Edmonton to Vancouver on Air Canada, then departing Vancouver on ANA (All Nippon Airlines) which is a very good airline, leg room, food, service, etc. we lost a night of sleep in the 9.5 hour flight arriving 6:30pm. Arriving in Haneda airport (a smaller international than Narita) we began to feel the warm, humid air of summer in Tokyo - +30C and 100% humidity.
We made our way on Keikyu rail line to Shinagawa where I had booked a Toyoko Inn. Small compact rooms, but all one needs for a reasonable, air conditioned room with breakfast!
A JR rail pass is a very good deal when using the JR rail system in Japan, even to get around parts of Tokyo and especially between the bigger cities north to south (much cheaper than flying and more fun!)
We took trains to Harajuku station and walked to the Meiji Shrine in Yoyogi park in west central Tokyo. Several Torii gates in the huge forest lead you to the main Shinto Buddhist Shrine.
Then headed to Shibuya and the scramble crossing, where the busiest intersection in the world is. Not so busy when we were there!
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| Sensoji Temple, Asakusa, Tokyo |
One JR rail (Yamanote) and the Ginza subway line takes you to Asakusa (pron Asaksa) and the Sensoji Temple. This area also hosts lots of shopping, the Sky Tree tower and Asahi Brewery.
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| Thunder Gate, Sensoji |
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| Sky Tree tower and Asahi Brewery |
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