Tokyo

Our first stop today, the Tokyo National Museum established in 1874, is one of the oldest museums in Japan. The Museum collection consists of art and archaeological objects of Asia focusing on Japan. There are a total of approximately 120,000 objects of which 89 are considered national treasures, and 649 categorized as important cultural properties.
After the museum we were taken to the Ginza area, considered to be one of the most luxurious shopping districts in the world. The streets are lined with numerous high-end department stores, boutiques, restaurants and bars. During our free time we decided not to visit the high-end stores in this area but rather browse on our own. We came across a high-quality paper shop selling all kinds of stationary as well as higher end souvenirs and art pieces. We bought a hanging woven fabric picture to put in our den along with our many other memoirs of some of our trips. We went back to the pick-up spot to return to the hotel and told the guide that we were going to return later on our own. After enjoying our “breakfast sandwich” from the hotel, Don noticed a young man wearing Blundstone boots and went over to say hello.
From there, we found a tourist information kiosk and decided to go on a river boat cruise. To get there, we needed to take the subway. This time the experience was quite smooth as we were told exactly which line we should take. We had a very enjoyable, warm but windy ½ hour tour seeing much of Tokyo from a different perspective. From there, we took the subway back to Shinjuku station for the hotel shuttle bus pickup point and returned to the hotel.
Back at the hotel, we were a bit weary and had trouble deciding where to go for dinner and finally decided to eat in one of the very nice restaurants in the hotel. A most enjoyable Japanese meal of many small dishes served in a box tray.Okumaya devam et