ASAKUSA
We had originally planned to to Kamakura or China town in Yokohama, but changed directions completely and settled on doing to Tokyo sights instead. Hideki was early as usual, but we got a late start due to a sleepy head, Kotone. First, we headed for Asakusa, which is the typical tourist spot with about 30 minutes of things to see before you are overwhelmed but fake merchandise and aggressive rickshaw runners.
After the quick temple visit at Asakusa we headed indoors to escape the rain, hail, and wind for a nice meal of monjayaki.
The Imperial Grounds and Nishijubashi
We then took a train to Ginza and walked to Imerial Palace through Yurakusho and Tokyo stations. It was a nice walk because the weather had changed back into perfection after the rain and hail an hour earlier. We hiked through the sparsely populated sprawling grounds that will be a mad house tomorrow night for New Year's to Nishijubashi and finally to Sakuradamon station.
Tokyo Tower
Finally we ended up at Tokyo Tower and took in the lights of Tokyo after sunset. We left exhausted and are at home now. But.... we have to leave again in 45 minutes for Mabry to be dressed in a kimono by Kotone's mother-in-law that has been presented by Hideki.
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