Arrivals - Tokyo
Orientation & sightseeing in Tokyo
Monday 06 April 2015
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Landing into Haneda airport through a blanket of thick fog, I met up with Stu & Tamsyn who'd travelled out a few days earlier.
After picking up my Japan Rail Pass we headed into Tokyo on the monorail, in search of K's guest house.
After picking up my Japan Rail Pass we headed into Tokyo on the monorail, in search of K's guest house.
K's was not easy to find. After searching a few side streets we were pointed in the right direction by a friendly local, who clearly knew the look of a lost westerner when he saw one.
K's guesthouses are a definite notch above an average UK hostel. They're smart, well organised and very clean ad tidy - all things the Japanese take seriously. Wearing your shoes into reception or anywhere indoors is considered rude and a strict no no!
K's guesthouses are a definite notch above an average UK hostel. They're smart, well organised and very clean ad tidy - all things the Japanese take seriously. Wearing your shoes into reception or anywhere indoors is considered rude and a strict no no!
After checking in we headed out for some sight-seeing. Walking north, we ended up at Sensō-ji, a fine Japanese temple and well worth a look.
As evening neared our thoughts turned to food. Vegetarians are a group not traditionally well catered for in Japanese cuisine, so finding somewhere that suited all tastes could have been tricky. Fortunately we're all curry monsters and found an Indian restaurant where we got stuck in to Jalfrezi and beer.
As evening neared our thoughts turned to food. Vegetarians are a group not traditionally well catered for in Japanese cuisine, so finding somewhere that suited all tastes could have been tricky. Fortunately we're all curry monsters and found an Indian restaurant where we got stuck in to Jalfrezi and beer.
