We’re writting from the Park Hotel at Shiodome in Tokyo. The first thing it surprised us when we got here was the high-tech toilete in our hotel room. The toilete has a heated seat and built-in bidet. It’s interesting to see the contrast in the city. Almost every man wears a very classic black suit with white shirt but young people wear the most fashionable outfit ever. It’s a very modern city but you have beautiful parks with old shrines in the middle of it. People (mostly men) finish work very late but it looks like everyone is sleeping the morning commute. It’s a very crowded city but we’ve hardly seen babies or strollers in the streets. Nikko is an amazing place full of shrines and nature but near the JR station is quite crappy and we couldn’t find a decent place to eat. In Tokyo, however, we enjoyed several restaurants, in particular, a delicious meal at Toricho in the Roppongi area (thanks David for the tip about this fantastic place). If you go there order the “omasake” course, it is a 14 meat and vegetable yakitori.
Pictures are available here.