This is part two of my recollections of my recent trip to Japan. Last time, I talked about arriving in Japan for the very first time. Today, I remember my first morning in Tokyo and a trip to Kanda Miyojin Shrine.<\/p>\n
Despite a rather long first day with all the traveling, I was up bright and early Friday morning at 5:30 AM. We weren’t leaving for Tokyo Skytree until 9:00 AM, so I took the opportunity to wander the streets around the hotel before it got busy. It was still pretty quiet out, but I did see a few people out on their bikes or walking with their kids. Also, lots and lots of vending machines. There were vending machines every few street corners with canned coffee, soft drinks, fruit juices, bottled tea, water, beer, and even cigarettes.<\/p>\n
I knew there was the Kanda Miyojin Shrine in the area, so I wanted to go get some pictures of it. You can read more about Kanda Miyojin Shrine HERE<\/a>, HERE<\/a>, HERE<\/a>, HERE<\/a> and HERE<\/a>. I was surprised to see people already coming by to say a morning prayer. (I tried to avoid taking a picture of someone in the act of praying.) I did take a ton of pictures while there that morning and even a video<\/a> of some people doing their daily Radio Taiso<\/a>.<\/p>\n (Click on any of the pictures to open an image browser. You can use the arrow keys to move forward\/backward through the gallery.) There are over 75 pictures in this gallery. I could take a while to load on a slow connection. Please be patient.<\/p>\n