Day 6: Sendai
On day six, my round trip finally began. For the first leg of this little road trip, I picked Sendai in the north,…
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Day 6: Zuihōden
My main reason for coming to Sendai was Zuihōden, the mausoleum complex of Date Masamune and his heirs. I was keen to see…
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Day 5: Tokyo Sky Tree and Gōtoku-ji
With Sendai on the itinerary for the following day, I decided to keep things relaxed for my last day in Tokyo. I went…
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Day 5: Akihabara and Dinner in Asakusa
To round off the day I went to Akihabara and finally to Asakusa for dinner. Akihabara: Hunt for scale model kits I had…
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Day 5: Marunouchi and Tokyo Station
The route from the Sky Tree to Gōtoku-ji in Setagaya took me past Tokyo Station, which was reason enough for a short stop….
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Day 5: Gōtoku-ji – the cat temple
Gōtoku-ji is tucked away in the Setagaya district, a 17th century Edo-period temple that happens to be the spiritual home of the maneki-neko…
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Day 5: Tokyo Sky Tree
I have a weakness for viewing platforms of most kinds — as long as they don’t involve church tower staircases or anything that…
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Day 4: Odaiba
The next day delivered another perfect morning. The evening before I had already consulted Amber on what to do with it. Hiking was…
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Day 3 – Parks, Temples and People
Day three finally delivered on the weather front, so I took that as a sign to swap dead artifacts for living things: parks,…
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Day 3 – Shibuya
After the idyll of Meiji Jingū, stepping into Shibuya felt like someone cranked every dial to eleven. Around the station, there are people…
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