Saturday, March 03, 2007

Tokyo

From Yudanaka, we took a train to Nagano and transferred to the bullet (Shinkansen) train for a 140 mile trip to Tokyo.


We stayed at the the military hotel, the New Sanno; highly recommended after a week of traditional Japanese inns. This was our first trip to Tokyo since moving to Okinawa.

In addition to several tourist stops, such as the Imperial Palace below, we caught an act of Kabuki Theater, a popular Japanese form of theater.


Cherry blossoms, a Shishi lion, and the Yushima Tenmangu Shrine. Built in 458, the Shrine is entirely made of Japanese cypress.



Nakamise street- lined with ~100 stores from the Edo Period. The Sensoji Temple in the distance is the oldest temple in Tokyo (and also most crowded).



Our last stop was the Ginza district (the Manhattan of Tokyo).