Japan Day 3: Tokyo - Asakusa

Got off at Asakusa station to have a quick stroll in Asakusa area before heading back home to have dinner with my hosts. You just gotta love the public transport system in Japan. Almost all tourist spots are within a few hundred meters away from a train or subway. 

Series of shops leading to Asakusa

Nice scenic walkway, suggest you take this street versus the really crowded main street. Just take main street on your way back. 

Lots of shops selling different goodies

Minimalist yet beautiful architecture

Old world charm

As you walk down further you will see the hordes of tourists swarming the temples. Albeit, it was still peaceful. 

Such intricacies in design

Japan Day 3: Tokyo - Meiji Shrine

One of the top hits in google for places to visit in Tokyo is the Meiji Jingu. It is an extensive garden with a Shinto shrine in the middle dedicated to the great Emperor Meiji who supposedly helped build Japan into the prosperous nation it is today. 

There weren't much people entering through the Torii gate near Kita-Sendo station. So you can take tons of shots here, but note that the Torii gate is much smaller compared to the one near Harajuku station. From here on you can walk right and pass through a garden, Homotsuden(treasure musuem), and head towards the middle for the actual shrine.