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Nihonbashi-Kayabachō

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    • Day 3

      Night time exploring in Tokyo

      April 4 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

      With an afternoon rest under our belts, we headed off into the evening in search of some food. We found a yakitori bar and enjoyed a couple of cold drinks and hot food. The food included; squid, quail eggs, prawns, fried chicken skin, fried rice, and the crowning jewel of chicken sashimi...

      The chicken sashimi was the big risk, but it tasted good and looked fresh... Fingers crossed for no untoward side effects!

      After dinner, we walked around the corner to another Sakura lined street and tested out our night photography skills - the city lights meant it wasn't true night photography, but it was still fun!

      On our walk back home we crossed the Sumida River. Vela found a little Buddhist shrine (Kaomi Shrine), famous for protecting people and providing good luck. The custom here is to wash your money in the fountain, which Vela did. We walked the last few minutes back to our hotel room, with soggy money in hand.

      Time for a good night's sleep after a big first day in Tokyo!
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    • Day 16

      Last Day in Japan

      April 17 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

      You know you are becoming confident tourists when you don’t even open google maps to show you the way to the station!

      If you need help for the trains just speak to the robotic station master and it will give you directions.

      Our entertainment today is to visit the harbour side area of Tokyo. There is a driverless train that takes you around shops and attractions. There was a replica Statue of Liberty, fancy ferries, Legoland and much more. Lunch was in an old town area near the seafood market. Good fun and as usual clean cheap food. Jen loved her garlic prawn burger!

      Nakamise Market was next for some more last minute shopping. Our feet are sore and we are running out of steam.

      Breaking news! My package from Osaka has arrived to my room. Cost me A$10 and my house keys are back with me. The whole problem I caused speaks volumes to the integrity in Japan. They happily solved the problem to my timeline. I can’t imagine getting this kind of service in many other countries.

      Dinner tonight we walked local and experienced our first bad behavior from a restaurant. We were refused entry “locals only”. We had heard about this but didn’t believe it was true.

      A few doors down we looked at the descending staircase and the no English menu and said “ let’s do it”.

      Turned out to be some kind of Japanese tapas experience. Cold beers, gin & tonics combined with some of the best dishes we have had to date. Hilarious watching each of us using google translate to order dishes. A really great meal for our last dinner in Tokyo.

      Off to the airport tomorrow.
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    • Day 2

      Angekommen.

      November 3 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

      Nach 12 Stunden und einer kurzen Nacht sind wir um 10:30 Uhr in Haneda gelandet. Etwas müde, aber glücklich. Eine wichtige Nachricht noch vorneweg. Wir sind online und mobil. Rail Pass für den Fernverkehr und Suica Card, eine Prepaid-Karte für eigentlich alles von Nahverkehr bis Automaten-Shopping, sind abgeholt. Nach einer weiteren Stunde sind wir - mit etwas Umwegen - im Hotel. Duschen, Nickerchen und Los geht's. Vom Hotel aus laufen wir durch das Geschäftsviertel zur Tokyo Station. Vom Kokyogaien Nationalgarten bestaunen wir die Kulisse der Skyline in der Abendsonne. Zu Abend essen wir japanische Nudelsuppe, Udon Nudeln. Dann heißt es: Gute Nacht.Read more

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    Nihonbashi-Kayabachō, Nihonbashi-Kayabacho, 日本橋茅場町

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