Imperial Palace East Garden

After lunch, I wandered around the Imperial Palace East Garden, before making my way back to Tokyo Station and back to Narita.

This layover renewed my sense of adventure which had been dormant for too long. I realized I still had the mojo to figure my way around strange countries where I don't speak the language, and it awakened in me a new sense of wanderlust.

With specific respect to Tokyo, this trip gave me the confidence to venture out to Tokyo on my layovers, and, before long, I started to deliberately schedule long layovers just so I can explore!Read more