Shinjuku and Ueno
After being forced out of bed by Jo this afternoon with a huge hangover, we went on a trek around Tokyo. Firstly, we went to Ueno which is apparently where you go to see the older parts of Tokyo. We found a really nice shrine tucked away in a back alleyway which is the first one I’ve visited. I took some photos so you can see them here.
After that we travelled to Shinjuku station – the busiest in the world. It wasn’t quite rush hour when we arrived but it was still amazingly packed full of people. There’s loads of different tracks, and a train every 5 minutes on each line and each one is full. We then figured we’d go and have a look a shinjuku and so we walked around aimlessly until we found Shinjuku tower (A skyscraper) and went up to the 30th floor to take some photos. I never realised just how big Tokyo is.
Tonight I’m gonna sort out my weblog and hopefully do some Kanji study so I can read a few more signs.
