JapanPräfektur KanagawaKawasaki-shiKojimachōTama Unga35°32’49” N 139°45’60” E
9. April 2019 in Japan ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
As we flew on our first short hop to Munich, before connecting to Tokyo, the brilliance of flying Lufthansa became immediately and consistently apparent - the Germans are ruthlessly, fabulouslyWeiterlesen
JapanTokyo PrefectureChiyoda-kuKasumigasekiSakuradamon35°40’44” N 139°45’18” E
9. April 2019 in Japan ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
We took the monorail and train to Yurakucho where, instead of getting on the subway, we took a gentle stroll past the Imperial Palace towards our hotel. The gardens in which the Imperial Palace isWeiterlesen
JapanTokyo PrefectureChiyoda-kuKasumigasekiKokkai Gijidōmae Eki35°40’26” N 139°44’36” E
9. April 2019 in Japan ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
A short walk from the Palace took us past the National Diet and through the Japanese equivalent of Whitehall. After dropping our bags at the hotel, we headed out into the heart of government, walkingWeiterlesen
JapanTokyo PrefectureMinato-kuRoppongiRoppongi Eki35°39’46” N 139°43’52” E
9. April 2019 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
The cherry blossoms are as beautiful at night as they are in the day, so we headed to Roppongi to see them and find some food. Wandering through the streets is a heady mix of neon lights, fadd signageWeiterlesen
JapanTokyo PrefectureChiyoda-kuNihombashi-EdobashiBahnhof Tokio35°40’53” N 139°46’1” E
10. April 2019 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 4 °C
Breakfast is a fairly generous word for our start to the day, given that we had it about 1pm! A rather late start to the day, with more than a few uses of the snooze button as we tried to fight offWeiterlesen
JapanTokyo PrefectureTaitō-kuAsakusaSensō Ji35°42’54” N 139°47’48” E
10. April 2019 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 4 °C
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 streetsWeiterlesen
JapanTokyo PrefectureShibuya-kuUdagawachō35°39’39” N 139°41’54” E
10. April 2019 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 3 °C
From one end of the Ginza Line all the way to the other, we departed at Shibuya Station. The Shibuya scramble crossing is the quintessential image of Tokyo - thousands of people crossing in everyWeiterlesen
JapanTokyo PrefectureMinato-kuHigashiazabuAkabanebashi Eki35°39’18” N 139°44’42” E
10. April 2019 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 4 °C
We went, we saw, it was wet so we left.
From Shibuya, we jumped east a few metro stops to see the Tokyo Tower. Still raining and with very low cloud, we took a peek from the entrance to the metroWeiterlesen
JapanTokyo PrefectureChūō KuGinzaGinza Eki35°40’13” N 139°45’50” E
10. April 2019 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 4 °C
On leaving Tokyo Tower, we had to take three different metro lines for one stop each to get to Ginza....we're pretty sure it was quicker than walking (and also that the same wouldn't be true inWeiterlesen
JapanTokyo PrefectureMinato-kuToranomonTameike Sannō Eki35°40’28” N 139°44’26” E
11. April 2019 in Japan ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
We couldnt quite decide what to do this morning but, after making an effort to get up earlier than yesterday, the weather helped us decide. After a quick croissant for breakfast, we headed to the HieWeiterlesen
