UENO AND ASAKUSA SENSOJI TEMPLE

Finally, my last post about my trip to Japan! Sorry it took so long!

The day after we came back from Hakone, we left our guesthouse at 11am since it was raining heavily and were tired from the long train ride last night. We skipped the Ueno Zoo because of the rain so I didn't get to see my dear pandas. :(

To make it up for us, daddy took us to the Hard Rock Cafe in Ueno station. We spent about an hour there hunting for clothes and badges. I like to visit Hard Rock when I travel to get some badges for my Leo vest. It became a hobby since Bali. Tried to look cool with my sunnies but my peace sign ruined everything.

After getting out from Ueno station! Rain started pouring again and strong wind started blowing. Poor legs! I shouldn't have wore shorts! 

I wrote about a sushi restaurant I had right here! Go check it out! He is the friendliest Itamae I talked to in Japan and probably the best sushi I've ever tasted! If you happen to be there, please order the wasabi sushi! I guaranty laughter and happiness if you travel with your family or friends. 

Right after our sushi, we headed to Asakusa Sensoji Temple 浅草寺, the oldest temple in Japan. We walked through the Nakamise-dori 仲見世通り  towards the temple. 

While walking through, we came across this building, which is said to be the Tokyo Sky Tree, Japan's tallest building.  We didn't get to go there as we have limited time thanks to the constant rain.

Finally, we arrived at the temple! The architecture of the temple is beautiful. Taking picture is prohibited inside the temple so we just went and have a look. I'm amazed.

It was my first time seeing this in real life! Basically one person pushes the pump to pump the water out and another washes their hands then take turns. I never knew washing hands could be so fun! I bet olden days life must be fun.

We walked back to the Nakamise-dori to get some souvenir and tried some snacks.

Is it just me or that Japanese and Koreans really love adding red bean paste to everything. We bought a pack of the snack above (red bean paste cookie). It was really delicious and the workers there were very friendly. Make sure to eat it while it's hot!

Just a friendly reminder from this lovely obasan, if you can, finish the food you bought in front of the store and don't walk around with it because it is their culture and a sign of respect to their shop.

That's it! I hope you enjoyed every part of my trip to Japan! Feel free to email me if you are interested to have a full look of my Japan itinerary!