Back in Tokyo

We woke up this morning to a beautiful clear day and an incredible view of Fuji from our balcony. It's hard to describe how special it is. I jumped straight into the hot tub to enjoy the serenity. Freezing cold outside - the water that splashed out of the hot-tub froze on the floorboards of the balcony !
We decided to get the bus directly back to Tokyo (since our JR passes ran out yesterday anyway). We arrived at our hostel in Asakusa in the early afternoon. This is more like a youth hostel, but with family rooms as well as dormitories (Henry befriended a couple of young guys from Vancouver over Nintendo in the common lounge). There is a nice, friendly vibe here, even though it is much less salubrious than last night's accommodation.
In the evening we walked to Skytree (past the giant poo aka Asahi beer building) and looked over Tokyo at night - so huge. There is a very interesting screen inside showing the town of Edo (pre-Tokyo). Even in the 1850s it was a city of a million people.Read more