Shibuya is one of the most popular districts in Tokyo known for the numerous shops. great restaurants, Hichiko statue and the choatic Shibuya Crossing.
A parade of Japanese bikini-clad dancers, laser lights displays & remote controlled robots are what you will witness at the uniquely famous Robot Restaurant.
Ryogoku is a district in Tokyo that is known to be a sumo hub. Sumo Wrestling is a sport that originated in Japan that's why Mike and I were very eager to visit the place where most of the sumo tournaments are held.
When we got to Tokyo, one of our agendas was to meet my high school friend, Lalaine (we call each other Twin) who is based in Tokyo. ChaMike spent the whole day with Twin walking along the famous districts in Tokyo and our first stop was Asakusa.
After the peaceful, historical & zen tour at Kyoto we went to the fast-paced, modern & spontaneous city of Tokyo. Tokyo is the capital of Japan and said to be the most populous area in the world.
Here are the things we did in Tokyo for the next and last five days of our ChaMike Japan tour.
Gion is a well-known Geisha district in all of Japan. Seeing an authentic Geisha was also on my Japan list so I was very eager to spot one. Did I see any? Find out…
Nara City became a former capital of Japan year 700. It has numerous temples, shrines and ruins which remain as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It is also home to hundreds of roaming deer.
Nijo Castle is one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites which was the residence of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun during the Edo Japanese Period. Shogun means military commander or general of Japan. It is said that Nijo Castle is the best surviving example of Japanese palace architecture.
When we booked our flights for Japan I started to list down the things I wanted to do there and included in the list was to experience staying in a Ryokan. Ryokan is a term for Japanese Inn. So when Mike showed me photos of Ryokan Sanga thru the internet I was utterly excited and immediately booked a room for 3 nights.
