After spending days outside Tokyo — mostly Kyoto and Himeji — I was back in Japan’s impressive capital city. I was staying in the Asakusa area, popular for being close to many of Tokyo’s attraction — namely Nakamise Street, Sensoji shrine, Asakusa shrine and Sumida River. It’s why I chose to stay in Asakusa and booked myself at the Khaosan Tokyo Laboratory hostel for a few days.
Toshiba toilets, who would have thought 🙂 It was nice to sit on these on a chilly morning — because the toilet seat would warm up!I went upstairs to the kitchen to have my breakfastThe kitchen isn’t very big but I didn’t find it very crowded either. It has all the essential appliances.I got ready and went downstairs to check out the information the hostel had put up about attractions in Tokyo and how to get to each one.First attraction on today’s sightseeing list was Senso-ji temple, so I headed out in that directionGood thing there was a Mos Burger outlet nearby 🙂
I walked towards the end of the road Senso-ji was situated on just to explore the surroundings. There are quite a few banks around, so I got some US dollars exchanged.
Past the bridge over Sumida river is the Asahi Beer Hall (the building with the ‘golden turd’ on top of it)This is the entrance to Senso-ji Temple, one of the most popular Buddhist shrines in Japan — because it’s the oldest in Tokyo. Therefore, it’s also one of the most popular attractions in the city.This large lantern is called a KaminarimonLeading up to Senso-ji temple is Nakamise Street, choc full of small shops
Nakamise Dori, as its known in Japanese, has seen many shops come and go since it first came up in the 18th century.
