Peter arrives

June 27, 2010

Peter's first full day in Tokyo! Sarah, Peter and I headed off into the concrete jungle to see some old sights to us but new to Peter: Shibuya, Harajuku and the Meiji Temple. They were all equally as good the second time round and I am now a proud owner of banana Tupperware - just what everyone needs! We finished off the night at a different izakaya for dinner complete with my new found favorite, fresh blocks of tofu with ginger and soy sauce. Yum!


One of my favorite prayers I saw hanging. Again I was too cheap to buy my own prayer so sorry if anyone I know falls terribly ill.


Prayer wall as Meiji Temple: in this photo the plaques are written in Japanese, Chinese, German, Spanish, English and Korean.


Sarah and Peter rocking out in the fierce taiko drumming arcade game.


The 3 amigos in front of Hachiko statute. This little dog, Hachiko, use to meet his master at the Shibuya station everyday after work and as the story goes, Hachiko still continued to show up at the train station everyday at the same time even after his owner died.



June 26, 2010

Sarah I spent the morning catching up on our To Do Lists (I now have 3 hostels booked) before rewarding ourselves with a trip to the beer museum. By the time we got done drinking it was time to meet Peter at the train station and then rush over to the vegan restaurant The Loving Hut to meet more friends. The night only got better when it ended in karaoke! Nothing like making a fool of yourself in front of loves ones!


Tommy, Christina, Chris, Sarah, me, Peter and Blair belting out tunes in the karaoke bar. Too much fun, especially when singing Lady Gaga.


Peter and I outside the 10 story karaoke bar. Filled with hundreds of karaoke rooms and yet people still had to wait to get in!


Inside the beer museum - who knew beer didn't get widely popular in Japan until the 60's?


Sarah and I at the Yebisu Beer Museum.