I was so happy when Tamara, Chris and my parents decided to visit me for my very last weekend in Japan! We had an amazing time and it was a great end to my six months here. They arrived Friday night and we ate a delicious nabe dinner, and then Saturday we started our day on a bus tour of Tokyo.
Our tour started at Meiji Shrine. Everyone was impressed by the large main gate and the beauty of the shrine in the middle of such a large city.
Next we went to the Imperial Gardens. The sakura were at their peak for sure! Everyone was so thankful for that!
After the Imperial Gardens we went to Asakusa. It was so busy there we could hardly move around! Everyone was amazed by the large red lanterns and all of the shops.
After lunch we went on a short boat cruise around Tokyo Bay. We were able to see quite a ways, and found some interesting buildings.
Our last stop was in Odaiba for a little bit of shopping.
We had dinner at a popular ramen restaurant in Tokyo station. Mom seemed to enjoy it a lot! Dad really impressed me with his chopstick skills - he had definitely practiced before the trip!
After dinner we went to Ueno park to see the sakura all lit up. And for people watching. There were so many hanami parties going on, and lots of drunk people to laugh at. There was even a roaming Batman who was playing the guitar and leading impromptu singalongs.
There were so many people in the park!
On Saturday we spent the day in Kamakura. The sakura were beautiful there as well.
Tam and Chris couldn't stop taking pictures of the flowers (neither could I!).
Dad got his wish of having a rickshaw ride. He and mom had a 20 minute ride and then met the rest of us at Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu shrine.
This is the avenue of sakura we walked down to reach the shrine. So pretty!
Tam and I made Chris drink/eat this corn soup out of a can in the train station purely for our own amusement. It was actually pretty tasty!
We also visited the Daibustu, and went inside!
At Hase Dera Tam and Chris were excited to have gone to the top of a large hill to see the coastline views.
After our day in Kamakura we spent the night in Yokohama. Tam and Chris went to a conveyor belt sushi restaurant, and Mom and Dad and I ate donburi and soba. After that it was time for Karaoke, which was a super fun time.
The next morning I loaded them all up on the Shinkansen and off they went to Kyoto!
I met back up with them Tuesday night for dinner, and then Wednesday they departed for Hong Kong. It was so fun to show them Japan, and I am so glad they came!!!
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