After our time at Tokyo Skytree, we decided to head to Odaiba.
Asakusa line > Keihin Tohoku line > Rinkai line = Tokyo Teleport station.
Put our stuff in a locker and went walking to see Gundam (which will be a separate post).
Odaiba has buildings that looked futuristic… such is Fuji TV building.
At night!
After staying in Shibuya, we went to Shinjuku for a couple nights. We didn’t stay around the area much except for some shopping…
But here are some gorgeous night shots of the area!
We were walking to Shinjuku station, when I look down one of the streets and saw something pretty amazing.
I saw Godzilla’s head on top of the building!
I AM A HUGE GODZILLA FAN SINCE I WAS A KID!!! So that became a detour.
So I went to Hotel Gracey and went to the 8th floor (followed the signs)
Heading to the terrace, there was the posters of Godzilla movies!!!
My earlier trips to Japan were so focused on cars, that I didn’t bother with seeing or understand the culture of Japan, besides what my friends had exposed to me. So I am thankful my wife was more mindful about seeing some of these great places!
We were staying in Shinjuku for the next 2 days. After checking in and dropping off our stuff, we went to Shinjuku station trying to figure out how to get to Tokyo Skytree.
Jasmin figured out that the Sobu Rapid line and the change at Kin station.
Then Hamzomon subway line to Oshiage Skytree station.
A short walk and some escalator and elevators we were there!!!
There was a long line for the Skytree. Kirby Cafe, and tons of cool shopping stores!
So we had to do some laundry.. We found a spot and spent a couple hours doing that.
I was amazed at a few things.
I decided to have some snacks while waiting.
The same exit for the Shibuya scramble, tucked next to the road and where people like to sit, is the Hachiko Memorial statue.
The story is pretty amazing/sad.
We left Kyoto in the late afternoon. Jasmin and I again went on the Shinkansen.
After we arrived to Tokyo station, we paused for a bit and had to figure out.
We went to where the Yamanote platform and looked at which stop was for Shibuya station.
After we got to Shibuya station, we went to our hotel.
We got up that morning and packed to leave once we get back from Kyoto. Soon, we headed for the Shinsaibashi station. We were going back to Kyoto to see a few things.
We got to Kyoto station and got on the bus. We were planned to see The Golden Pavilion, Fushimi Inari Taisa and others. After the Golden Pavilion, I think we were kinda worn out.
So instead of hopping on the bus or trains to go to other temples and shrines, we started shopping.
Fushimi Inari is one of those places you have to dedicate hours to if you want to go up the mountain. So we did not go.
When Jasmin and I got to Osaka, we went to our place of stay (not a hotel) and it felt awkward. First off, the sign on the building’s front door says no AirBnB services. Then when we got to our room, it wasn’t super clean (hair was in the bathroom, bed sheets and floor). Almost like they forgot to sweep.
I was content, but Jasmin wasn’t. So she called AirBnB. We mentioned the sign on the front door and they said take a picture. After they received it, they refunded our money and said that the host wasn’t being honest with them. This place was kinda further away from the things we wanted anyway.
Jasmin found a decent priced hotel on short notice (we were staying here for 3 days). Best Western Hotel Fino in Shinsaibashi!!!
Not only that, We were walking distance to Dotonbori!!! This is that really cool food district in Osaka!
Once we checked in and put stuff away, we decided to check out Dotonbori at night and boy was it active!!! Food places galore!
You have to have decent navigation skills and sense of direction because looking down each street… they look all the same.
I only took 2 Hiroden streetcars/trams.
They were back and forth from Hiroshimaeki Station to Hiroshima Memorial Peace park.
