Sumo Day (short version) Quick catch up from Monday...we got back from the fish market, and after a nap, we explored Asakusa some more. We were jonesin' for some japanese noodles, so we found a great place in our neighborhood. After noodles, we walked around Asakusa, including the pedestrian walkway that leads up to Senso-ji, one of the most revered Buddhist temples in Tokyo. The temple itself was closed for the evening, so we planned to see it again during the ...

Tsujiki Fish Market (short version) We got up early and went to the Tsujiki Central Fish Market. It was an enormous spectacle with huge fish, rows and rows of fishermen's stalls, auctions, and dock workers everywhere. After taking in the market, we grabbed some sushi and then explored the back alleys near the fish market, where we saw stalls with everything from boots, to produce, to seafood, to cooking supplies, to sweets. After exploring and tasting some go...

The trip to Japan was a fairly painless ten-hour flight. After watching some movies, napping, and reading up on Tokyo, we were ready to go. Customs was a breeze, and we took the train to our neighborhood (from Narita Airport to K's Hostel in Asakusa). We had to transfer at Aoto station, where we honestly had no idea which train to take. We thought we knew based on the name of the line, but the details about the individual trains were all in Japanese characters (K...