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](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_um_88V3OAF981b_nETHealvDuC8zXxIkQ6hpvugKVSCsCfHk_WbK-e99wyjQiJUi7zd3q0vt7ackKp5kiNocZ8CBqSzcsvz8-cwXez86KSyDEP6mr3UPwP3i34Td3Iw0I=s0-d)
![A cafe on the top of Takashimaya](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uQ1a5aTBv25BQUncjhUamgEC7MgAhzGOOUvn0NyseBbFcIl3nOkYsemtJVQNSVauOa3syY20rUx-DpII4d7ZZZeybYoRZ9x6YvGfOC1b7dRpjf5_6vGZ0WyFtEy3ZFmw=s0-d)
The view from the top is really nice.
![twilight in shinjuku](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vIHBaIXxbyM6XgAxQo9wGjq0I6VxxMo8rIvfyMOQGi3I_cXSDwLQ9ItBMs1axh2VJPjLVABZWV7yvUQ1cXv-YiWLyvLj8M03x30lSLOGCC0lGA4zN5Z-h2pGyjF6fvyA=s0-d)
![shinjuku and the darkening sky](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tQZBYhGGb3s7Fhx3yeFCXIjzCDWX6rF3vSfik8IvM0SWbYSJsp0PKscvlgx14QYwrRlF-EvRpe2IFYqIebNAmg6gMRAyPyXhLm0vmg-h_jIHVWgKYPWrvF_NiBQSHwdDQ=s0-d)
![The Marui building and the bustling traffic](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sOYJBmr_E5bixOEeO_d4RhGNAZ8RnD0phbM8o12UZt_P_eL9Rm9aA1uC-U4bRVw9GrHQBOQ2Xu5vkqLS4FcVpe1Sd1I7pfxDRDh_Iq9C8hP1DfcLKofKtuLzNYnSTjayg=s0-d)
![Amorous couple watching the Shinjuku scenery](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vQXk_U-jV7QcpJ0MxVNwgzUZ5Tv3OXwY1bv0ePbyXXQ5GBPVsfbozMAeA7WOT1hnR1KsrZxV_TprZ8vccV8zlErBGoiGGFhenJ9BAOvshfiTCHDe8c8jXUoTdCX-USSts=s0-d)
![Docomo tower](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vVtmJbJf5p9MPRAFQrcUFiyc7TVHVy-yF-LYvbZITGbV-3XounkOeSqHQ5_vbdb_uiDYSgUs1p7hreVWoPb-fdQindwySgJAYKAfQ3-cXdC4VF1QI5FoX5aazbvm_OBJk=s0-d)
![Shinjuku cityscape](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sZx_79IYAMwDry-sqicjlrFkmDZcz9-EvdBFdU49ercsdDLVqmyBYOogH5YEcuP7Qk_BmLnKhK7hYG0E4dKJr8-1XgzIwXo7e-k276TyHWGti910PRiBXAl5zpVUwpL3Y=s0-d)
![Night falling over Shinjuku](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_u75QwJQubotB_snV7M0y3TYiNjyJab-vkJ36645yFT1NuLFZzOWnI2U3YciIwubCfXnwRft0ruGXs2fL78tO6ljs9mI9StRDjwReoQMRgIDN5hbQm7ryyI1Rs11DGk1Q=s0-d)
![Shinjuku traffic at night](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vXQF30-gy1bKXdnNGDqrJQsej2F4cfMO0AKYmMtLAIzguwSCeoxWHRcvWAsbml9T1VSYaDVYukAu7Kod6P2UyifOhmKFSc7LWkgwRFrD9RUYRLO7OSaonHWpheO29ynck=s0-d)
This is the smoking area.
![The smoking area at Takashimaya](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vMm9JJAgKdycuiOfBbIC0COPgCKHYxenLN7pt424WcV3NpBS-AB0pBrc_DYIKAWI9uu4X21GZvBfprElQfKapwxN4-5oNqhp-ttKmIhR10e6V4la-opeqJD0JGGM1XQE4=s0-d)
After that I went back into the Takashimaya building and made my way downstairs.
![The 14th floor of Takashimaya](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uzX-cYYjzXooNL8h2CN6rLfARpVPR1GJ6ngosGsseVYd40KYVcNZbehrKAsfGJt7NUn4vdRsJFK2W1_BcFQQ7ggtlsnoYVBk6_4GhRDa0y1-VsX1l37aniKHUzMr0hBQ=s0-d)
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We went past Kabuki-cho.
![People sleeping at Kabuki-cho](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vdF2JN9KBNAYFSkQ96-zhj1lvfXMAhy994TiG7yMwARCs8g2k2e-IiHD1foIPSsaRPAXTBAKpKaCRAi79xv0q0NzKMugmI-bAWKS9HTQsPixDyqlEi5HMx__vt-RvPmlU=s0-d)
By then the moon had came out.
![Full moon over Shinjuku](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_s6rkRe4Cxy8w24gdFARVPpJ67toMITYKDkePYFul4DyudmQs67xsiwT6k42YyJ2XTOc6aaFSOiyP8gfQgv9mfyQrSvADb0DjMhUtJ7flqmLnBEcOUrsxmaFfS8oRKqSNY=s0-d)
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](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uap02I54TPTJb7Yrens8u430oxrkH6J3kbU_wpCzWvIMmu14_CGD40c7jdBp4YkSM4vgef3SnwSXaQtG8kj4Wv9nM7biECYcFxR667Tvpv_Mas1GNuMzXqKrfFAp3bJQ=s0-d)
A guy arrived just moments later and her face lit up happily in joy.
There was a nice garden for people to take walks.
The view from the top is really nice.
This is the smoking area.
After that I went back into the Takashimaya building and made my way downstairs.
We went past Kabuki-cho.
By then the moon had came out.
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.
A guy arrived just moments later and her face lit up happily in joy.