Tag: <span>cherry blossom season</span>

Date: 26th March 2015

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 Japanese toilet buttons — Toshiba toilets, who would have thought 🙂 It was nice to sit on these on a chilly morning — because the toilet seat would warm up!

Khaosan Tokyo hostel kitchen terrace — I went upstairs to the kitchen to have my breakfast

Khaosan Tokyo hostel kitchen utilities — The kitchen isn’t very big but I didn’t find it very crowded either. It has all the essential appliances.

Khaosan Tokyo Laboratory hostel Japan — 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.

Asakusa district Tokyo Japan — First attraction on today’s sightseeing list was Senso-ji temple, so I headed out in that direction

Mos Burger Asakusa outlet Tokyo Japan — Good 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.

Asahi beer building skytree Asakusa Tokyo — Past the bridge over Sumida river is the Asahi Beer Hall (the building with the ‘golden turd’ on top of it)

Senso-ji shrine entrance Tokyo — 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.

Kaminarimon giant lantern Sensoji-japan — This large lantern is called a Kaminarimon

Nakamise dori shop street Tokyo Japan — Leading 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.

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