Japan - Day Eight

Our last day in Japan. We were pretty bummed out. We decided to visit the Sensoji temple in Asakusa for our final dose of sightseeing. You’ll probably recognize the giant lantern at the outer gate (Kaminarimon).




















Our last meal was a return visit to Mos Burger. This is a fast food chain that needs to open in Toronto ASAP.


After that, we went back to the hotel, packed up, said our final goodbyes to Kenji and Ricky, and then we were in the air, on our way home. We were immediately counting the days until our next trip to Japan.

Japan - Day Seven

We decided to get out Tokyo for a bit and see something a bit less urban. We hopped on a train and went out to Kamakura, which used to be the capital of Japan.






Kamakura is mostly known for its temples, shrines and the beach. It’s a popular daytrip for Japanese folks. We went and saw Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū, which is considered the most important shrine in Kamakura (by our English guide books, so take that for what you will). It was quite beautiful, and a nice relaxing break from the madness of Tokyo.
















We walked down the road to smaller shrine, stopping in a little café (which was basically a woman’s house) along the way.














Chris and I decided to go see the Daibutsu, which is basically a giant statue of Buddha. It was awe-inspiring. You can actually go inside the statue, which inspired my awe even more.








Derek and Jon went to the beach. While they were there they found a pretty hilarious sand sculpture.














After a day in the country, we were excited to go see our label-mates Lillies and Remains play at Shibuya Plug. Another awesome venue, and the band was rad too.






We met a nice young woman (who was carrying around a stuffed animal) at the show who liked our band, but had missed us at O-Nest. Our fan base includes plushies I guess.


As was becoming tradition, we went for a late night meal with Ricky. Again, the food was great.