Hanzomon

... took approx' 90 mins to get to the Hotel. The first 3 days were spent near the Imperial Palace and Tokyo Bay (Grand Arc Hanzomon Hotel) Bed was very small as were the rooms but we were expecting that, the toilets were the best!! Heated seats and ...

On Monday, we returned to Tokyo via Shinkansen and headed to our new hotel in a different neighborhood. We chose the Grand Arc Hanzomon because it was one of the top ranked Tokyo hotels on tripadvisor and it was in the Roppongi/Akasaka area, which is ...

... of that pearl jewelry but ‘twas way over budget. Make me wonder the price of Mikimoto pearls. Concluding my walk at the Hanzomon gate and after paying obeisance to the “Kannon” I left in search of my primary motive, the Sumidagawa river ...

So we wanted to use our Japan Railpass one more time before we left, just to get our monies worth. Discovered that we could take a train for about an hours ride out of Tokyo and go see Mt. Takao. It's a bit of Japan countryside to go see in a day. Up ...

We did it! Got up at 6am and left the hotel by seven! Especially to check out the famous and vibrant Tsukiji Fish market! We weren't the only people up early. Busy busy busy! It was a great experience! Endless stalls of people selling all sorts of fish ...

We got our two-day subway pass tickets. We can now truly go and explore the vastness of Tokyo. My goodness this country is clean, but even the subway!? It looks like someone goes at it with a toothbrush everyday. Our first stop was Shibuya in the west. ...

We are lucky to have discovered a cute little bakery just a block away from the hotel where we get our breakfast every morning. Yummy Japanese sandwiches on freshly baked bread! Perfect start to the day. Hot and sunny Sunday! Our hotel is right beside ...

Wow! We did good today! Had to make the most of our last hours in Kyoto before our train left back to Tokyo at 4:29pm. It's the 1st of May. Exciting or annoying!? We headed for one of the most famous temples in Kyoto & Japan, Kinkakuji (Golden ...

After some much-needed sleep, we all starting stumbling awake around 6, actually got out of bed somewhere around 8.  Kaoru headed off to work, Chuck headed off to meet up with his glass-blowing friends, and I leisurely got out of the flat a bit ...