After last night’s slight detour we got up and checked out of our hotel around midday (another shout out to Shamrock Hotel for saving our skins) and headed straight to our new home for the next 5 nights on Hong Kong Island.
Hong Kong: Day 1
Tokyo: Day 5 > HKG
Today was our last day in Tokyo, a half day, but we thought, ‘Hey, we can probably fit in another shrine’!
Tokyo: Day 4
Day 4 in Tokyo and I think if one word could sum up today, it would have to be rain. Rain has been ever present today, sometimes just a bit of wet in the air, and other times bouncing off the pavement. But at all times: rain.
Tokyo: Day 3
Although we had sped through Shibuya previously, we though if would be nice to walk up the 305 from Shibuya station to the Meiji Shrine. The promenade is fringed with the best representation of all the top high street brands. My favourites were, perhaps unsurprisingly, North Face & Victorinox…
Tokyo: Day 2
Day 2 started by awaking from our 14hour sleep! We must have needed it with the jetlag, exhaustion from travelling and then a full day walking and exploring a new city. So we started slightly later than the day before and we headed out to explore just before midday. It’s lucky we left when we did though as we caught the end of a Japanese Parade for the Fukagawa Hachiman Matsuri: A festival with over 50 teams who parade the streets with (very heavy) Mikoshi shrines while thousands of spectators throw water at them. The energy was excellent and it certainly was a sight to see!