They couldn't have asked for better weather. During the 10 days of Keith and Rochelle's stay, it was sunny and warm - just perfect for our daily sightseeing travels.They seemed to have adjusted to the time change with no problems. Markus also shared in the excitement of their arrival.
He was showered, or shall I say spoiled with new toys and clothes. Again, the week-and-a-half flew by so quickly, yet our days were filled with nothing short of excitement. There seemed to be no rests in between.
Keiko was especially kind enough to take us on one of our first excursions to a town called Shibamata, which is little over an hour away from home by trains. It had the ambiance of old Tokyo and areas of Kyoto. There we visited the beautiful Taishakuten Daikyo Temple and also strolled through a lovely Japanese Suikeien garden. Along the exterior walls of the Taishaku Hall there are ten wood-carved panels that depict scenes from the Lotus Sutra. These pictures do not do our experience justice. It was such an amazing sight to
see. One highlight of the trip was Keith eating a grasshopper delicacy saturated in some kind of sauce.
Bowl of grasshoppers sauteed in mystery sauce!
Going...
Going...
Gone!
Of all people, I would never have expected Keith to pull off such a Fear Factor-ish stunt! Yikes!
The beautiful Suikeien Garden
Wall art in Asakusa Station
The following day, we took the Sumida River boat cruise then ventured to Asakusa to see the infamous Sensoji Temple and shopped down Nakamise Dori for traditional Japanese souvenirs. (For more info on Asakusa, check out previous posts.)
On Wednesday, Keith, Rochelle and I toured and shopped in Shinjuku. It didn't take them long to realize just how much Tokyo really is a shopper's paradise. We then enjoyed a 360-degree view of Tokyo high atop the Tokyo
Metropolitan Government Building then ended in Ginza at The Sony Building where we checked out the latest and greatest technology and gadgets which included home theatres and PlayStation3.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
Hey, we're on TV!
Keith testing out PlayStation3, due out in November
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