Tokyo is huge with an amazing train system however it is too big to navigate on your own in a few days. So we booked an all day Gray Line bus tour which was a great way to see it all with little hassle. The extra things we wanted to see we did on our own which wasn't too hard. Loved the gloved train guards who controlled people flow in the station, whistled at you if you got too close to the line, the orderly line up system for carriages and the female only carriages - so organised and clean. We ended our trip to Japan with a day at Disney - so the challenges of Japanese food were soon forgotten by the kids.
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| Meiji Shinto Shrine - dedicated to Emperor Meiji who modernised Japan and disbanded the Shogun forces. |
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| Shinto Priest at Meiji |
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| Lucky cat! with Hollander and Oren in the fish eyes. |
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| Ninja on the streets |
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| The sky line from the Sumida River Cruise |
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| Asakusa Kannon Temple (Kaminarimon Gate large lantern). There's a great shopping street Nakamise leading to the Buddist temple. |
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| Incense burner (jokoro) is surrounded by people wafting the smoke over them to keep them healthy. |
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| Tokyo locals bringing their new born to the Asakusa Kannon temple. |
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| Ueno market streets found on our own way home - cheap goods and fun parlors. |
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| Disney!! very clean and organised. |
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| Loved Splash, Big Thunder and Space Mountain rides. |
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| Cinderella's glass slipper |
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| Disney at night was fantastic!! |
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| Hello Kitty in Shinjuku - we spent ages trying to find this! |
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| Outside Shibuya station is the Statue of Hachiko. The dog waited for its master at the station every night for 10yrs after his owners death. Since 1934 this statue has become a poplular meeting place. |
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| The busiest intersection opposite Shibuya Station. |
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| Tokyo Tower - looked like Eiffel |
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| Asimo at Honda's Welcome Plaza in Aoyama |
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| Asimo runs 7km/hr, jumps, sings! |
