Last day in Tokyo. Packed up and headed out with my friends for our final tour. Checked out of the hotel and hopped the train to Tokyo Midtown to run an errand, pick up breakfast and visit Lisa. She's a friend of Andrea's who is also from the US and she recently had a baby. After cooing over the baby, we hopped a cab and headed over to Senso-Ji. 
Senso-Ji is a grand old temple that attracts millions of tourists and is a working temple as well. It services the people of Asakusa. Legend has it that the golden image of Kannon, the Goddess of Compassion was fished out of the nearby Sumida-gawa by two fisherman in AD 628. In time, a temple was built to house the image and it has remained in the same spot ever since. The Senso-Ji is also known as the Asakusa Kannon-do. 
We arrived and did our precursory browsing around the temple. There is a shopping street that sells traditional Japanese Edo-style craft and lots of snacks. You can even find a shop that sells wigs to be worn with kimonos. While we were shopping, Andrea spotted a geisha wandering through one of the side lanes and practically knocked down the visitors at the temple in order to get a glimpse of her. Well done. She captured the photos and we can say we've seen everything now that we've been to Tokyo. We had to run back to the hotel to catch our ride to the airport.We had a fabulous time in Tokyo and are grateful for Andrea's tour. We will always look back at our pictures and remember all the laughs we've had together. I am going to see if I can arm wrestle Tony into finding a job that will take us to Tokyo. That will be another adventure for us. In the meantime, we're planning a trip to Seoul, Korea with the kids this time. Bulgolgi anyone?
