Blogs from Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - page 3

We left about 9 am this morning and were dropped off at the local train station. We took a local train to chiba, changed trains and finally on to Tokyo central station. I asked Amanda’s mom when the last time she was in Tokyo and she said it was something like 27 years ago! Once we got there we turned in our rail pass vouchers and decided to just stash our stuff in a coin locker and start wandering around the nice air conditioned mall. All malls here are underground. The weather is pretty humid, but it’s not as bad as Wisconsin though. We went on to find a 7/11 and get a snack; this is one of my favorite places to eat. They aren’t like the 7/11 back in the states, they carry actual food, ... read more

Back in June, Todd and I visited Tokyo with the explicit purpose of planning his brother Troy's bachelor party. Todd wanted to throw him a swanky, international bash, so the biggest and most expensive city in the world certainly fit the bill. This was our fourth trip to Japan in a matter of months but neither of us had ever been to Tokyo. Our arrival was not as smooth as usual, simply because traversing the largest city in the world is neither cheap nor brief. It took us almost two hours to reach our hotel in Akasaka, at which point Todd, who cannot count patience as a virtue, nearly self-destructed. Luckily, our boutique hotel was fabulous and nestled in a trendy area. It was great to be back in the land of motion sensitive escalators, streets ... read more

Hello Friday 11th April Akasaka, Tokyo I know it is a bit late but i did arrive safe and sound friday morning. My room at the Juyoh Hotel is traditional and basic. After settling in i decided to go for a walk in the area of Akasaka. In Akasaka i found a market full of stalls. There was even a stall just for chopsticks. So i had to buy a fancy pair. At the end of the market was the Senso temple, here i saw lots of people praying and giving money. The local people clense themselves before enetring the temple by either standing by the fire a letting the smoke cover them or washing there hands and mouths in a holy fountain. Don't worry i took lots of photos and will up load the soon! ... read more

September 21, 2007 Day One My oh my... We just landed in Tokyo hours ago and we are still recovering from the flight...It was a long, direct flight from JFK. Prior to the trip I had spoken with some friends who had flown to Thailand direct on luxurious, cushy planes and landed well fed, rested, and spoiled. So, anticipating our ride I was hoping for the same, after all, fourteen hours is a long time and our final destination was Thailand with Tokyo just being a souped up lay-over. Boarding the double decker air bus I pictured myself blissfully resting easy on our way to our destination as we passed lazyboy type accommodations in Business class. Of course i knew that our seats wouldn't be that plush, but they couldn't be that far behind, because that ... read more

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