Travel diary
Shiny Japan 2005
Day seven - August 13
Asakusa Senso-Ji, Odaiba, Shibuya
We took a bus from Minamisenju straight to the stop opposite of the Matsuzakaya department store. Because I was already the second time at Senso-Ji, I was looking for spots I might not have discovered before. Interestingly you can find payphones opposite the main temple, so you won't lose connection to heaven if you don't have a cellphone at your fingertips. Like from the Tokyo tower you can tell your best friends in landline clear quality who are at home that you are "live" at Senso-Ji, one of the most important buddhist temple in Japan.
However, it was full of tourists all around the world.
If you try to find a more special way to move around Tokyo try the boat trip from Asakusa to Hinode/Odaiba or vice versa. Around the price of a subway ticket it is worth the amount you pay. We did some shopping in Matsuzakaya, got into the boat and enjoyed the skyline of Tokyo from (the river) Sumidagawa. You can see a lot while having a nice rest. At the end of the trip Tokyo Tower and the Rainbrow bridge connecting Odaiba with the main part of Tokyo can be viewed from the waterside.
We changed boats at Hinode pier and headed towards Odaiba where half of the people wore Yukata on that Friday afternoon. Shopping and eating in Aqua city wasn't easy. Too many people were standing in front of the famous Ramen shop, so we decided to go to a grill restaurant (oishii!!) after shopping in the crowdy building.
Sega Joypolis was exquisitely expensive but we gave the cycling game a try. Afterwards I was really out of breath and couldn't believe a small kid beated us (two adults!!). The result was becoming out of breath for the fameless 2nd place.... why oh why.
After a short break before the shops closed in Shibuya and in an interesting Kaiten Sushi store (Irasshaimase yelled at every guest coming in, then you have to read their rules - in Chinese, Japanese or Korean: you have to eat at least 7 plates and leave within 10 minutes or the like after the last)... we finally returned to our hotels for a very very good night sleep.
Shiny Japan 2005
Day seven - August 13
Asakusa Senso-Ji, Odaiba, Shibuya
We took a bus from Minamisenju straight to the stop opposite of the Matsuzakaya department store. Because I was already the second time at Senso-Ji, I was looking for spots I might not have discovered before. Interestingly you can find payphones opposite the main temple, so you won't lose connection to heaven if you don't have a cellphone at your fingertips. Like from the Tokyo tower you can tell your best friends in landline clear quality who are at home that you are "live" at Senso-Ji, one of the most important buddhist temple in Japan.
However, it was full of tourists all around the world.
If you try to find a more special way to move around Tokyo try the boat trip from Asakusa to Hinode/Odaiba or vice versa. Around the price of a subway ticket it is worth the amount you pay. We did some shopping in Matsuzakaya, got into the boat and enjoyed the skyline of Tokyo from (the river) Sumidagawa. You can see a lot while having a nice rest. At the end of the trip Tokyo Tower and the Rainbrow bridge connecting Odaiba with the main part of Tokyo can be viewed from the waterside.
We changed boats at Hinode pier and headed towards Odaiba where half of the people wore Yukata on that Friday afternoon. Shopping and eating in Aqua city wasn't easy. Too many people were standing in front of the famous Ramen shop, so we decided to go to a grill restaurant (oishii!!) after shopping in the crowdy building.
Sega Joypolis was exquisitely expensive but we gave the cycling game a try. Afterwards I was really out of breath and couldn't believe a small kid beated us (two adults!!). The result was becoming out of breath for the fameless 2nd place.... why oh why.
After a short break before the shops closed in Shibuya and in an interesting Kaiten Sushi store (Irasshaimase yelled at every guest coming in, then you have to read their rules - in Chinese, Japanese or Korean: you have to eat at least 7 plates and leave within 10 minutes or the like after the last)... we finally returned to our hotels for a very very good night sleep.
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