Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Japan July 2013 - Day 9 (Tokyo)
Toning down the intensity (well, most people would have had the opinion that so far, my trip was not intensive at all), I decided to scrap the Hakone plan. Had originally wanted to being my mum over to Hakone and let her see the 'smelly' mountain (sulphur fumes), the hot springs and egss, but my mum's feet aren't very good and are hurting her too much so I decided to scrap that idea.
So in the morning, we went to Sensoji (it's pretty much right next to our hostel) instead. It's really convenient, crowded and most of all, the big red lantern at the Kaminarimon is probably seen worldwide.
After Sensoji, we wentover to Meiji Jinggu. From Asakusa to Meiji Jinggu, it's actually quite convenient. Take the Ginza line all the way to the end and you will reach Shibuya. Transfer to the Fukutoshin line and the Meiji Jinggu Mae station is just one station away. Along the way while transferring in Shibuya, you will pretty much pass by the loyal (or.. well...) dog Hachiko. The train ride costs 230 yen one way.
Meiji Jinggu is a pretty nice place to visit as it has a large park of huge trees and it gives one a very nice and peaceful feeling while walking around the grounds. It also right nextto Harajuku so you can skip over to Harajuku and shop after you are done walking around in Meiji Jinggu.
Walking around in Harajuku with my mum is kinda odd, since Harajuku is like for the younger crowd. However, I think it's great to be able to show my mum what people of all generations do. Plus, it wasn't as if some pedobear was hiding round a corner somewhere waiting to whack the loli on some unsuspecting schoolgirls passing by, so it's safe.
We actually walked around Harajuku a bit in a bid to look for a McDonald's that doesn't require my mum to climb to the second floor.. but no such luck. My mum wanted hot ceylon tea so the one sure place to get that is at a fast food restaurant like Mac's, KFC and BK. In the end we went back to the Mac's that we had originally seen at the beginning of our Harajuku exploration.
After that we went back to Asakusa, got dinner and settled ourselves back in the hostel. Think my mum's feet are happy that she's going home tomorrow lol. Hope it gets better in Singapore.
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So in the morning, we went to Sensoji (it's pretty much right next to our hostel) instead. It's really convenient, crowded and most of all, the big red lantern at the Kaminarimon is probably seen worldwide.
Meiji Jinggu is a pretty nice place to visit as it has a large park of huge trees and it gives one a very nice and peaceful feeling while walking around the grounds. It also right nextto Harajuku so you can skip over to Harajuku and shop after you are done walking around in Meiji Jinggu.
Walking around in Harajuku with my mum is kinda odd, since Harajuku is like for the younger crowd. However, I think it's great to be able to show my mum what people of all generations do. Plus, it wasn't as if some pedobear was hiding round a corner somewhere waiting to whack the loli on some unsuspecting schoolgirls passing by, so it's safe.
We actually walked around Harajuku a bit in a bid to look for a McDonald's that doesn't require my mum to climb to the second floor.. but no such luck. My mum wanted hot ceylon tea so the one sure place to get that is at a fast food restaurant like Mac's, KFC and BK. In the end we went back to the Mac's that we had originally seen at the beginning of our Harajuku exploration.
After that we went back to Asakusa, got dinner and settled ourselves back in the hostel. Think my mum's feet are happy that she's going home tomorrow lol. Hope it gets better in Singapore.
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