Morning Shower

We were greeted with rain in our first morning in Asakusa. Hearing that it would take Max a bit longer to arrive from Isesaki (he overslept...peace Max!), we decided to warm our tummies with bread from Family Mart (their Sweets+ brand) which is only an elevator's ride away and green tea.

The Melonpan is very oishi, as well as the Baumkuchen Butter! Very soft and tasty, perfect for tea!

The rain didn't stop the people from walking in it, with or without umbrellas, nor did it stop me from taking out my cam to take people photos. I, on the other hand, do not have a weather sealed camera that costs heavy moolah, so I'm still just taking the LX3 with me.

The black building with a golden sculpture on it is the Asahi Breweries Hall, beside it (above D's right shoulder) is the Asahi Beer Tower. Asahi is a Japanese beverage company and the "golden sperm" apparently signifies a man's virility. *shrug*

Lakas na ng ulan! I'm taking shelter under a tree with narrow leaves (like that would help keep me dry).

Shops are still closed. Very few stores have modern looking facade in this area.

This part is to the left of Nakamise-dori, restaurants area.

Another thing you would certainly notice in Tokyo would be the bikes. It's everywhere! Be prepared to share the sidewalk with commuters and their bikes.

After a few minutes around the area, we noticed people starting to fill up the streets, and stores starting to open. Stores open late here in Japan, usually at around 10am.

We decided to head back to the hotel to meet up with Max, D's friend/blood brother, who he hasn't seen for more than seven (7) years. Would tears be shed? Tune in!

Max arrived at around 10 am from Isesaki. To tell you the truth, I was close to crying when i saw them reunited but that sentimental mood didn't last long when you keep hearing this all the time -- "Samukana mo Max, oi!" or "Are you crazy ba, Aku? You crazy baboon!" *roll eyes* :p

After the teary reunion, we had our brunch at KFC but unfortunately, I forgot to take a photo of our meal! But the chicken pieces are huge and they don't have rice, just biscuits or fries. And you use your hands to eat the chicken....ooohhh, so that's why there was no photo.

We now planned to start our walking tour with Max. We started at the Kaminarimon Gate (again), which means "Thunder" Gate. The big red paper lantern has the character "thunder" written on it.

Then we walked through Nakamise dori (again), the street was packed with visitors so it was difficult to maneuver to the different stalls quickly.

The two towers (D&M) at Nakamise dori, where shops are filled to the brim with Japanese souvenirs you can take home with you like fans, traditional Japanese slippers, trinkets, dolls, etc. apart from the stalls that sell freshly made rice crackers, pudding, croquettes and delicious sweets.

Note to self: if you see something you like, buy it. We weren't able to go back after this day.

Also well known, the Five Story Pagoda towers from within the Asakusa complex.

(Clouds not included)

Some performers roaming the grounds to promote their show in a nearby theatre.

Due to the wet weather though (it began to rain hard), we had to skip our planned walking tour of Asakusa and opted to go to Odaiba instead. Good thing Ivy and i went out and got to walk to a lot of places in Asakusa last night and this morning. But I really wanted that reindeer headgear for chuck!

Legend:

Ivy

Dex

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