Ueno Park, Shinjuku, Nikko

I think I mentioned it's Golden Week in Japan so Thursday and Friday are public holidays. We went with Amy and Meeghan to Ueno Park. Checked out some temples and shrines in the park and checked out the Panda Ling Ling at the zoo. It was a gorgeous day to walk around. The zoo was pretty good actually although kinda sad the panda is in this small cage. :(




On Friday, Amy, Kenn and I walked around Shinjuku and took in the view of the city for free from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Offices towers:



Saturday we (Kenn, Amy, Rupa, and friend of friend also visiting Tokyo, Casey) went on a day trip to Nikko. Another gorgeous day out and a great trip. It's 2 hours away from the city but I thought it was worth it. The shrines and temples there were amazing, really ornate and detailed. We took plenty of pics so will post those soon.

The time off this week was well spent sightseeing in and around Tokyo. We even found a great new Chinese restaurant really close by that was pretty authentic. And Kenn tried out another dj gig at a local bar but the place wasn't his style.