We ate breakfast in the hotel on 2F. We could have eaten in the Executive Lounge or the main restaurant on 1F but 2F there was only us and then another table. Click here http://tsunohazu-hilton.jp/en/ to see what 2F looks like. It is seven restaurants on one floor.
Went on full day tour of Tokyo. Our bus came to get us at 8:00 AM and took us to the bus station where we boarded our tour bus.
View form Tokyo tower, 130 million people in Japan, 10% (13 million) live in Tokyo. 70% of country is mountainous.
All taxi drivers wear white gloves, dark suit, white shirt, tie. There is so little traffic. No horns. No sirens. No trash. No dog poop. Perfectly clean. No smells.
Tea ceremony
Went on full day tour of Tokyo. Our bus came to get us at 8:00 AM and took us to the bus station where we boarded our tour bus.
View form Tokyo tower, 130 million people in Japan, 10% (13 million) live in Tokyo. 70% of country is mountainous.
All taxi drivers wear white gloves, dark suit, white shirt, tie. There is so little traffic. No horns. No sirens. No trash. No dog poop. Perfectly clean. No smells.
Tea ceremony
Large fish in pond
Had really nice lunch at fancy hotel
Everyone wore big bibs
There was a beautiful garden and here is a bride and groom taking pictures
The colors are beautiful
We were on a boat ride and it ended here. The building with the giant object is a beer company. Tokyo Skytree is to the left, built in 2012 and is 623 meters in height.
We went to the Imperial Palace grounds and there is a bridge behind us with a large moat
We then drove through Ginza and saw people lined up for blocks to buy a ticket to play the lottery, the prize is a billion yen. We then boarded a boat for a 30 minute ride to Akaska. Lots of tourist shops.
The rest of the tour went back to Tokyo station but we stayed in Akaska and walked around.
Buddhist Temple (other major religion is Shinto). Very pretty sunset. High temperature today was 11 degrees Centigrade.
Had dinner at a sushi place with only 10 seats at the bar. It was so fresh, I have never had sushi that tasked like that.
We then took the Ginza subway to the red line and then back to the hotel. Sam figured it out and set us straight.
Went to the Executive Lounge for a drink and relax.
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We then drove through Ginza and saw people lined up for blocks to buy a ticket to play the lottery, the prize is a billion yen. We then boarded a boat for a 30 minute ride to Akaska. Lots of tourist shops.
The rest of the tour went back to Tokyo station but we stayed in Akaska and walked around.
Buddhist Temple (other major religion is Shinto). Very pretty sunset. High temperature today was 11 degrees Centigrade.
Had dinner at a sushi place with only 10 seats at the bar. It was so fresh, I have never had sushi that tasked like that.
We then took the Ginza subway to the red line and then back to the hotel. Sam figured it out and set us straight.
Went to the Executive Lounge for a drink and relax.
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