Fishmarket, CBD, Ginza

It was colder, but dry. We walked the few kms to the fishmarkets, then around the city again. Not sure why the fish stall had a knife the size of a small telegraph post, but the fish looked fresh. The markets were crowded, but not so the walk along the river and then into the city centre and back. Found a cacao shop, bought presents and continued to be staggered by the shops.

Ginza is closed to traffic from around 5pm, and it becomes a pedestrian mecca. saw the biggest Uniqlo shop ever (ok, so I didn't know it was a Japanese brand...) and something different called Muji, which was huge as well.

We had dinner in the Komoro-Sobo restaurant, which was on the side of a road (equivalent to a freeway) near the hotel - across or under a few massive intersections and we were there. it was coin operated: select a meal, put coins in the machine, get a number and sit and wait. The food was very good, and the people extremely friendly.. they knew us well after they had to explain that you needed to go tot the machines and pay before you went to a table and sat. Lots of cold water and tea. 31,698(!!) 22.2km and 9Read more