day 8 - imperial palace, yasukuni shrine

day 8 (sat): shinjuku(新宿) --> imperial palace --> yasukuni shrine --> ueno (上野)

of all the days in japan, the weather on this day is the best in my opinion. cool and not too windy! headed to the imperial palace - a wide spacious area. there were plenty of sakura trees in full blossom in the park. spent a great deal of time strolling the park.

attempted to look for the nijubashi/megane bridge. the bridge is not as grand as i thought it would be, but still nice nevertheless.

walked over to ginza to collect some stuffs and managed to find a decent curry rice meal for lunch. for your info, ginza doesn't seem to be a place where one can easily locate good food. this curry house is located off the main road.

next up on the scheduled itinerary is the (in)famous yasukuni shrine in kudanshita (九段下). it's a happening and rowdy, as there seemed to be people rallying for all kind of things. didn't pray there as it was meant to honor japanese soldiers during the second world war.

it was a shame that by the time we reach ueno park it has closed for the day. however, ueno is unique in the sense that it is like a huge street market (pasar malam), and very crowded. however, the prices are not as cheap as i thought haha. well, the price gotta match the quality of the items sold.

returned to shinjuku and ate at the sushi place the other day. the staff there actually recognizes us lolx and we were assigned the same table! lol. will be returning to singapore the next day haiz. i gotta return to japan again.