After 24 waking-hours of travel (albeit, some of it VERY comfortable), we have arrived in Japan. We are staying in a tiny apartment above a Ramen shop (delicious ramen, btw) in an older part of Tokyo called Asakusa. It is very near the famous Sensoji-Temple, with tons of backstreet shops (away from the touristy Nakamise shopping street). Below are a few of the “highlights” from our first full day in Tokyo.
Here (below) are a few shots of the airbnb decampment for the first 2 days… then on to the Capsule Hotel for the “experience.”
This morning, we started our day with a visit (below) to the Sensoji Temple, famous buddhist shrine, and surrounding Asakusa neighborhood with tons of small shops. Just as I remember it from about 25+ years ago when I lived here.
For lunch, I took the family to one of the iconic “conveyor belt sushi” places (below) – it was actually really good! The kids and Jackie are really taking to all the different types of food/drink/experiences really well.
After lunch, we visited the Asahi Brewing headquarters (one of the taller buildings in Asakusa area) to enjoy a snack (beer for me) and a view of Tokyo that really gives you a sense of how dense, densely-populated, and “mega” the City of Tokyo truly is!
And a few additional random shots from our arrival through the end of the first night — Ramen at the shop just below our airbnb was pretty awesome — and the rest of our sightseeing experiences through the end of our first full day.
I am having a wonderful vicarious experience! Great pictures. Looks like my grandchildren are “into” the adventure.
Max and Zoe–we are waiting for YOUR commentary!
The kids are taking to the adventure really well. Zoe has picked up on the Tokyo subway/metro system super fast and has been helpful in making sure we didn’t go to the wrong platform.
It has been great!
I’m impressed. Everyone is still smiling! Can’t wait to hear and see more!
You guys did a lot more the first day after a long flight than ever did. Tokyo looks like a great city. Thanks for the great pictures. Tell Max and Zoe that we want to hear their reactions to the sights and experiences.
Very cool! Keep those pictures coming!