Wednesday, June 26, 2013

skytree and shinkansen

The last part of our trip was spent on the Shinkansen, or bullet train, back to Tokyo to see Skytree, the tallest radio tower in the world.


 

We stopped by The Sweet Shoppe and bought these huge macarons for a snack!



Skytree was really crowded; I definitely recommend going on a weekday, as with any other tourist place in Japan. It's impossible to avoid the crowds, especially during Golden Week! We had a lot of trouble with getting seats on trains, so definitely try not to come during Japanese holiday seasons.

4 comments:

  1. Love love love your blog!
    I'm studying japanese (in germany) and want to go to Japan next autumn. I hope to have some time to travel there.

    Are you living or just traveling in Japan?

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    1. i've been living here for two years, but i'm going back to california next month! i'm really sad; i had a wonderful time here! i hope you get the chance to come; it's a really amazing place! please let me know if you have questions or if i can help in any way. :]

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  2. Um, those huge macarons look AMAZING! Need to try finding that around here!

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    1. you're in the bay area right? if you cross the bridge over to berkeley, there's a bakery in north berkeley called masse's and they make the most amazing macarons!

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