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Wednesday, we checked out of the Toyoko Inn, went to Tokyo station and left our bags at Daimaru, a department store. Daimaru is similar to Nordstrom's in America. They have excellent customer service, and will hold your bags while you shop. Or say you're shopping.
Then, we hopped on a train toward Asakusa, the Thunder Gate. It was very crowded, but it was really enjoyable!
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This is right outside the station, on the way to Asakusa. I've forgotten what Miho told me it was, but it's a golden poo. Or sperm, your choice.
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This is any tourist spot in Japan, summed up in one photo. Someone taking a photo in front of a shrine, with the subjects throwing up the peace sign.
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See? Told ya.
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The market leading up to the shrine. Lots of food and shopping.
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A young girl all dressed up in a red kimono to visit the shrine.
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The inside of the shrine.
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Tbe ceiling was beautiful.
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Lighting candles.
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You pay 100yen, and shake a metal box that has sticks with numbers on them. You pull one out, and your fortune is in the drawer with that number on it. I drew 93.
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Good fortune!
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Lunch! Taco and Chikua (Octopus and basically a fish hot dog) from a street vendor. Delicious.
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Second lunch! Hooray for BK Lounge. They serve Heineken there.
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