We got out early, using public transportation, to see some of the well-known areas of Tokyo.
We wanted to start by looking down over Tokyo from the top of a skyscraper -- Roppongi Tower. So we headed toward Roppongi by bus...
We grabbed breakfast at "Eggselent"...
For some reason there was a "Doraemon" event (interest, creative Japanese character!):
The view of Tokyo is amazing. Huge, sprawling metropolis that goes on as far as you can see. Jack remembers being scared of the height.
There was a museum in Roppongi tower -- the Mori museum had an exhibit on the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.
"Hachiko" was an Akita-breed dog famous for his loyalty. This statues, in Shibuya, serves as a well-known meeting point.
We encouraged the kids to take the lead in reading maps and working out the trains we would need to take to get to a given place. They would determine the price and feed the ticket machines, too.
Shibuya. This crossing appears in a lot of movies.
We stopped for some "kaiten" (conveyor belt) sushi. Jack liked the clam miso soup. He did not like the "uni"! (Sea urchin.)
As crowded as Tokyo is, there are a few large parks and shrines that have been set aside. This is the garden at Meiji Jingu. Meiji Jingu, right in the middle of Tokyo, takes up 170 acres!
Near this pond we met a nice older guy who for years has been feeding wild birds by hand. They trust him now, and if he gives you nuts to give them, they will fly up and perch on your hand. He also sketches, and showed us many cute cartoon-like drawings he had done.
Here is us in front of the gate to the shrine.
We were staying at a (AirBNB) house in "Azabu Juban" (actually Mita). We passed through Roppongi, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Yoyogi, Harajuku.
After a lot of walking all day, this fruit stand was a nice treat. I (Henry) remembered this stand from twenty years ago -- it is exactly as it was (and the price of the fruit is about the same.)
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