Tokyo, Japan Day 2

 Sea Date February 29, 2024

Happy Leap Year!

I love Tokyo! I love Japan!

The people here are rule followers!  Here, I would fit perfectly.  Not be the uptight rule follower, as I am viewed in the US.  When the walk light is red, there may be 100 or so people waiting to cross, not a car in sight, but not a toe will go in that street until the walk light is green. The people here are so polite. They respect order and cleanliness.  I love New York but it is an embarrassment when compared to Tokyo. Tokyo is spotless. You would need to search to find trash. I could get anywhere without needing to drive (which I hate).  I became an expert on the subways/trains. The city is fabulous for English speaking tourists. Signage is everywhere, very clear. Almost every sign, menu, museum description, etc., is in Japanese and English!

Today - no tour scheduled.  We headed out on our own.  I had an app and Jim had the subway map.  A little bump in the road at the beginning. We started at a station but it was a train station not a subway,  They look alike but pricing and tickets are different. Ok, we've got that now - we are off.  One train and 3 subways, 8 turnstiles requiring tickets and we arrive at the National Museum.  The older I get, the more I appreciate art - not knowing or understanding but appreciated.  I enjoyed our hour and a half there.  Off to the Shibuya Crossing - Times Square of Tokyo.  The Crossing is considered the busiest passenger street crossing in the world.  We meet up with Kevin, Monica and Karen and wander around Shibuya finding a fabulous lunch spot.

Then many more subway rides to see the main train station - Tokyo Station, known for its architecture.

Two different subway systems (multiple lines), a train ride and a shuttle bus back to the ship! Dinner in the Lido. The show was Comedian/Ventriloquist Mike Robinson.

Look at that beautiful subway car!

    

                                                    Yellow hooks, left back, are for short people!!!!

    

                                                            

                                                                          Paul Klee

    

                                                            The Museum has a sense of humor.

                                                       This is the description of the next "picture".

    

                                                                    Ryusei Kishida

                                                        Portrait of his Daughter, Reiko

                                                            Arima, Satoe   Red Fan

    

                                     Date Painting is a renowned series by Kawara started in 1966

                                     He begins each work on the morning of the chosen date and destroys 

                                     it if he hasn't finished it by midnight.

    

                                                        Jim said he would love to need this cage 

                                                               for his tomato plants.

                 

    

                                                                    Subway Sleepers.

    

                                                                    The Shibuya Crossing

    

                                                                Monica and Karen

    

                                                                    Monica and Kevin

    

                                                  Great lunch! Fried Chicken with a mild spicy sauce,

                                                            salad, dumplings, a soup and rice.

    

                                                           View from the Restaurant - 4th Floor.

    

                                                           So much food for about $8.

    

                                                                Jim's seat has his name on it.

    

                                                            Tokyo Train Station

    

                                                                    Dome of Tokyo Station

    

                                                                The short straps!