The first stop was to climb a building in Akihabara. Just before the trip I'd seen a video that showed shots from a building in this location, so I went looking to find where it was. Turns out it was an apartment building with an external staircase. There was nothing saying no entry, so up I climbed!
Looking towards Ochanomizu from a building in Akihabara
Looking towards Suidobashi from a building in Akihabara
The building I climbed up was an apartment building
Train on the "Harbour Bridge"
Chuo Line Train
Went to Denny's again cause it's local and convenient.
Stu eating natto in Denny's
After breakfast we went to Ueno to go to the Tokyo National Museum. There were lots if cool bits and pieces there, and with lots of stops we didn't end up leaving til about 4:30pm.
National Museum of Nature and Science (didn't go in here today)
Fountain in Ueno Park
Vending machines to buy tickets for the Tokyo National Museum
Honkan Building, Tokyo National Museum
Hyokeikan Building, Tokyo National Museum
Flowers in the grounds of the museum
Keiseikan Building, Tokyo National Museum - we went in here first
Mummy of Pasherienptah, excavated at Thebes, Egypt
I really liked the colours of these agate and glass Kodama Beads
I think the backs of these were mirrors
Really cool looking pottery
Main staircase in the Honkan Building, which we went into next
Funky glass ball light
Tierd Box With Cover, with camellia, pine, bamboo and plum design in
overglaze enamel with openwork. Kyoto ware, Edo period, 18th century
More really nice pottery
Up close
Writing boxes in maki-e lacquer - these things were amazing!
Writing boxes in maki-e lacquer. The resized photos really don't do them justice!
Bamboo comb
Cormorant painting
Arashiyama! We were there a couple of days ago! :)
Gallery of Horyuji Treasures (we didn't go in here)
Had a bit of a walk through Ueno Park and it was a little freaky to see all the cherry trees in full leaf after last seeing them a year and a half ago in the beginnings of their blossomming. And the park on a Thursday is so desolate compared to a Sunday - and no cool food stalls setup anywhere :(
Fountain in Ueno Park
Ueno Park
Tokyo Sky Tree under construction
So headed back to Ueno station to make our seat reservations on the NEX tomorrow then back to Akihabara.
Had a quiet night in - got our lunch/dinner from the Family Mart downstairs and apart from some washing did a whole lot of nothing :)
Assortment of beers
Geotagging - Day 6
Photos on the Canon: 211
Photos on the Sony: 28
Videos on the Sony: 2
Videos on the Video: 10
Steps walked: 7276
Yen Spent: 8980