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Published: July 11th 2008
So here we are- the first day in a long journey, the first step in running a marathon- Tokyo!
After successfully arriving from our 11.5 hour flight from LAX, we managed to navigate the subway correctly and make it to our hostel- K's House Backpackers in Asasakusa. It was night and we had just enough time to walk around and discover a really cool temple located just around the corner. We didn't find out until later that this was one of the best temples in all of Tokyo. We were in bed by 9:30pm that first night planning to relax and sleep in the next day. Unfortunately, jet lag would not let this happen and Jeff and I were both up, wide awake in our bunks by 4:45am.
Since we were awake- we decided to get to the fish market since it was an early morning thing. We spent the morning there and by 7am we had seen about all the fish we could see. Jeff was even able to have probably the freshest sushi breakfast he will ever have in his life. I even tried a bite!
We spent that day wondering the city- seeing the Imperial Palace,
all the electric buildings, Tokyo tower and everything in between. See... Jeff and I have a theory when we get to a new city, who needs the subway when we can walk and see more. The problem is: Tokyo is huge. The whole day we probably walked about 20-30miles - NO JOKE!
That night, we were super tired and decided that we would upgrade our backpacker butts to our own room. It cost a pretty penny, but was well worth it. We went out that night for dinner and drinks in Roppongi, but discovered that at $8/ bud light, it would be an early night.
The next day, we decided to relax in our room, while we still had and head out to walk around the city some more. This time we headed to the younger, more vibrant areas of Tokyo: Shimbashi and Harajuku. We admired all the crazy teens with their crazy stores and managed to order a lunch of delicious noodles by pointing to a picture.
That night we were back in our dorm room with 8 other people, one who snored louder than my dad does! And that is loud- as a kid I could
Tsukiji Fish Market
The huge tuna they trade at the market.hear him snoring down the hall! Needless to say- the morning came early when we woke up to head off to Tokyo Disneyland.
We spent our last day in Tokyo roaming around there and seeing what Tokyo Disney had to offer. It was pretty freaking cool, but somehow lacked the "magic" that Disney in the US has.
I did manage to take a picture with Peter Pan- something I have been trying to do for at least the past 10 years.
After a long day there we were ready to wake up early this morning and head off to Beijing. I will keep you posted on how that goes.
Overall, I would give Tokyo a 7/10. I loved Tokyo at night, the people were super friendly, and the city is super clean. I think the cost of the city shocked us and this contributed to strictly keeping to our budget- which meant no fun nights out. Stay tuned... beers are only $2 in China so I think the nights out will change!
Accommodation: K's house Tokyo- about $28USD/bed/night.
It was super small, but super clean. Good common space and great location in Asakusa close to subway lines!
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WOW friend so crazy to see you under that gnarly subway sign. i hope you dont starve to death, hang in there!! say hi to jeffe... =D