Getting our steps in; eating on our own!

Leaving the Shrine, we headed back towards the US Embassy and further into Tokyo, It was still only about a 25 minute walk, and with the sun, it was quite nice outside. We strolled along the streets following the route Gemini had laid out for us. I had asked it to help me find a place for a light, late lunch, and it recommended a few places, but one talked about this fantastic chicken and pork fried cutlets meal, Imakatsu Akasaka.

Gemini had told us that the restaurants last order time was 3:30 pm and they stopped at 4 pm to get ready for dinner. Getting there at 3:20 pm, we walked in and the lady immediately said “fin 4 pm”. We smiled and assured her we could be done by 4 pm. The food was excellent, the chicken was so juicy. The funny part was that we started with just some plain shredded cabbage. There was some sesame and ginger dressing that we drizzled on and that salad, perfectly hit the spot before our lunch. We finished at 3:50 pm!

After lunch, we kept strolling through the area, running into a Harry Potter cafe. The area was near TBS (no, not that one, Tokyo Broadcasting Station), and they were also showing the new Harry Potter play, the Cursed Child. Even the immaculately clean Subway tunnels underneath were Harry Potter decorated.

The streets were all very clean, everyone was very polite, and we enjoyed just strolling and looking around. Ready to start planning for day 2!Read more