Because we spent most of our time training, I do not have a lot of "tourist" pictures to show of Tokyo proper.
The view from our hotel room. The building in the center sits squarely in front of Mt. Fuji:
At night:
A street not too far from our hotel:
The trees are light up, I think, to replicate cherry blossoms:
Tokyo Tower from Asakusa:
We have been to Asakusa, including Sensoji, several times (here, here, and here) so I did not take many pictures there (we went on our annual shopping expedition for tabi, obi, sword supplies, and souvenirs):
However, the nearby Shino Shrine was preparing for Setsubun, the last day of the Lunar Winter. There were several stalls selling food.
We tried amazake, which is a sweet fermented drink from rice which is non-alcoholic. It was delicious!
(As a note, it was lucky we went when we did. The next day on Sestsubun there were 15,000-20,000 people here!)
The temple lit up. We suspected the lanterns were sponsored by local businesses:
Lanterns with The Great Wave off Kanegawa, painted by Hokusai:
Leave it to me to find the rabbit:
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