At the base of the tower is a very upscale mall, I'm sure very much like so many other upscale malls all over Tokyo. This one did have a confectionery shop called "Tokyo Banana Tree," and the stuff they sold in there looked mighty appetizing.
And there was this place where you could have your own custom candy made right in front of you. Suck it, Cold Stone Creamery.
Inside the mall, there were lots of places to find out more about the Skytree itself. I think, somewhere, it said how many of these units were used to put it all together. Like, a trillion. Or maybe less, it was a lot, that's for sure.
At the J:COM Wonder Studio, there was some kind of robot demonstration going down. The robot was called "Zac," or "Zach," or perhaps, "Zack?" And this was the best picture I took of said demonstration FAIL.
Had a cup of Joe while relaxing in the plaza at the Skytree's base. One end of the plaza overlooked this nifty-looking park of some kind. I thought the triangular grass panels had a bit of a Logan's Run vibe.
On the way back to the bridge across the river, I passed another shrine, this one called Ushijima and it had more excellent komainu.
There was almost no one here, so it was really quiet, really tranquil.
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