Asakusa

We went to Asakusa with Miki to see the most famous temple in Tokyo, Senso-ji.  At Senso-ji, there is a market street leading right up to the temple and there are many souvenirs to buy.  Off the side of the market street was my favourite store in all of Japan, a cloth wrappings store.  You can use the brightly coloured cloth to wrap gifts, lunch boxes, and even make a bag!  When we went to the temple it was closed, but you can still take a fortune if you pay.  I did not get the best fortune, so I tied it on the "bad fortune" rack and picked another more favourable one.  (Greg, Aiden and I came back and visited Senso-ji 3 times in total over the next couple weeks in Japan.)

We also went on a water bus tour on the Sumida river.  I am not sure where exactly we went, but we saw many interesting buildings along the river.  One of the most famous buildings is called the "flaming turd" or the "golden turd". It is the Asahi beer company building.  It is suppose to be a modern interpretation on a beer cup with golden foam coming off the top.  Here is a link for more info.   When we returned from the tour there was a ninja there doing a demonstration!  Aiden was lucky to see it!