Tokyo ~ 20th to 25th October 2018

Akihabara Tokyo

This is my forth time I visited Tokyo. The first was in 1993, 2nd in 1995 and 3rd in 1997. A whopping time gap of 21 years since my last visit. Japan has always been a country which I liked. Its people are fantastic, plenty of shopping malls with great quality stuffs, good transport system that makes travel easy and delicious quality food.  What reminds me of my visit in the last century was the sound of Japan train and sound of ambulance siren. These things do not changed.

When I visited Tokyo in 1993, the first train line which I took was Yamanote Line (山手线). This train circled inner Tokyo and goes to many important cities. I am happy that I was able to take this train again. The green colour on this train body is so distinct and familiar. In the 21st Century, the complex train schedule can all be planned by smart phone and google.

I visited Seiko Museum, Nikon Museum, National Museum of Nature and Science, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo Tower and Toyota Mega Web. The National Museum of Western Art was not a planned visit in my itinerary but there is currently a exhibition on Rubens Art pieces, which attracted me.

End October is autumn in Tokyo and it is considered perfect weather for visit. I loved the temperature of 15 to 20 degree Celsius. The chance of typhoon is low during this period.

I stayed in Asakusabashi 浅草桥 which is a station east of Akihabara. Great location to stay if the intent is to go shopping in Akihabara. This area has lesser crowd than other popular cities in Tokyo. It has direct train service from Haneda Airport which is good plus point.