Tokyo Metro, Temples and Electric City

After a slight panic at the Post Office - I  used the wrong pin for my card and thought we'd be cashless! A senior moment which I don't think I'll repeat - we got the Ginza Line to Suehirocho and hooffed it to  the Kanda Myojin Shrine. This proved to be a large and very active shrine which was winkled between the multi-storied buildings. There was a ceremony going on and it was interesting to hear and see two of the priests playing traditional Japanese wind instruments.

Wandering on to the Yushima Seido took 5 mins but it look closed. Wrong - the gate was around the corner hidden from our view by the public loo. It is extensive and is now a shrine dedicated to Confucius. It was originally a private school opened in 1630.

As we left Yushima Seito we could see the dome of  Nicholai-do which is a Russian Orthodox Church. Time and gasping for a coffee, we pressed on to Electric City where we had an appointment with Mr Donut who provided sustenance in the form a of a strawberry and cream namesake.

I had a bit of an electronic relapse and drooled over several Sony HDV newsmedia cameras, Casio language translation what's-its and stroked an iPad (several times ) ...

I dragged myself onto the Yamanote line and we stopped of at Ueno where we had a lovely meal of tempura, miso, rice, noodles and barley tea. Walking around we came across a temple we had no idea existed - it's slap-bang in the middle of a very busy shopping area where the streets are filled with stalls so it's like a street market. The Marishiten Tokudaiji is very active and the centre of a major festival which takes place in late July.

Time to head home meant a quick coffee at a Doufor cafe where the staff seem to have got to know what we want. That brought us to the end of  our last day in Tokyo - well nearly because we had to visit the super market to get some delicious food for dinner.

The final, final of the day - washing cloths and packing ....