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<p>I had a late dinner at Gonpachi in g-Zone in Tokyo. They featured yakitori-style grilled food. Excellent. </p>
The Kitchen at Gonpachi in Tokyo
 <p>It’s all Japanese to me… </p>
Gonpachi Menu
 <p>View of Ginza from my 10th floor room of the Hotel Seiyo Ginza </p>
Tokyo at Dawn
 <p>Room Service - a delightful Japanese Breakfast featuring miso soup, rice porridge, salmon, tea, and a bunch of other goodies. </p>
A Japanese Breakfast
<p>Pickled vegetables, tofu, candied walnuts with small fish, and a very salty/sour peach. </p>
More Japanese Breakfast
 <p>Tubers, carrots, and potatoes in a thin broth. </p>
More Japanese Breakfast
 <p>Not quite so bright, but what a beautiful day it was. </p>
Ginza by Day
 <p>My guide, Junko Matsuda, started us off with a subway trip. </p>
Entrance to the Kyobashi Subway Station, Ginza
<p>Shows the stops that the Ginza Line subway makes in Tokyo </p>
Ginza Line Subway Stops
 <p>Note to self - when sitting down in a Tokyo subway train, stand up slowly with head pointing towards middle of car, otherwise you’ll bean yourself on the bag rack above. And that hurts. </p>
Me in a Tokyo Subway Train
 <p>Advertising is ubiquitous on Tokyo’s Subway trains. On one train I even saw advertising on all the hand holds. </p>
Subway Train Advertising
 <p>Building on the left is that of a beer company, and meant to look like a glass of bear with the foam on top. Not sure what the pepper-shaped object signifies. </p>
Perhaps the Asahi Building?
<p>The Sumida River is where two fishermen reportedly found a statue of Kannon, the Goddess of Mercy, in 628, ultimately leading to the building of Sensoji Temple which in turn led to the growth of the Asakusa (Ah-suck-sah) area nearby. Now the river is used for shipping and sighseeing, among other things (but not much fishing).  </p>
Barges Along Tokyo's Sumida River
 <p>No idea what this brand is, but the advertising covers the entire top of the building here in the Asakusa area of Tokyo. </p>
Nikka Advertising
 <p>Traffic congestion in Tokyo, can get real bad, so many people use bicycles as a major form of conveyance. </p>
Bicycles Are Popular
 <p>But even bicycles can be cited for parking violations in Tokyo. </p>
No Parking for Bicycles
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