Inspired by a Lonley Planet walking tour, we headed for Asakusa. 
We stopped at a sweet shop and we don’t know exactly what we chose, but they were delicious. 
The guidebook walking tour instructions mentioned heading down an alley. 
The alley was difficult to find.
We ended up walking through several cemeteries. 
Which were serene
After a long hike, we stumbled on a familiar family restaurant for lunch, Denny’s.
Missing from the menu were the Philly Cheesesteak sandwiches and greasy spoon faire we are used to. Instead, there were lunch sets with soup and salad.
The kid’s menu was Pokemon themed
We spent one afternoon at the Ueno zoo.
The zoo felt a bit old fashioned. I’ve never seen elephants so close before, but their enclosure was surrounded by electric fence and felt a bit sad.
Jackass penguins were entertaining
A Thai pavillion
These monkeys were very cute.
The star of the zoo are the Panda bears. There were lineups to see them.
5 storied pagoda in Ueno park.
This police kiosk looks like it came from outer space.
Ueno Park is huge and includes several museums and brutalist architecture.
Hello Kitty traffic cones
Very busy streets. You can see the shops extend from the street up to the 7th and 8th floors.
This is one of the large malls near Shinjuku station.
A different multi-level shopping mall.
Hello Kitty.
The municipal building is free to take the elevator to the lookout on the 43rd floor.
Our new favourite store, Uniqlo.
The ominous Municipal building at night.
Mount Fuji in the distance at dusk.
Fast and comfortable, these trains are better than travelling by plane. 
Look at all the legroom. You can get up and walk around whoever you like. There are washrooms in every car and a clerk pushes a cart selling snacks after each stop.
