Tokyo is a poetic city. No matter what the shrine-addict and golden-age nostalgic people can say. Its true that Tokyo doesn't look like a European city: there are multiple centers, which means no real center to balance the city map; you can't find old stones on the streets, and you can't imagine that these are the walls where the poets of the past centuries stood right by, because everything is new in this megapole. No harmony of the architecture, no respect of the perspective, no esthetic rules... But Tokyo is the most poetic city I know. Because, when you have a look at it by night and you watch the insanely high buildings, and all this light in the darkness, you can see the Phoenix in the urban landscape. Tokyo has been destroyed by earthquakes, fires and bombs, hundred of times, but always reappeared because it's pure energy. Tokyo will be destroyed again, and will come back again, because it's made of people and will, not of stones.

According to a survey launched by JTB Corp (The Nikkei - Thursday, November 12, 2009), only 15% of the Japanese say that they plan to have a look at the Christmas lights. It’s a pity especially if you live in Tokyo, even if I heard that Kobe’s winter illuminations are the most impressive. In order to boost the figures, 100% of myself went to Ebisu and enjoyed the light show.

Outer lights

It started with sparkling trees covered with lights – I just wonder how the Japanese manage to take everything off without breaking the branches… mystery.

Then I met a giant classic Christmas tree…

A Baccarat stalactite…

And a magic garden.

Inner lights

Still according to the Nikkei, 23% of the Japanese plan to stay at home for Christmas and relax ; 20% will move somewhere like

hot springs

or so ; 12% will do a party at home and 11%... will answer the phone at the office…Not me. Merry Christmas.

日系新聞によって、日本人で15％だけイルミネーションをミ二行くつもりです。東京のライトはとてもきれいですから、少し残念だと思います。

恵比寿駅の近く、すばらしいイルミネーションが見られます。できれば行ってください。本当にきれいです。