Sumida River Tokyo

As starts many of my international vacations, I begin with an unexpected illness. Paul and I arrived at our hotel in Tokyo on Thursday night, in a cute, central neighborhood of Akasaka, filled with dozens of restaurants, bars, and snack shops. I was pleasantly suprised with my value hotel due to it having a king size bed, which is rare in …

This morning, after booking a sake brewery tour for tomorrow (can't wait!), Freya, Kazu and Kai (Gid's cousins and nephew) came to pick me up at my Ryokan and we took a walk around the neighborhood. We popped into a few shops that Freya and Kazu like: a seaweed shop where I got some delicious walnuts (go figure) and a paper shop. We headed over to …

3 Grad. Priorität Handschuhkauf. Morgenessen findet in Tokyo alleine im Kafé statt, dafür sind alle gut angezogen. Raucherfreundlich sind sie auch *wähh*. Quartierspaziergang. Schöne Gassen, Fluss überbaut mit Autobahn = Platznot à la Wahnsinn. Erster Tempel = done (Suitengo-Schrein der sieben Gottheiten für …

It's early August and we’re crossing the Asian continent from one giant city to another: Our flight from Beijing, China to Tokyo, Japan lasts just under four hours and is uneventful. Japan is the last country on our around-the-world trip itinerary.

From the airport, we find an ATM, grab a snack and then head down into the subway, …

... at.   For a shower, you need to take the elevator to the 9th floor.  From there you get a panoramic view of the Sumida River and, perhaps, the traffic on the bridge gets a panoramic view of you in return.  First you strip off and soak in ...

... tour we decided to take a different route home so we boarded the water taxi in Asakusa and floated (powered of course) on down the Sumida River to Hinode Pier which is at the mouth of the river. From there a couple of trains rides later we were back home ...

... . Do they put fish everywhere Semra was wondering as the cake had peculiar after taste... Anyways, afterwards got on the sumida river cruise back to Asakusa from the garden which was great, although on a hot day made folks including Semra ...

... we're walking less or we're actually getting into shape!). We did a few things that we've never done before in Tokyo -- went on a Sumida River cruise into Tokyo Bay and to Odaiba Island, a new development on reclaimed land in the bay. Needless to say, ...

... " which seems a bit underwhelming. Kate's reading says "bad fortune" which is most... unfortunate.  Next we head for the Sumida River which splits the city into different areas. We have a quick lunch of sushi, miso soup and green tea and then walk ...

... 's Kannon temple." Durr hurr.   So I drag Jordy towards Asakusa for a second time and after a quick stroll, I find the Sumida river there, with the Kirin building! But where is that elusive depachika? We sit down next to the river and watch people ...

... did today. So now I'm wondering what we saw at the Imperial Garden... a wall I think. Big wall. After the garden, we got on a Sumida River Cruise. This was kind of fun and I was sitting by what I took to be two young Japanese women at first but I ...

... called “300 Bar”—where everything is 300 Yen—I ended up getting lost and decided to take a cruise on the Sumida River back to Asakusa. I walked for what seemed like ten miles in an attempt to find the entrance for the boat tour, ...

Visited: Bus Tour near Imperial Palace; Meiji Shinto Shrine; Harajuku and Shibuya; river cruise on Sumida River to Asakusa Kannon Temple (dedicated to the goddess of Mercy) This will be a short entry because the pace of Tokyo has completely drained us! ...

... (my legs got a little tired) and had wonderful conversation about Japan and traveling.  After dinner we walked down to the Sumida river and walked around for a bit.  The evening was exactly why I like traveling.  We were very relaxed and ...