Subways, TeamLab, Ramen and Temples

Yesterday, we dipped our baby toe into public transportation with the subway. It's efficient (on time), cheap ($1 each way) and the stations are far enough apart to provide us with a short walking tour in between. It's apparent that it's a preferred mode of transportation with the locals - there were no other Americas where in the Stations or on the subway. Just our style :)
Our short ride took us to Toyosu and into TeamLab Planets, an interactive art museum. This was totally my idea knowing that David would be a good sport, and he was - it was great! There were art spaces, gardens, we walked through water covered in fish projections and ended the afternoon with delicious ramen.
A short walk back to the subway and we were heading to Asakusa to visit Tokyo's oldest temple, Senso-ji. What we found was not only beautiful architecture, but a lively cultural experience. Apparently, wearing kimonos is now very popular with young people. We saw so many that we had to wonder what was going on. It turns out that it's just a fad. Back to the historic part of the day - the temple, gardens, the incense, hearing the bells ringing, coin offerings being made for good fortune, the Gate, the 5 story pagoda and the busy market were just beautiful!
After all of that, we were exhausted (and probably a little jet lagged). We took a nap and only had enough energy for a short walk to a local brewery for dinner. Sorry Denise- I was too tired to take pics of dinner.
Today we are feeling great and heading out to the Ryōgoku Sumo Hall for Day 5 of the Grand Sumo Wrestling Tournament. I have NO idea what to expect, but that's the exciting part of traveling!Read more