I wish I could say I enjoyed my visit to Tokyo, but with temperatures in the high 30s with ridiculously high humidity, I struggled to be outside.
Our hotel in the Ginza area had 2 robots at the reception. I think they were mostly for show, as we were looked after by friendly people.
The breakfast room was self service.
On our first walk to the centre, which was quite close, I spotted some older, interesting buildings amongst the high rise. I never walked it again…much too hot.
We walked though a beautiful park to the Imperial Palace.
At this point, to get out of the heat, we took the hop on hop off bus. We drove past lots of highrise buildings and I was reluctant to get off the bus anyway. I did do a quick hop to take a photo of Tokyo tower.
There were some lovely green places amongst the high buildings.
In the food hall at Diamaru, the department store, there was an enormous food hall where just about everything was packaged. It all looked delicious, particularly the cakes and sweets.
After another miserably hot walk we found an older area with a lovely park and traditional houses.
There is a street in the Nippori area which is lined with excellent fabric shops. It is a short walk from the Nippori station and easy to find. No photos, sorry, too hot.
It took us a while to work out the metro and trains and navigating the city was not easy. I am not one for guided tours, but I think it might be a good idea in Tokyo.
I know this is a crummy description of Tokyo, which I am sure has delights that I did not find. I will check the temperature before I even think of another visit. The best part of our time in Tokyo was the friendly and charming people we met everywhere.