Making it to Tokyo

The trip to Tokyo was pretty smooth. I got out of the airplane got my bag and got on the train to Tokyo all within like 30 minutes which I thought was pretty impressive.

The train ride provided a really nice view of the countryside and got me psyched for visiting Tokyo. The view of the landscape was very picturesque with many flooded crop fields with small sprouts emerging from the water. Everything was very green.

My train took me to Shibuya station and the next task was to find my hotel, which proved quite difficult. Although it was in the same building as the train station (practically) I couldn't find the place. Also, without internet access, and not having written the hotel name down, I was stressing a bit, but luckily I found a sign with what I thought was my hotel and by golly, they had my reservation. I have a nice view of Shibuya from my hotel room on the 12th floor.

Tonight, the weather was a little rainy, but I wanted to venture out and figure things out. One thing I learned was that cash is king and finding the Citibank was also quite hard. Without cash, you are pretty much screwed. After getting quite soaked, I found the bank, and great things started to happen. I got water, an umbrella (since I forgot to bring one) and some food. Shibuya is really really crowded and walking around is quite crazy.