Zojoji Temple
Also near the fish market and Tokyo Tower is Zojoji Temple. It’s notable because it has an Unborn Children Garden which is heartbreaking as you walk by it. It has…
Tokyo Tower
Since we were in the neighborhood, we decided to go to the Tokyo Tower to take a look at Tokyo from on high. It wasn’t the best day as it…
Tsukiji Fish Market
This is the famous fish market that people drag themselves out of bed at 3:00a for the chance to be among the lucky 120 people that day to stand for…
Park Hyatt Tokyo
We made our last and final hotel move today to the Park Hyatt Tokyo. We left the Grand Hyatt this morning and checked in here. They didn’t have a room…
Shinjuku Gyoen Gardens
What a fantastic park this is near Shinjuku. At first you don’t realize it and then suddenly you do — an amazing location with a tremendous beauty that you ultimately…
Meiji Shrine & Yoyogi Park
Two of the most surprising things about Tokyo so far is the amount of green space and the general lack of people. With 38 million people in Greater Tokyo you…
People We Saw Today
Tokyoites are an interesting group. They are not afraid to mix patterns, wear silly hats or glasses, odd colored hair, and strange footwear. I suppose that is the advantage of…
Yakitori Dinner in Ginza
Our next Japanese style meal was at a place called Birdland in the Ginza Station. It rubs shoulders with the sushi restaurant owned and run by the famous Jiro which…