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Tokyo Towering Inferno

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You guys... Yesterday was hot.  I mean--it was only 80 degrees.  But we walked a lot.  In the sun.  In the blazing sun.  And also in the humidity. We only had one thing to do yesterday -- see the Tokyo Tower -- and we weren't due there until 6:30PM. We started off at around 4AM, thanks to super-fun jet lag (and a bedtime of around 8:30PM the night before...) and hopped a train to Roppongi, which is best known for its night-life. So obviously when we arrived at 10AM, there wasn't much going on. We did find a super-cute pie eatery/cuterie called Pie Holic... ...though I'm not sure why they didn't call it "RopPIEngi." ...ahem... (Obviously the name "Tart Hall" was already taken.) In any event, Keith and I had some delicious pie... Since we had plenty of time, and nowhere specific to be, we wandered around.  Keith found an article that told us where the "touristy" part of Roppongi was...except it l