Konnichiwa Tomodachi!!
Today, I felt particularly proud of myself. I had my 1st day trip totally on my own. After a crash course from MP I took on Tokyo Ginza line to Asakusa.
I did have a few LOST IN TRANSLATION(the movie) moments but overall the experience was rewarding. Some of you may wonder why the big deal..it's only the subway.. well check out the subway map in the pictures of the day and you will understand what I mean. Secondly in Tokyo..there is no such thing as an address ... Only districts and neibourghhoods are identified. People give directions by providing these 2 and a visual reference point. -Interesting fact for a city with so much sophistication the bottom line is that it works very well. I also want to point out that Tokyo's Subway system is a work of art and once you figure out the main lines it gets very easy.
I arrived at ASAKUSA early afternoon. ASAKUSA is one of the oldest cities within Tokyo. The areas is famous for it's street stalls,bargain shops & shrine. The main historical sight here is the Sensoji Temple the most ancient buddhist temple of Tokyo . Huge smoke winds can be found in front of the temple, this stems from a huge incense cauldron around which you can stand wafting the smoke and it's scent to your body and your head to ensure good health... Well let's just say that it will take me months to get the smell of incense out of the clothes that I was wearing:)
Pictures of the day at:(Cut & Paste in browser)
http://www.betterphoto.com/gallery/gallery.asp?memberID=137637&pageID=2&rows=30&style=
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