We’re staying at the Mitsui Garden Hotel in Ginza and they have decorated for the season. The weather has been mixed with both sunny and rainy/cloudy days but it’s been warmer than we expected with daytime temperatures in the lower 70’s and 80’s so it hardly feels like fall.
Tuesday was a pleasant sunny day and we took the Metro to the Asakusa Stop to see the Sensoji Temple. It’s the oldest temple in Tokyo said to have been built in 628. Even with the crowds, it’s a nice complex to walk around.
The Tokyo Skytree is one of two towers visible in the city. The guidebook says that it’s the tallest broadcasting tower in the world.
Also visible around town is the Tokyo Tower. Shown on the left side of the photo below. With lights that change colors nightly, it looks a bit like the Eiffel Tower.
On Wednesday, our last full day in Tokyo, we walked to teamLab Borderless, a digital art museum. It’s described as “a world of artworks without borders, a museum without a map.” Artworks move in and out of rooms and at times intermingle without boundaries. We spent nearly two hours exploring the various “trippy” spaces.
Images and colors change constantly – it’s a unique experience and very popular. We bought tickets 3 months in advance.
Coffee packets are provided in our hotel room but it took a couple of days to discover how they were intended to work. Larry determined that the “wings” fit over the edge of the cup and hot water is poured through the “filter”. It actually makes a decent cup of coffee.
Tokyo has been quite a fun adventure for us. We’ve spent our days here discovering neighborhoods, searching for delicious food, and learning about Japanese culture. Tomorrow we’ll take a train to the airport in Narita, about one hour from here. From Narita, it will be a four flight to Taipei on Scoot Airlines.
We took another stroll to see the lovely shop windows – each one is carefully curated.
