Kinuya Hotel

... in Tokyo. Arriving last night was ridiculously easy with an uncrowded express train directly from the airport to Ueno, where my hotel was directly across the narrow street. Being night time, there was virtually nothing to see through the darkness for ...

So I arrived in Tokyo on a Friday evening at 5pm, and was pleasantly surprised that I navigated my way to my hotel via public transport really well. So many people ready to help a confused looking Western girl, plus a really clearly laid out public ...

... a children's funfair area before returning to the lake (which I now realise is full of lotus plants, not lillies) and back to the hotel for a short rest in the lobby. When the time came we went to a nearby convenience store to pick up some bento boxes ...

... these are just variants on a theme. Just seeing the rocks and bush is enough. In the evening we had dinner in the smart Kinuya restaurant. It was nice but not half as good as 2 years ago. The place has an itinerant work force and so is dependant on ...