So today we got going pretty late. We had the buffet breakfast in the hotel but then couldn't rose ourselves out of bed until the afternoon. Kerry, who had forgotten one of his key meds, wasn't doing too well, and my back, legs, and feet were all hurting. So we took the morning to just rest up, basically. I guess we're both getting old.
When we did get going, though, we had a good time. First we walked over to the Government Observatory, which was very near the hotel in Shinjuku. We went up to the 45th floor (the female elevator operators bowed to us deeply until the elevator departed each time), and then saw some great views of the entire city. There was also a toy store there. Kerry bought a toy out of a vending machines; vending machines are ubiquitous here, and they usually carry little toys or trinkets. He plans to give the toy he "won" to his friend Rachelle. We also saw a lot of souvenirs there for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics; this is already being heavily promoted.
From the observatory:
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| View from the 45th floor. |
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| Another view. |
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| Celebrating the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. |
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| Outside the observatory. |
After the observatory, we walked around Shinjuku a bit. We saw a Wendy's there, so we had to try out their chicken nuggets. We noticed that a "serving" of nuggets there is only 4 nuggets, unlike 6, 9, 12 or more in the USA. Also, we had another opportunity to use one of the magical toilets of Tokyo: the toilets here have bidets, air fresheners, and even play music. At the sushi place we went to later, when I opened the door to the men's room, the toilet lid opened automatically.
Once we departed Wendy's, we went to a Japanese bookstore. They actually had a lot of English titles, and plenty of manga, so it was fun to peruse, and we even bought some selections. Soon after, we went to Kizuno Sushi, where we split shrimp tempura. Kerry ordered a crab cream gratin as well, and I ordered a salmon and avocado sushi roll as well as a deluxe platter of sashimi. I must say that the sashimi, in particular, was MAGNIFICENT. Seven different kinds of sashimi, and I think I had 3-5 of each kind: tuna, octopus, shrimp, and a few others. Very tasty!
Other random pics:
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| Shinjuku at night. |
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| Yuri (lesbian) manga. |
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Deluxe sashimi platter!
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Even though we didn't do a lot today, it was fun to go around Shinjuku!
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