The Final Taste!!

The last full day for the (reluctant to leave) 'aliens' was a terrific day. Leaving home early from Ishikawacho we headed for Ueno first. Ishikawacho to Yokohama......Yokohama to Ueno...620 yen....one hour travelling. Easy as long as you can get a seat.

Our Station!

We wandered around Ueno through the park, around the lake and through the busy shopping area. We then decided to catch a subway train and see a bit more of Tokyo. Next stop...... Asakusa! Sarah had been there last year so we only spent a couple of hours there, doing a fairly quick tour of the busy Nakamise Dori and the Senso-ji Temple. 

(see previous posts 'Asakusa-A Taste of Shitamachi Central' and 'Going Back-It's easy in Asakusa!)

So how do you like Japan? Why have you come to Japan?

What's in store for you? Good fortune!

From Asakusa we got on yet another subway train and made our way back to the main JR Line. Our next stop would be Tokyo Tower. Instead of catching another subway train we decided to walk from there. Walking was a great idea because we passed through areas that I have wanted to take 'aliens' guests to but have never got around to. When living in Shinagawa I often rode my bike around the Minato-ku area (see 'Sake, Supermarkets and Shrines!') where there are some lovely parks, temples and special sights.

If you look carefully you will see the top of the spire is bent....unbelievably, the result of the March 11 Earthquake!

Hisakichi Maeda...the original owner and operator of Tokyo Tower. (as he appears in the Wax Museum)

(Information on the Tokyo Tower can be found in  'To the Top of Tokyo Tower')

We had squeezed a lot of everything into this day, the last day of Sarah and Sven's Japanese Experience......or should I say 'Japanese Taste Test'? Hisakichi's sombre face reminds me a little of someone's face who didn't want to leave the next day!!

Sarah san to Sutiban san wa totemo Nihon-ga suki ta-n'desu!! 

O daiji ni shi te kudasai.

Sayōnara!