Our first stop from the airport was lunch. We walked into a small restaurant and looked around for a menu; the guy behind the counter pointed to a vending machine off to the side. We couldn't read much of the Japanese, but since it seemed there were really only four options we felt safe picking two of them. In went our money; out came a ticket, which we handed to the guy behind the counter.
Not too shabby.
We spent the afternoon and evening in the Sensoji Temple area, not too far from our hotel.
For dinner, we picked a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant nearby.
Tea came with the meal; "matcha" powder was provided in canisters under the counter, and hot water came from a dispenser in front of each seat.
Yummmm....
Our hotel was great. I did think a couple of mis-translations were funny.
And it had "yukata" bathrobes with origami cranes for decoration.
Saturday morning we took a stroll through the surrounding neighborhoods.
We walked to Ueno Park, where the statue of the real-life "Last Samurai" stands.
We grabbed a snack,
Then headed across the park to the National Museum.
We poked around a couple of the malls, then walked up to Shinjuku, another busy shopping and nightlife area.
We decided to have one last sushi meal while we were in Japan.
Then the next morning it was back to the airport for our flight back to Seoul.
My darling,
ReplyDeleteYou are the best in writing about a travel. It seems that I was there with you as I read it. Japan should be a great neighbor for Korea, because many Koreans moved to Japan long time ago. It is too bad that there is so much animosity between them. At least Korean Christians are trying to change that with the love of Christ. Their souls are just as precious as any one of ours. I am so glad that you had a great time though it was a very short trip. Hopefully you can go back again, but not near where they had the tsunami. Ah-ooh.