After the
Okkawa Float Festival M and I traveled on to Tokyo for the remainder of the weekend. Our first stop after arriving at Tokyo station was the
Tokyo International Forum for us it was a stop only to see the interesting architecture.
From the International Forum we walked to the
Imperial Palace but found ourselves unexpectedly blocked by the
Tokyo Marathon so we stopped to marvel and the mass of people and enjoy the funny costumes worn by some of the participants.
We
didn't end up making it to the Imperial
Gardens because it started to rain but we did stop and take some photos near the palace.
When it started raining we decided to buy day passes for the subway, which ended up being a great deal despite the fact that some lines were not included and we once ended up stuck at a station where we
couldn't use our passes. By subway we first traveled to
Akihabara, the electronics
district.
In
Akihabara we stopped for lunch at
Mos Burger a frequently
recommended chain
burger restaurant. I had one of their rice burgers, which uses compacted rice in place of a bun.
From Mos Burger we traveled to
Ginza to see the
Sony Showroom, on our way we ended up encountering the marathon again.
After dropping our things off at the hotel, once again a
Toyoko Inn (At
check-in I was given a
substantial Sunday discount after joining their loyalty club, a
surprise perk for which they come every more highly
recommended), we headed to
Fuji Mamas near
Harajuku for dinner. Dinner was excellent, the best
restaurant food I have enjoyed since arriving in Japan. Following dinner we took one last subway ride to
Shibuya to see
Shibuya crossing not only at night, but also in the rain.
From the International Forum we walked to the Imperial Palace but found ourselves unexpectedly blocked by the Tokyo Marathon so we stopped to marvel and the mass of people and enjoy the funny costumes worn by some of the participants.
We didn't end up making it to the Imperial Gardens because it started to rain but we did stop and take some photos near the palace. 
When it started raining we decided to buy day passes for the subway, which ended up being a great deal despite the fact that some lines were not included and we once ended up stuck at a station where we couldn't use our passes. By subway we first traveled to Akihabara, the electronics district.
In Akihabara we stopped for lunch at Mos Burger a frequently recommended chain burger restaurant. I had one of their rice burgers, which uses compacted rice in place of a bun.
From Mos Burger we traveled to Ginza to see the Sony Showroom, on our way we ended up encountering the marathon again.
After dropping our things off at the hotel, once again a Toyoko Inn (At check-in I was given a substantial Sunday discount after joining their loyalty club, a surprise perk for which they come every more highly recommended), we headed to Fuji Mamas near Harajuku for dinner. Dinner was excellent, the best restaurant food I have enjoyed since arriving in Japan. Following dinner we took one last subway ride to Shibuya to see Shibuya crossing not only at night, but also in the rain.
1 comment:
What did u think of the rice burger? By the way, is the beverage ecto-cooler? It is such a cool green!
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