Day 29 - Tokyo

Our third day in Tokyo. Breakfast of the ubiquitous egg sandwiches which seemed to be so loved here. We started at the Samurai & Ninja Museum in Asakusa. This was a big surprise. Informative and entertaining and just good fun. We got to dress up as Samurai, wield Samurai swords, learn all about their history and practice our Ninja star throwing. Faye came a very close second in the comp. After the museum we headed towards Shibuya district on the Metro. We arrived at Shibuya, got a photo of Hachiko the famous dog and then took our chances on the notorious Shibuya Scramble. Every bit as busy as we've seen and made all the more crowded by umbrellas. Just amazing. We walked through the shopping district to Takeshita St. Famous for being able to buy almost anything. To just say it was crowded doesn't really do it justice. We found a quiet spot in Yoyogi Park for some lunch and then explored the Meiji Jinju Shrine. This was a lovely big park right in the middle of all the Tokyo craziness. From there we ventured over to the Metropolitan Govt Building to take in the views from the 45th floor, 202m up. Great views of all around Tokyo and glimpses of My Fuji as well. We were very lucky. Caught the Metro back to Asakusa and were pretty tired after such a big day. Our hole in the wall restaurant was open again so we enjoyed a lovely meal, some nice wine and collapsed back to the hotelRead more