We woke a little late today which is not surprising considering we have had virtual no sleep the previous day on the plane and we are a further 4.5 hours ahead in time from Sri Lanka. We started off the day by visiting the 100 year old Tokyo Station. The imposing red bricked building is a piece of history surrounding by modern sky scrapers. Beneath the station is a complex of tunnels filled with shops and cafes. We wandered around the various shops discovering brands/ memorabilia we though had long disappeared such as Pokémon and The Moomins. We finished off in the station by booking our tickets on the Bullet train to Kyoto which are due to head to in couple of days time. We hope we got the correct tickets as the assistant spoke limited English, however it was better than our Japanese which currently stands at a vocabulary of about 3 words!

We left the station to find some lunch and it just happened to be the Tokyo Food Festival that weekend. However after scanning the stalls we realised that it was a celebration of international food not Japanese which was a little disappointing. But we did find a restaurant that sold Bento. Bento is a meal in a box, consisting of rice, pickles, meatfish and veg in the Japanese style of cuisine. We found a lovely water fountain park to eat ours at. Nicole didn't like her adventurous choice of chicken, they definetly use different parts of the animal here with distinct tastes.

We headed off to the nearby Akihabara district to see electric town, this is an area of the city that used to be solely devoted to electrical items for computers and other equipment. However now it has been taken over by the Japanese comics and cartoons of anime and manga. The buildings are covered in cartoons and pictures, there is even a small shopping complex full of comic books, films, merchandise and books devoted to the fandom. It's a bit over whelming to see how popular and expensive everything is!

We have walked to the majority of sites, we find it give you time to appreciate the city and you often see a different side to the usually crowded tourist sites. Tokyo is certainly a busy 24hour city and there is something to suit everyone. However at times it feels very peacefully with local cycling around. So we decided to take the long walk up to our next destination of the Asakusa district, we didn't realise how far it would be the maps are very misleading!

Our soar feet were rewarded with the sights of the Senso-ji temple, a spiritual home for Tokyo's ancestors. We walked down through alleyways of small shops selling local and traditional gifts. The temple is completely made out of Wood and was painted red, with a large gateway to walk under and a five story pagoda. It feels a world away from the busy streets we had been on previously. It almost feels fake, as it looks so much like a film set. We enjoyed the tranquility of exploring it and watched it change as the sun went down. There are a few traditions that we took part in, from cleansing your body using water, lighting incense to pray for good health and getting our fortune told.

Not being deterred from our previous long walk we decided to head over to another district, however once we finally got there at 6pm the places were all closed. So we dragged our sorry selves further into the district to find the local park which was peaceful to walk through and surprisingly safe in the dark with people running and walking through. You walk around a corner and you are suddenly hit with the busy roads of Tokyo again with neon lights and skyscrapers. But that seems to be Tokyo, it may be a busy city but its also a peaceful one in many areas.

We eventually stumbled upon a unique little restaurant in the hustle and bustle of the bright lights. The restaurant was a large open plan room which was filled with old long wood counters and tables with gas grills set out a regular intervals. The food was ordered from the menu and brought out raw, you then cooked the food on the grill using the utensils provide. We were expecting a discount for the cooking our food during the meal when we received the bill, but apparently you actually have to pay more for this! We weren't disapointed though, the atmosphere was merry and relaxed with the host shouting many Japanese phrases into the slightly tipsy crowd. We wish we could understand what they are saying sometimes.