We visited the Tsukiji Fish Market in the very early morning. The maze of vendors, customers, equipment and fish made for an overwhelming experience. We were glad to escape to the shops and restaurants outside the main selling area. Breakfast consisted of some kind of rice dough pastry mixed with broccoli, shrimp and Sarah`s favourite, Octopus.
We then walked up to the Ginza district in order to visit the Sony Building. Unfortunately we arrived a little after 9am and it didn`t open until 11am. We toured around the district and finally were able to walk into a 9 storey mall that had opened at 10am. We were somewhat out of place wearing our backpacks and hiking clothes, while wandering by Louis Vuitton and Gucci stores. The roof offered up the pet store, outside golfing lessons, vending machines and of course a shrine. When we finally got to tour the Sony Building, it was a bit of a let down. There wasn`t that much that stood out, as being out there technologically. But they`re still at least a few years ahead of us on certain gadgets.
Only the East Gardens are open to the public on the Imperial Palace grounds, so we only made a brief stop.
Finally with two hours until closing, we arrived at the National Museum park. Tired and not really wanting to visit anything else, we forced ourselves through a couple of floors at the National Science Museum.
It was definitely a full day of cramming in as much as we could!
We then walked up to the Ginza district in order to visit the Sony Building. Unfortunately we arrived a little after 9am and it didn`t open until 11am. We toured around the district and finally were able to walk into a 9 storey mall that had opened at 10am. We were somewhat out of place wearing our backpacks and hiking clothes, while wandering by Louis Vuitton and Gucci stores. The roof offered up the pet store, outside golfing lessons, vending machines and of course a shrine. When we finally got to tour the Sony Building, it was a bit of a let down. There wasn`t that much that stood out, as being out there technologically. But they`re still at least a few years ahead of us on certain gadgets.
Only the East Gardens are open to the public on the Imperial Palace grounds, so we only made a brief stop.
Finally with two hours until closing, we arrived at the National Museum park. Tired and not really wanting to visit anything else, we forced ourselves through a couple of floors at the National Science Museum.
It was definitely a full day of cramming in as much as we could!
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