I was so tired last night that I had absolutely no problem getting to sleep and woke up adjusted to Japan time. Around 7:30 I left the hotel and went to the JR train station. Because I have a Japan Rail Pass, I don't pay to ride this metro rail to get around Tokyo. Unfortunately, when I got to the station, there was nobody there to let me through! I walked around and tried again at 8am and someone was there this time. I traveled to Harajuku station and walked to the Meiji Jingu. This shrine was built in 1920 and is surrounded by a beautiful park. I walked around the shrine and park for a while and then decided to walk around the neighborhood by the shrine. I got soooooo lost! By pure luck, I happened across Harajuku station and decided to go visit another historic area. According to the map I had, it looked easy enough to find Asakusa, an area that has been described as a "walk back in time". Well, I got off at the stop I thought was the right one, but this was for Asakusabashi, not Asakusa. I promptly got lost again and about 40 minutes later found My way back to the station! I forgot to mention that it was in the 90's today and I probably lost 5lbs in water before noon. I went back and rested for an hour at the hotel, which was awesome! In the afternoon, I spent several hours walking around the neighborhood around my hotel (yes, I got lost a 3rd time). I did get to see a neat little parade/celebration while I was lost, so that was cool. After that, I was finally totally exhausted enough to call it a day. Not sure what I'm going to check out tomorrow still, maybe the fish market, if I wake up early enough.
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