Tokyo Day 1

This week I had off of work for Obon (summer vacation). I was in Tokyo almost everyday for it to see some of the sights and sounds! I wanted to organize these posts by days because I did a lot of sightseeing each day. Day 1 started with a my first train ride into Shinjuku Station. It was super easy because I can catch an express from my train station and be there in 45 mins. Shinjuku was actually not as packed as I thought it would be! It was HUGE but well laid out so I didn't feel claustrophobic. From there, I met some friends and we were off! We started the day b visiting Senso-ji temple. This is one of Tokyo's oldest and biggest temples.

The temple gate

The actual temple

The inside of the temple

Next, we headed for Ueno park. I had heard some good things about it and wanted to see what it was like. It ended up being pretty but smaller then what I had imagined.

Cherry blossom lane

We found another temple!

Water Lilly garden

After Ueno park, we headed back to Shinjuku. We ate a good meal at a bar and then did some karaoke! All in all, it was a very fun day!