Today started like most other days, with the exception of an unusually early wake up call at 7 AM. We then ate our usual buffet style breakfast here in the Pearl Hotel in Tokyo. After eating breakfast, we headed out early. The first stop on our itinerary was the Imperial Palace. There we saw a statue of a samurai on horse back and this view of the palace.
After the palace, we went to Meji Shrine. The shrine was surrounded by trees; and at one torii gate, it was said that hugging the pillars allowed you to get power from the forest. We went and saw the shrine; and, we also made our wishes. After we saw the shrine, we went to Harijuku.
Harijuku is large shopping district that is very popular with teenagers. The street we started down is famous for being popular with young girls. There were so many clothing stores for women down that street. We spent two hours wandering around Harijuku Street and its surrounding streets. We were to also eat lunch while shopping.
After Harijuku, we went to take a Sea bus to another shrine. Before we got to the shrine, there was a traditional Japanese mall outside the shrine's gates. We had another 2 hours to roam around there. For dinner, we had a very delicious tempura. The dinner included shrimp, fish, a pepper, miso soup, and rice.
After dinner, we went to the Tokyo Tower. We were able to go as far up as the tower permitted. The view of Tokyo was astonishing! We were there for about an hour before we headed back to the hotel. We had to take the Metro Subway to the hotel because we no longer had the bus. Once we got back to the hotel, everyone crashed for the night.
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