Despite having gone countless times to the Takashimaya in Shinjuku, I have never really bothered to go to the top few floors because I thought there aren't anything there but restaurants. So when an acquaintance from Malaysia came and I was showing him around, we went up and I was surprised by what I saw.
There was a nice garden for people to take walks.
![White Garden at Takashimaya](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2471/3697687051_ba42a6c00d.jpg)
![A cafe on the top of Takashimaya](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2523/3697688359_a16f9681c3.jpg)
The view from the top is really nice.
![twilight in shinjuku](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2502/3697737169_246c7ba406.jpg)
![shinjuku and the darkening sky](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3521/3698549662_aca818a80f.jpg)
![The Marui building and the bustling traffic](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3498/3697739885_8c3a39ccd3.jpg)
![Amorous couple watching the Shinjuku scenery](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3496/3698552458_6f0139fba9.jpg)
![Docomo tower](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3595/3697742413_912d5692e7.jpg)
![Shinjuku cityscape](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2496/3698556036_eb8eb87fb8.jpg)
![Night falling over Shinjuku](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3575/3697745967_cda5ddf267.jpg)
![Shinjuku traffic at night](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2634/3698559168_c1b42b324b.jpg)
This is the smoking area.
![The smoking area at Takashimaya](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3598/3697770039_b2393256e9.jpg)
After that I went back into the Takashimaya building and made my way downstairs.
![The 14th floor of Takashimaya](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2463/3698583472_25fc9bc96b.jpg)
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We went past Kabuki-cho.
![People sleeping at Kabuki-cho](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2442/3697774869_86ef03f769.jpg)
By then the moon had came out.
![Full moon over Shinjuku](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3660/3698588252_d41f795d53.jpg)
I saw a sad-faced girl standing by herself and wondered what was going on, so I took a photo of her from the distance. The others seemed to pass her by in a blur.
![girl waiting for her boyfriend](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2519/3698589600_69d9a742ef.jpg)
A guy arrived just moments later and her face lit up happily in joy.
There was a nice garden for people to take walks.
![White Garden at Takashimaya](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2471/3697687051_ba42a6c00d.jpg)
![A cafe on the top of Takashimaya](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2523/3697688359_a16f9681c3.jpg)
The view from the top is really nice.
![twilight in shinjuku](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2502/3697737169_246c7ba406.jpg)
![shinjuku and the darkening sky](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3521/3698549662_aca818a80f.jpg)
![The Marui building and the bustling traffic](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3498/3697739885_8c3a39ccd3.jpg)
![Amorous couple watching the Shinjuku scenery](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3496/3698552458_6f0139fba9.jpg)
![Docomo tower](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3595/3697742413_912d5692e7.jpg)
![Shinjuku cityscape](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2496/3698556036_eb8eb87fb8.jpg)
![Night falling over Shinjuku](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3575/3697745967_cda5ddf267.jpg)
![Shinjuku traffic at night](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2634/3698559168_c1b42b324b.jpg)
This is the smoking area.
![The smoking area at Takashimaya](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3598/3697770039_b2393256e9.jpg)
After that I went back into the Takashimaya building and made my way downstairs.
![The 14th floor of Takashimaya](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2463/3698583472_25fc9bc96b.jpg)
![The 14th floor of Takashimaya 2](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2613/3697773221_f9e63a66dd.jpg)
We went past Kabuki-cho.
![People sleeping at Kabuki-cho](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2442/3697774869_86ef03f769.jpg)
By then the moon had came out.
![Full moon over Shinjuku](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3660/3698588252_d41f795d53.jpg)
I saw a sad-faced girl standing by herself and wondered what was going on, so I took a photo of her from the distance. The others seemed to pass her by in a blur.
![girl waiting for her boyfriend](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2519/3698589600_69d9a742ef.jpg)
A guy arrived just moments later and her face lit up happily in joy.