Sunday we embarked on our first base led trip in Japan!
Chartered bus direct from base to our destinations, all entrance fees handled!
We were off to Asakusa in Tokyo--home to Sensoji Temple (oldest in Tokyo)
Abby is 100% joining the drama club! She is FULL of it!!!
The huge hanging lantern outside the temple
Cute "Happy Lucky Cat" statue! It magnifies through its eyes and tummy from the opposite side
My posers
This building intentionally looks like a tall glass of beer!!
Its the Japanese beer company--Asahi
The building to its right replicates a torch
And the tall skinny one to its left is the Tokyo Sky Tree--destination on our list!!
Rickshaw transports! These drivers have the most amazing legs!!
And they wear boy shorts/underwear as their uniform.....
Sensoji Temple entrance
Our guide explained that the you wave the incense on parts of your body you wish to heal....the kids got in on it
The Tori gate (above) represents the entrance to a shrine
While these red archways (below) represent the entrance to a temple
Before praying at the shrine you cleanse your body
They take a cup of water to cleanse each hand then drink a bit and spit it out to cleanse their mouth.
Protectors of the temple gods
The streets of Asakusa were amazing and required MUCH more of our time than we had available on this trip. The kids loved these toy shops with trinkets GALORE!
Endless blocks of foods to eat and trinkets to buy!
After enjoying a wonderful lunch at a Ramen bar (high praises from the kids!!), we met our group at the cruise building for the next part of our tour--a 40 min riverboat ride down the Sumida river. The timed tickets get you on a boat, but there are MANY styles! Your boat is whatever shows up next. These were some of the ones we saw before and during our cruise.
View from the back of the boat in motion as we left Asakusa
The kids and I sat below in the dining area to relax!
They got pretty giggly, as usual. Cracking themselves up!
The end to their goofiness!
The end of our trip was a 2 hour visit to the Kanigawa Aquarium
I didn't take many photos, but the kids had a good time!
Walking into the aquarium I couldn't pass up a photo op with these two girls dressed up as.......who knows......
The shark tank. Two HUGE sharks swimming in circles in a small tank.
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