Day 17, or “Going Home … Sort of”

Today we left the ryokan and took a bus back home … er, back to the Hotel New Otani in Tokyo, which seems like home after more than two weeks. It was a pretty uneventful trip, and since it was raining outside (another typhoon is on it’s way … yay) the whole day, I didn’t feel guilty about not doing much.

But that didn’t last for too long, so once we got back a few of us decided to go and check out the Tokyo National Museum. We took a cab there, which was a mistake since it ended up costing us around $30 and I think the driver took the long way to get there. But, we made it, and that’s what’s important. I think.

The museum was cool because they had a ton of miniature presentations. I felt like … dare I say it … Godzilla. Here are a few pics of what we saw:

Shrine

Bridge

Building

Miniature Playhouse

Kabuki Reenactment

Miniature Bridge and Boats and People and City

Me on a Tricycle

Us in a Reenactment of a Traditional Japanese Home

Miniature Fights

Then it was fun times because I lost my passport, which is only important if I wanted to, oh, say … leave the country and get back home. Luckily … very luckily … while I was patting myself down looking very confused, a woman who worked at the museum came up to me and said the all-important word “Passport.” She led me back to a desk and all was well again. Whew … crisis solved. Thanks museum lady!

More pictures!

WWII Propaganda

Tokyo Fire Bombing Description

1964 Olympic Uniform

After all that fun we took the subway back. Instead of $10 a piece, it turned into about two-and-a-half bucks a piece. That’s better.

When we got back I checked some email (go Brownies … take that BenGALS), got my luggage, and took a nap before going out for some dinner. What’s for dinner? Why, sushi of course.