Category: Tokyo
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Temples and Towers
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Our hotel, next to Shontimicho station was in the Tsukiji district of Tokyo. It’s just a short walk from Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple. It’s a prominent Buddhist temple belonging to the Jodo Shinshu sect. Its full name is “Nishi Hongan-ji,” with “Nishi” meaning “west” to differentiate it from the “Higashi Hongan-ji”…
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TeamLab Planet
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TeamLab Planet is an experience in Koto city, Japan, just a few stops on the metro from our hotel at Shintomicho. You wander through a series of art installations using light and mirrors and smoke to create illusions and effects, ending in what can best be described as an orchid…
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Day 3 – Hitting the heights
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Time to get a bird’s eye view of the city – so we set off nice and early to beat the queues to get to the top of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, where the city’s government is based. It’s big. Very big. 48 stories big, in fact. Apparently it…
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Tokyo Day 2 – Parks and Palaces
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The Imperial Palace in Tokyo is home to the royal family, and surrounded by beautiful parkland. To get in to see the palace on the days it’s open, you have to arrive well before 9.30 (when the tour starts). Once the allowed number of people have turned up – that’s…
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Tokyo – First impressions
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We flew Virgin Australia in to Tokyo from Brisbane, changing at Cairns. We’d splashed out on a PremiumX seat – lots more leg room, priority boarding – all felt very luxurious, though you get the usual Virgin additions (ie., bring your own food and drink, blankets, etc). We sat directly…