Japan - Day 7 (Tokyo)

mitsukoshi store at ginza, originally uploaded by namealus.

Day 7 in Japan was spent in Tokyo and Yokohama. Our itinerary includes actual work (me) and a second trip to Ginza (yeah, we like it that much).

Itinerary:
- Me: worked in the AM;
- Her: packed and got everything ready for check out
- Checked out at 11
- Walked (with our luggage) to Minatomirai station; took the Minatomirai Line; transferred at Yokohama station; took the Tokaido line to Shinagawa station (and got robbed in the process by the train conductor as we erronously got on board the Green Car); walked from Shinagawa station to our hotel in Shinagawa.
- Had lunch at Sutadonten, a donburi restaurant underneath the Shinagawa station (it is part of a food center underneath the train tracks next to Shinagawa station, the food center website is here)
- Took the JR Yamanote Line to Shimbashi station, which is at the southern end of Ginza
- Got lost as we tried to find Chuo-dori and ran into a Porsche dealership; wife took a close look at the prices and found out that Porsche's price in Japan is only slightly higher than in the US
- Finally found Chuo-dori
- Walked around Ginza (and its gigantic department stores) for four hours
- Took a tea break at Darjeeling Tea Room, which is in one of the small shopping centers in Ginza
- Tried unsuccesfully (again) to find a restaurant suggested by our guidebook
- Had an amazing dinner at one of the most attractive restaurants in Ginza: Ginza Daimasu, which is located just across from Matsuzakaya department store. We were lucky to be seated at the window of the second floor and have an amazing view of the Ginza shoppers, tourists, and workers
- Walked back to Shimbaishi station and took the Yamanote line back to Shinagawa station
- Packed

Pictures are posted here