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Today started off with a trip to Sens\u014d-Ji: Tokyo’s oldest temple<\/a>. The area surrounding the temple was extremely touristy and very busy. Pretty sure I saw more white people during the shopping I did in this area than I have since we left the United States. Neat chance to buy some authentic Japanese souvenirs though.<\/p>\n

For lunch, we started off at an authentic Japanese sushi bar named “Sushi Go-round” which is the most apropos name for the style restaurant it was… The bar you sat down at had a conveyor belt where plates upon plates of sushi continually circled the entire bar. When you saw one you wanted, you just took it off and ate. BUT, after a few of these plates weren’t curing the hunger, we decided to be equal opportunists and give McDonald’s a chance. Don’t judge, it was delicious!<\/p>\n

After Sens\u014d-Ji, we headed towards the Tokyo Skytree<\/a>. The Skytree is the world’s tallest tower (tower meaning used only for broadcasting and observation purposes, not business) and the second tallest structure in the world (behind the Burj Khalifa<\/em> in Dubai which is a multi-purpose office building). The wait for the Skytree was almost as lengthy as the Skytree is tall. Completely worth it. The first level you visit is 350 meters up called the Tembo Deck. For an additional \u00a51000, you can venture up another 100 meters to the Tembo Galleria, “the world’s highest skywalk” claims the website. Breathtaking views and I posted multiple photos from up there on the photo steam. Have a look. https:\/\/www.icloud.com\/photostream\/#A1G6XBubJGuEP8<\/a><\/p>\n

Now on to Ginza: the high-end shopping mecca of Tokyo. It was high end for sure. After a quick stop at Wako<\/a>, it was time to check out a true luxury brand here in Japan… Abercrombie & Fitch. haha Apparently the Japanese LOVE A&F and do not mind paying what seemed to be three times the prices we pay for it in the States. Crazy! Also visited my first Uniqlo<\/a>, which is a Japanese version of H&M (which I also spent some time in). Last stop before dinner was at the Apple Store Ginza, just for enough time to take a quick panorama and send a few SnapChats on the wifi.<\/p>\n

We grabbed dinner at Yoshinoya (same place as lunch yesterday and I think I realized the thing I was eating that I was unaware of was actually beef.. uh-oh) and then headed back towards Shibuya. I took an \u00fcber cool recording of Shibuya crossing at night. We went to H&M and did a little browsing then decided to head back to the room before we spent any more money.<\/p>\n

Spent a little more time planning the last half of the trip and how many days we plan to stay in Kyoto. Found a pretty cool hotel and cancelled our reservation for the last 4 days here in Tokyo.<\/p>\n

Greatly enjoyed my third day in Tokyo. The people and city are starting to grow on me!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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