Evenings in Shinjuku

As Brian blogged, we came to Tokyo yesterday for a four-day huge conference for Teachers of English as a Second or Foreign Language, and we've so far had two good days of conferencing - everything from teaching students how to write email, to how to teach discussion, to using Drupal (a Content Management System) to design interactive websites for teachers or students.

Of course, after conference hours, we enjoyed our time in the big city. Whenever I come to Tokyo, I'm reminded of how invigorating the active night life is, how charged everything seems to be. We walked around Shinjuku again tonight, on our way to a small Turkish kebab diner on the east side of the station.

These photos may show some of the contrast between our city and the biggest city in Japan:

On the 'Romance Car' train from Susono to Shinjuku station:




One of the less busy intersections in Shinjuku (Tokyo):


We have another two days of conference/city life before heading back to our small (by comparison) city and back to work.