Around Tokyo.

First today was a visit to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. The 243 metre tall building has two towers, each of which houses an observatory at 202 metres.

The views across Tokyo are spectacular. Very obvious is the large green space visible among the high-rise buildings. This will be our next port of call.

The Meji Jingu Shrine was built in 1920. It is a Shinto Shrine dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meji and his wife, Empress Shoken. The Meji period in Japan brought modernisation and westernisation.

While we were there a couple arrived to be married.

We had a traditional lunch in a local restaurant before heading back to our hotel for a bit of shopping time before meeting for dinner at 6.00pm.

On the way we drove through the famous Shibuya Crossing, considered to be the busiest pedestrian intersection in the world. It is certainly the busiest in Japan. At times it has 30,000 people crossing at once.

Dinner tonight is a dinner cruise on Tokyo Bay.Read more