We were planning to go to Japan, Australia, and Europe back in 2020 when COVID put a big dent in our travel plans! So we were excited this year when Mike had the opportunity to present a paper in Tokyo! We were especially happy when we were able to see my cousin Masako and her husband Toshiyo Inoue at the end of this trip. The skies in Tokyo were overcast when we arrived, but the temperature was perfect the whole time we were there. The photos are not in chronological order.
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| Saturday, November 16th: Arriving in Hanada, Japan |
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| Riding on a monorail from the airport to the subway system |
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| Looking out the window of the monorail, it was a gloomy day |
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| Thank goodness for Mike's smile and optimism |
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| Walking down into the subway station for Tokyo |
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| Jacob would love these Gachapon machines! |
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| Iconic Tokyo Train Station |
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| Side street eateries that we didn't try |
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| Our Tokyo Metropolitan Marunochi Hotel lobby at night |
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| Our cozy hotel room |
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| This cool toiletry organizer from Jessica really came in handy |
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| Sunday, November 17th: Awesome model of the area |
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| Beautiful hotel lobby |
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| Breakfast in the hotel |
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| Tokyo LDS Temple |
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Sacrament meeting in Tokyo next door to the temple
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| Our hotel lobby seen from an upper floor |
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| The beautiful dome inside the iconic Tokyo Train Station |
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| A lot of shops, eateries, and people inside the train station |
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| And cool markets |
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| We found this yummy yakitori restaurant in the train station |
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| We did NOT eat here--haha! |
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| Time to rest in our hotel room! |
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| Junk food for our movie nights |
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| Monday, November 18th: Very clean subway trains |
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| Sky Tree, second tallest structure in the world, seen from a distance |
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| Shops near the Sky Tree entrance building |
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| Where we had a yummy gyoza and ramen meal |
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| Amazing views from the Sky Tree tower. Tokyo is so big and crowded with buildings and people! |
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| Mike, always a kid at heart |
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| Waiting for our subway train |
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| Large golden daikon radish |
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| We saw several people wearing kimonos in Tokyo |
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| Asakusa was a popular place! |
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| Asakusa, where many tourists go, was such a fun place to shop |
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| Another night to rest |
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| We saw gochapon machines everywhere |
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| Colorful cakes with fresh fruits |
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| Lots of little markets and eateries inside the train station |
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| Dining alone while Mike is at his conference |
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| So many shops inside the Tokyo Train Station |
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| I love how cute and colorful the shops are |
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| Tokyo had the best mandarin oranges and very large fruit |
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| Mouth watering pastries and cakes |
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| One of many interesting meals |
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| More colorful shops |
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| Outside our hotel |
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Another meal by myself while Mike was gone. This was the best fried rice I have ever tasted!
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| I bought this pretty apple pie for us to share at our hotel |
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| This is where we had dinner one night |
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| We had pizza for dinner here |
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| Back on the subway |
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| Mike's Tokyo conference |
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| In a Japanese taxi for a conference lunch and excursion |
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| Japanese style sashimi lunch |
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| Then a walk to the Team Lab Planets excursion |
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| This guy was in charge of the conference outing |
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| This guy at the conference is from Santa Fe NM! |
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| Inside the old Tokyo Post Office building where Masako and Toshiyo Inoue treated us to a Japanese style Shabu Shabu dinner |
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My cousin Masako and her husband Toshiyo Inoue
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| The famous Tokyo Train Station |
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| A popular backdrop for wedding photos |
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| Saturday, November 23rd: Leaving Tokyo and our hotel behind |
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| Eating a hearty breakfast meal in the airport |
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