the big screen when I was there:
Following in Charlotte's footsteps I took a day-trip to Kyoto, via the Shinkansen:
This is Nanzen-ji, where Charlotte sees the wedding:
The gardens behind the Heian shrine, with the stepping stones:
The front of the Heian shrine:
Back to the Park Hyatt, the pool (apologies for low image quality):
And finally, the view at night. The red lights at the top of the buildings glow so beautifully (like the DVD menu screen):
I hope you enjoy the photos. I really recommend visiting Japan to anyone. Don't be daunted at all. I went alone and with very limited Japanese language skills (ie. I had a phrasebook) and had a fantastic time. The people are so polite and friendly and I really hope to go back soon.
I visited various other non-LIT related places around Tokyo and Kyoto, I'll post a link to my Flickr page when I get round to uploading the rest of my photos.