Japan - Day 10 - Asakusa

Fri, 30 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Today we headed to Asakusa, a borough of Tokyo. This area has the big temple we went to on another day. First thing we did was go to a sushi making class. Nico had so much fun and Matthew made so many nigiri! We learned about how to make the special sushi rice and how to roll sushi rolls. After our sushi making class Nana and Lee rented kimonos and we had a little photo shoot in the temple area. I think both Lee and Nana really enjoyed the experience. They said there were so many layers and it took over 30 minutes to put on even with someone helping them! Once the ladies were dressed up and got their photos taken we spend the afternoon meandering the area. While we were in the temple area Nico discovered a fish catching game and played it and even caught a fish! After Nana and Lee returned their kimonos we headed back to the hotel for a quick nap before dinner. We had dinner at a fancy Chinese restaurant in our hotel. We are having such a wonderful time here in Japan, we are already talking about coming back!

Japan - Day 6 - Asakusa, Tokyo

Mon, 26 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Today was another fully loaded day! We started off again, with breakfast at our hotel. Lee and Matthew split the traditional Japanese breakfast, Matthew said next time he would pass . . . Then we headed to the Sky Tree Tower, one of the tallest buildings in Tokyo. On our way to the tower we encountered the Pokemon store! Nico’s very good friend Calvin requested we get him some Pokemon merch from Japan, so we stopped. The tower has a viewing deck that we waited a long time to get to. While we were there we had some drinks and snacks while taking in the incredible views. After the tower we headed to the base of the tower where there was a shopping center, and what do you know, it had an animal cafe! So we stopped and Nico was able to feed bunnies and Guinea pigs, and he was also able to hold some mice, a gecko and a snake! The also had a capybara, so Nico was very excited about that. After the animal cafe, Matthew discovered a playground in the same shopping center so Nico and I explored that for a while. Next we took the train to Senso-Ji Temple where we took in the sights and sounds of this awe-inspiring place. Then we got a quick bite to eat in the area before the main event . . . SUMO WRESTLING! We got to dine and watch a real sumo wrestling match. And after the match they asked for volunteers to wrestle the pros. Nico volunteered and I seconded him. They dressed us up in silly inflatable sumo suit and we fought the real wrestlers. Nico won his wrestling match and had such a blast!

Asakusa on The Neumanns

Japan - Day 10 - Asakusa

Japan - Day 6 - Asakusa, Tokyo