Japan Visit 2010

Neil forgot to post about what we did on Friday so I'll fill you in!

First off we headed to Tokyo station to get our Japanese Rail passes. After a bit of difficulty finding the exchange booth - the map didn't help much, we got it done and have booked ourselves on all the bullet trains we need to take - apparantly it's getting quite busy.

We then hopped on the metro - our first experience of this - one stop along to Ginza for a visit to the Sony building. It's basically a showcase for all their latest products but the best bit was the demo of 3D TV - even a non gadget geek like me realised it was pretty amazing!

We had a wander round Ginza which, according to the guide book, is Tokyo's equivalent to New York's 5th Avenue.

It was then time for lunch and I persuaded Neil to be brave and we went to a wee restaurant beside Ginza station - glad we did as the food was great. Again we seem to be the only Westeners frequenting these places!

We then decided to walk to the Sporting Goods Area but it was a bit of a disappointment to be honest. I found a Mizuno shop and even there they don't stock my trainers!! Plus by this time we were pretty exhausted.

Another trip on the metro brought us back Ginza and we jumped on the JR line back to the hotel.

Dinner was another disaster and yup, you guessed it Neil picked the restaurant! He fancied a pizza so we found a place called Pronto. When the pizza arrived it was the smallest one I'd ever seen!! I had ordered a pasta dish which was a reasonable size.

To cheer Neil up we got some crisps, chocolate and cans of Asahi and headed back to the hotel!