JapanKanagawaKawasaki-shiKojimachōTama Unga35°32’49” N 139°45’60” E
9 april 2019, 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, fabulouslyMeer informatie
JapanTokyo PrefectureChiyoda-kuKasumigasekiSakuradamon35°40’44” N 139°45’18” E
9 april 2019, 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 isMeer informatie
9 april 2019, 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, walkingMeer informatie
JapanTokyo PrefectureMinato-kuRoppongiRoppongi Eki35°39’46” N 139°43’52” E
9 april 2019, 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 signageMeer informatie
JapanTokyo PrefectureChiyoda-kuNihombashi-EdobashiTōkyō35°40’53” N 139°46’1” E
10 april 2019, 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 offMeer informatie
JapanTokyo PrefectureTaitō-kuAsakusaSensō Ji35°42’54” N 139°47’48” E
10 april 2019, 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 streetsMeer informatie
JapanTokyo PrefectureShibuya-kuUdagawachō35°39’39” N 139°41’54” E
10 april 2019, 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 everyMeer informatie
JapanTokyo PrefectureMinato-kuHigashiazabuAkabanebashi Eki35°39’18” N 139°44’42” E
10 april 2019, 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 metroMeer informatie
JapanTokyo PrefectureChūō KuGinzaGinza Eki35°40’13” N 139°45’50” E
10 april 2019, 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 inMeer informatie
JapanTokyo PrefectureMinato-kuToranomonTameike Sannō Eki35°40’28” N 139°44’26” E
11 april 2019, 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 HieMeer informatie
