So late that evening of the day spent at Chuzenji lake and around, we made our way to Tokyo, arriving in time to see Senso Temple in Asakusa lit up at night. We then took a train back to our Hotel- a 40 minute trip, that took us just 3 minutes the next morning on the express, using a different company! Tokyo's transport system is INCREADIBLY good! The next five days we spent exploring Tokyo. Sensoji for a service, Shinjuku (shopping area, full of lights and excitement), Ueno (market), Tsukiji Fish Markets (woke up at 4:30 to get to the tuna auctions by 5:15. I was surprised by how crazily fast the men all drive around on their little fork-lift cars, not caring at all if we were in the way... Great to see such a
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