Day 14 Going back to Tokyo

We got up at 5:00 am and left Hiroshima for Tokyo by the Shinkansen (it is a network of high speed railways lines in Japan operated by the Japan Railways). The ride on the Shinkansen is very comfortable. It has lots of legroom and big windows for a great view of cities we passed. 

We arrived Tokyo at 11:40 am. Wow so many people at Tokyo Station!!! We put in our big luggages at coin lockers at the station and hit the 6 hours Tokyo free day! 

Boys spent time in Akihabara. 

Akihabara also called Akiba after a former local shrine, is a district in central Tokyo that is famous for its many electronics shops. In more recent years, Akihabara has gained recognition as the center of Japan's otaku (diehard fan) culture, and many shops and establishments devoted to anime and manga are now dispersed among the electronic stores in the district.

AkihabaraGirls visited Cat Cafe and Shibuya district. 

Shibuya is a center for youth fashion and culture, and its streets are the birthplace to many of Japan's fashion and entertainment trends. A cat café is a theme café whose attraction is cats that can be watched and played with. Patrons pay a cover fee generally hourly, and thus cat cafés can be seen as a form of supervised indoor pet rental . 

The famous crossing in front of Shibuya Station

Our group dinner is at Izkaya Restaurant. We had Gyoza, Mochi Cheese pizza, Japanese Style Fried Chicken, Salad and more... Then we sang lots of American songs at Karaoke together. It was very fun!

After Karaoke. Asakusa! Tokyo Skytree visible in background