Our Wednesday continued from Akihabara to Asakusa where a famous Senso-Ji temple is.
Not sure what that is, but I call it a big parsnip.
Tokyo Skytree that opened yesterday.
Look at us, we are in Asakusa.
Senso-Ji temple grounds.
Main Gate or Hondo gate to the temple area.
Here we are again.
Big Japanese lantern at the Hondo gate.
Tons of tourists with lots of stores and food stands on both sides of the walkway.
Hozomon Gate.
Me by the Hozomo Gate.
by the Hozomon Gate.
Five-tiered Pagoda.
Humongous sandal.
Explanation about the big sandal.
Kaminarimon Gate at the back of the temple grounds.
Prayer urn
People waiting for their turn at the Kaminarimon gate.
Beautiful and interesting Kaminarimon Gate.
Us at the Kaminarimon Gate.
Rod at the temple grounds.
Us by the five-tiered pagoda.
Skytree
Prayer urn
Old and new.
Live fish in a tank outside a restaurant.
Fake food business is huge in Japan. All restaurants had these in their windows.
Back in the train. Rod is squeezed between the local travelers.
We headed back to our hotel to grab our luggage and then took the train back to the Shinjuku station where we met Ken and Sarah who had just arrived from the U.S for the retreat. Akihiro met them at the airport and lead them to the Shinjuku station where we took a long distance train to Kobuchisawa station. The trip was about 2 hours long and took us to Yatsugatake mountain, northwest from Tokyo.
Our luggage at the Shinjuku station, just waiting to catch our next train to Kobuchisawa.
The train stations are always packed with people.
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