D.C. National Airport |
Departing for Tokyo |
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Capital & Monument from DCA runway |
Pentigon |
Express train to Tokyo |
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Palace Hotel lobby |
Relax at lobby |
Palace Hotel lobby |
Palace Hotel lobby |
Palace Hotel lobby |
Palace Hotel lobby |
Guest room - Palace Hotel Tokyo |
guest room - Palace Hotel Tokyo |
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Mirror with built-in TV |
TV in mirror |
Eastern Garden of Imperial Palace from hotel room |
Mitsuba salad at kisuke (喜助) |
Grill beef tongue at kisuke (喜助) |
Grill beef tongue at kisuke (喜助) |
Kisuke 喜助 at Tokyo Station - best grill beef tongue |
Night view from hotel |
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Hotel Lobby |
Hotel Lobby |
Breakfast setting |
Breakfast with view of Imperial Palace |
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chapel in Palace Hotel |
chapel in Palace Hotel |
Chapel in Palace Hotel |
View from Chapel |
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Rice Ball, Lunch Box shop in subway station |
Asakusa, Sansho-Ji Map |
Kaminari (Thunder) Gate (雷門) - 30 million visitors yearly |
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Crowded Nakamise (浅草仲見世) shopping street |
Asakusa Nakamise (浅草仲見世) shopping street |
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Sensho-Ji Temple (金龍山浅草寺) |
Sensho-Ji Temple (金龍山浅草寺) |
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Shaved ice with green tea |
Macha with ice cream |
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Beautiful window display |
Beautiful window display |
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Koyanagi - featured on Delta Sky in flight magazine (May, 2014) |
Roasted Chicken bento box - Toriju |
Grilled eel bento box - Unagi, Koyanagi's special dish |
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Nakamise after dark |
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Gate of the Imperial Palace East Gardens (皇居東御苑) |
Gate |
Map of the gardens |
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old guardhouse |
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ETs |
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Iris |
Iris |
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Palace Hotel Tokyo |
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Sashmi arrangement - XEX |
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Abalone Teppanyaki - XEX |
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Tokyo Station from XEX restaurant |
Conrad at Siodome - 1st floor Lobby |
Conrad at Siodome - 34th floor Lobby |
Guest room - Conrad at Siodome |
Guest room - Conrad |
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View from Conrad Guest room |
View from Conrad Guest room |
view from Conrad Guest room |
Hotel exit to train station |
Conrad hotel view from catwalk under train rail |
Siodome |
Siodome viewed from catwalk |
Walkway to train station |
Train station to Rikugien Gardens |
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Rikugien Gardens (六義園) |
Rikugien Gardens (六義園) |
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Hydrangea |
Hydrangea |
Hydrangea |
Togetsukyo Bridge |
Togetsukyo Bridge |
Togetsukyo Bridge |
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Rikugien Gardens (六義園) - view from a man-made hill |
Rikugien Gardens (六義園) |
Rikugien Gardens (六義園) - an Edo period garden in modern-day Tokyo |
Tea house in the woods |
Lakeside tea house |
Lake view from tea house |
iced macha & sweet wine |
Lakeside Tea house viewed from across lake |
Stepping stones to tea house by a falls |
Tea House by a falls |
a bridge view from tea house |
Man-made falls |
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Happy together! |
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Rikugien Gardens (六義園) |
Siodome City Center |
Restaurants at Siodome City Center |
Various Hydrangea |
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Conrad hotel lobby |
En Izakaya Restaurant |
En Izakaya kitchen |
Bonsai, Tokyo Bay from En Izakaya Restaurant |
Bonsai, Tokyo Bay with En Izakaya kitchen reflection |
Pickled veggie |
Skat wing |
Shrimp balls |
Uni mixed with tobiko |
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Grilled Salmon belley |
Shiretoko-chicken on hot pebbles |
Pork |
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Siodome City Center |
Night view from Conrad Hotel room |
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Tokyo Bay and Hama-Rikyu Gardens (濱離宮恩賜庭園) |
Tokyo Bay from Conrad Guest room |
Tokyo Bay |
Conrad hotel buffet breakfast |
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Hama-Rikyu Gardens (濱離宮恩賜庭園) |
Hama-Rikyu Gardens (濱離宮恩賜庭園) |
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Yakidori |
Grilled squid |
Chicken rice bowl |
Grilled Chicken meat ball |
Pork belly |
Jewel Onion |
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View of Siodome from catwalk |
View of Siodome in dusk |
View of Siodome in dusk |
Twilight view from guest room |
Twilight view from guest room |
Twilight view from guest room |
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Hama-Rikyu Gardens (濱離宮恩賜庭園) |
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Tsukiji Fish Market (築地市場) |
Tsukiji Fish Market (築地市場) |
Tsukiji Fish Market (築地市場) |
Fresh seafood |
Live Scallop |
Splitting tuna |
Tuna |
Tuna |
Blowfish |
Live Fish |
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Fresh Edamame |
Very expansive cantaloupe |
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Tsukiji Outside Market (築地場外市場) |
Grilled Scallop, steamed Claim and Oyster |
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Tsukiji Outside Market (築地場外市場) |
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Shinjuku Gyoen (新宿御苑) |
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Shinjuku Gyoen (新宿御苑) |
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Ticket machine at Rakuutei tea house entrance |
Sweets |
Matcha and sweets |
Rakuutei Tea House |
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Ume Plum |
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Twisting pine branches |
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Asakusa, Sansho-Ji Map at train station |
Crowded desert shop |
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Back to Izakaya En - Asparagus |
Sashimi |
Grilled Octopus |
Whole Kinmedai snapper |
Matcha shaved ice |