Konnichiwa

We arrived in Tokyo on Saturday morning luckily at the end of the torrential down poor (didn't make for a great landing). It took a bit for us to find the hotel because I forgot to print the directions and it is surprisingly hard to find internet in Tokyo (everyone uses their phones). We had a bit of a nap and then headed out to Shinjuku for dinner. We have certainly gone from being able to buy ten items for a dollar to strictly window shopping. The huge department stores are full of designer brands and boutiques. Yesterday we headed to Harajuku, Meiji Temple, Shibuya, and Roppongi. Harajuku was insane with crazy costume stores and clothing shops. The temple was beautiful and we were able to see a traditional wedding procession. Shibuya was another mass of people and more high end shopping. Roppongi Hills is a huge complex that includes high end housing, shopping, restaurants and galleries.

Today we got up early and hit the infamous fish market. It was amazing to see aisles and aisles of fresh (some still squirming) fish being sold off. Of course we went for sushi next (it was 9am). From the market we walked up to Ginza to hit the Hello Kitty stores:) From there we walked to the Imperial Palace only to find out that it is closed on Mondays. The grounds are beautiful and we are thinking of heading back on Wednesday. Our last stop was Akihabara which is considered the "number one electric town". It is hilarious, guys stand outside of their shops screaming into a megaphone about their products and there is usually some guy next door screaming even louder.

Tomorrow we are hopping on the train to Yokohama to see the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise.

Hope everyone is doing well!

Love M

P.S. The map above is the Tokyo rail map that we have been using:)