Braving the metro again, we headed north to Asakura. The plan was initially to visit the Tokyo Museum via the Sensi-jo Temple. On arrival, we found ourselves in the somewhat covered shopping streets of Asakura selling a range of sweets, tat, clothing and food. Many Japanese restaurants have plastic look-a-likes of their menu in the window, and there is little that is less appetising than the horrific results!
We battled through the sea of plastic see-through umbrellas that all of the locals seem to all own (and who have little concern over who they take out with them!) to the temple. With architectual and religious echoes of our trip to Thailand, the temple thronged with tourists despite the weather, and meant for the first time we saw more than a couple of other westerners.
The weather remained wet, but also bitterly cold. After our outdoor jaunt, we headed to the metro to warm up and to find a warm drink, and abandoning our planned museum visit in favour of seeing other bits of Tokyo.Read more
JapanTokyoTaitoAsakusaSensō Ji35°42’54” N 139°47’48” E
JapanTokyoTaitoAsakusaSensō Ji35°42’54” N 139°47’48” E