Toby is all set for his first day of full-blooded tourism.
So is Soph.
A kludged together panorama of the Tokyo district, taken from the gravel outside the Imperial palace. Man, that is a lot of gravel.
A beautiful flower. And behind it, a tourist.
The Imperial palace gardens also feature ponds. And old people (not pictured).
A succinct representation of the contents of these ponds.
Spot the gaijin.
This is outside a major monument and shrine complex north of the palace.
At Budokan we spotted some plum blossom (we think). Here it is. With Sophie in the foreground.
Looking out of the Tokyo Govt. building at sunset.
We're at an izakaya ('pub', roughly) in a fancy area, Akasaka. Forget red-eye, Toby's got red-face.
Day 3; Niten-mon, a famous entrance to Senso-ji in Asakusa, one of the oldest parts of what was called Edo.
At this Buddhist temple, incense is burnt and a crowd of people bathe in the smoke.
That is one huge lantern.
Japanese kids need Sophie's autograph for their English project.
A line of shops leading up to the temple precinct at Senso-ji.
That evening, we finally found Candy Stripper, the noted Harajuku fashion shop. Didn't buy anything though.