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Japan Tour 2016 | Day 3

 

We began our day with a tour of Shinjuku. Shinjuku is a historical and cultural development from what was once Shogun’s feudal city to a bustling, modern district of Tokyo. Shinjuku is home to the busiest railway station in the world and is the government center of Tokyo. It is in Shinjuku that you will find many of Tokyo’s tallest buildings and exciting points of interest, such as the bright and energetic Kabukicho and shopping in Koreatown.

The Shibuya district found its home initially as the site of a castle in which the Shibuya family resided from the 11th century up through the Edo period. It has since advanced into a world center of youth culture, commercialism, entertainment and trend-setting, cutting-edge fashion. This is the location of the famous scramble crossing, a 5-way intersection that stops all vehicles in order to allow pedestrians to overwhelm the entire intersection at the same time. Because of the heavy traffic and large amounts of onscreen, bright advertising signs, Shibuya Crossing has been compared to Times Square in New York City. The scramble crossing has been shown in many films, including Lost in Translation.

As we stood all huddled together in the center of the famous scramble, John Morton to our delight planted a Column of Light.

Off to window shopping in the famous Ginza district in Tokyo known for its upmarket shopping and high concentration of internationally renowned department stores. It is in Ginza that you’ll find enough luxury goods to satisfy any expensive taste, among a sparkling atmosphere and a ritzy itinerary. For five hours every day, the main shopping street is closed to traffic and caters to pedestrians, ensuring a peaceful and enjoyable afternoon of stress-free shopping. The district ebbs seamlessly from a shopping hotspot to an iridescent nightlife as nighttime advances, quickly becoming one of the best places to admire the neon lights Tokyo is so famed for. The nightlife scene is renowned for being mature, tasteful, and relatively peaceful.

After our morning adventure lunch was next with another beautiful Blessing by John Morton at the Argo Restaurant.

Day 3 | Touring Photos by David Sand


 

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