Tokyo 2023

Tokyo Sumida for 9 days to say hello to new friends and old friends missed over the past many years. 

"That was super fun"

"Awww .... I want to back to Japan" says Zoe on the drive home, "because I miss Kumi and Ryoga".

Trip Itinerary:

Saturday - Haneda to Kinshi via Shinagawa. First lap of Oyokogawa-shinsui park, shopping and recovery day. 

Sunday - Run around Kinshi park, play in the clean sand at Mizumachi and sports lattest. Fancy dinner out and sky tree run home. 

Monday - Tokyo dome Asabono and Lucy-lost food court, following someone with poor direction,  to Jimbocho and walk home via Akihabara and Kuramae. Home made Japanese curry.  

Tuesday - More runs around Kinshi park, working from home lunch and shopping and Olinas. Home made beef udon bowls. 

Wednesday - Another run around Kinshi Park, Head to Asakusa Senso-ji shrine and temple. Sushi-ro near Asahi Golden Poop and another lap of Oyokogawa-shinsui park. 

Thursday - Ueno Zoo then Yurakucho passport control and dancing golden people and take-out okonomiyaki. 

Friday - Shinkansen to the Railway Museum in Omiya (some people only just made it on), trip home to Tokyo station to dinner with eventful dinner followed by follow up sushi-shinkansen at Kinshicho. 

Saturday - Sumida Aquarium at skytree and another lap of Oyokogawa-shinsui park including the ship. Take away Curry for dinner. Shopping in lieu of Giants baseball. 

Sunday - Another run around Kinshi and Onshi Park. Dress ups, Bus to Gas and Energy museum, Team labs, Hanging out with Kumi and Ryoga and katsu/banana in LaLaport Toyosu and triple train home. 

Monday - Asakusa shopping kitchen street, final Sushi-ro, before departing Sumida for the airport. 

Trip Counter:

Trains: 19 (including shinkansen but excluding mini-trains)

Bus: 4

Plane: 2

Parks: 13

Sushi Train: 3

Days: 9

Steps: 20,300 (avg per day)

19 hours 30 minutes Home-Tokyo Hotel

15 hours 45 minutes Kumis Place - Home

Heat map of our travels. 90% Sumida with a short bullet train to the train museum. First trip with zero trips to Daiba and the snow. Next time - spend some nights at Fuji. 

Hello!

Most of the trip was in the shadows of Sky Tree.

Buk buk buk

Kids paradise, Tokyo Dome

Shinkansen Hiyabusa

Shinkansen Sushi Please

"It's got a table!"

Busy Trains

Park 7/13

Eating in public -- not allowed. Tiny children -- get presents.

Few days of rain, but still warm with a couple days of 30c. 

Getting supplies

"That was super fun." "Water, trampoline and they made us take off our socks and then they gave us towels"

Banana for scale

Pushed Hard. And they flopped but bounced back up again. 

Thanks Kumi et al, See you soon.