The final stretch of our journey in Tokyo consisted of a lot of site seeing. The country itself is a place for worship. Shrines, burial sites, temples, etc...and can be found anywhere between the deep mountain side, or right in the middle of the city, next to Tokyo Tower. We also had time to watch a kabuki act at the Kabuki-za theater in Ginza. A performance of kabuki is known to be one of the most unique theater experiences in the world. If only we were able to understand what was being said.
Anyhoo, we searched for the Imperial Palace for nearly 2 hours and ended up disappointed. The Imperial palace was blocked off and even had standing guards. It was only to be viewed from afar. Regardless, it still looked majestic with the sun and blue sky in the backdrop.
Tokyo Tower was a lot smaller than I thought it would be. We had more fun inside its gift shops than standing outside. The gift shops occupied 3+ floors and had all sorts of cute trinkets that the Japanese are known for.
Sissy was fascinated by these stone figurines. We're guessing that they're used to keep the ashes of the deceased.
This was only a small part of the cemetery, but the whole site was pleasant to be in. It felt like people were celebrating life and it wasn't morbid like the cemeteries in the States.
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