Japan-1 (Tokyo)

Today, I'll talk about my visit to the city of Tokyo. I arrived at Narita Airport on the 22nd of February, and stayed in a hostel in Narita, a small city in the Tokyo region, that night.

On the 23rd, I went to Tokyo proper. Tokyo is a very big and nice city, a mix of both modern and traditional Japan.
One of the places I visited was the Asakusa region, from where you can see the Tokyo Skytree, one of the world's biggest buildings. In Asakusa I had a guided tour around the place, where I got to see interesting stuff such as the market and Sensoji temple.

The market

Tokyo Skytree

Pagoda at the temple

Some of the most famous districts for nightlife are Roppongi, Shibuya and Shinjuku. I visited Roppongi with my roommates, after we had visited the Tokyo Tower, as the two areas weren't very far from each other. In Shibuya I saw the famous crossroad, where people and vehicles alternate. And in Shinjuku I got to enjoy a nice view of the city for free, from the Metropolitan Building.

The Tokyo Tower

Roppongi

View from the Metropolitan Building

The Shibuya crossroad

Another interesting district is Akihabara, famous for its electronic products (with shops selling stuff ranging from lightbulbs to vintage video games), but most recently as a place for the manga and anime enthusiasts (selling cosplay costumes, figurines, comic books, movies, cards, etc...).

Super Mario statue at a vintage video game store

Attack on Titan cosplay

Two other nice places I visited where the Edo Museum (which tells the history of Tokyo from the Edo Period until present time) and the fish market (where I had some very nice sushi).

Japanese boat at the Edo Museum

The sushi (it's probably not all sushi, but I never got the hang of those names) I ate ath the fish market