Final Day In Tokyo
First of all- three full days in Tokyo is not enough. I reckon another day and half would have been perfect. However, it is what it is, so here’s how we spent the final day Tokyo. First stop was the… Continue Reading
Month: November 2015
Second Day in Tokyo
Struggling with jet lag and broken sleep, we spent the morning at the Tsukiji Fish Market (separate post here) before strolling around the shops in Ginza. A particular favourite (and planned destination!) was Ito-ya, a stationery store established in 1905,… Continue Reading
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Tsukiji Fish Market
Since being in Japan, I have read this article in The New York Times Travel section about the future of the Tsukiji Fish Market and how, after next year, it will be moved out of the city. Today we walked… Continue Reading
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First Full Day in Tokyo
On our first full day, we started by walking into Akasaka (on the hunt for a Uniqlo and a waterproof coat) and walked from here, through Roppongi to get to Shibuya and the pedestrian scramble. After this, we continued to… Continue Reading
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Shichi-Go-San
I can’t really write a lot about this, as I had to go and read up on it after seeing it, but “Shichi-Go-San” translates to seven-five-three. Three and seven year old girls and three and five year old boys are… Continue Reading
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First few hours in Tokyo
After 12 hours in the air, fuelled by dishes of somewhat questionable food (here’s a laminated chart, point at the picture you want…this resulted in some slightly and unintentionally undercooked chicken). After getting into the city on the monorail from… Continue Reading
