Day 4 in Japan was spent in Tokyo and Yokohama. As in day 3, our itinerary includes a cultural sightseeing (Asakusa) and a shopping excursion (Ginza).
Itinerary:
- Left hotel room at 10am
- Checked out, stored our luggage and valuables, and walked to the Shinagawa station
- Took the JR Yamanote Line to Ueno Station
- Asked stupid questions to the JR rep at the station (I didn't realize that we haven't left the JR station when I asked about the Ginza line)
- Walked to the Ueno Subway Station
- Took the GInza Line to Asakusa Station
- Arrived at Asakusa at exactly 11 am and was welcomed by the hourly robotic show on the clock above the asakusa tourist bureau
- Took a lot of pictures of the Kaminarimon gate, the Hozomon gate, and the Sensoji temple while sampling local delicacies in Nakamise
- Had lunch at Daikokuya (supposedly the best ten-don in tokyo); ordered two #1's
- Walked back to Asakusa Station while sampling more delicacies.
- Took the Ginza Line to Ginza
- Took a wrong turn at Chuo-dori and ended up walking through all eight blocks of Ginza
- Window- (and actual) shopping in Ginza (see above)
- Walked to the JR Shimbashi Station and took the JR Yamanote Line back to Shinagawa Station
- Walked to the hotel, collected our luggage, and walked back to the station
- Took the Tokaido Main Line to Yokohoma Station (with our luggage)
- Transferred to the Minatomirai Line at Yokohama Station
- Arrived at Minatomirai Station at about 6pm; thankfully, the hotel is actually connected to the station
- Checked in and took a break
- Walked back to Minatomirai Station and took the Minatomirai Line to Chukugai Station (Chinatown)
- Had dinner at Bairan Shuka
- Returned to the hotel using Minatomirai Line
Pictures are posted here
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