My cheeks felt the cold breeze brought by the drizzle that met us upon our arrival at Haneda International Airport. We’re officially in Japan! Our mobile cameras all set for the galore of photos to capture precious moments from hereon. Then, we proceeded to Hilton Tokyo to check in. Not only our room accomodation was upgraded by our generous bosses, my head and I received pocket money from them for our four day stay. Wow, God! You are amazing! So much blessing and we just arrived!✈️
Afterwards, we had a late lunch at Denny’s, just a walking distance from the hotel. I had my first taste of an authentic Japanese ramen. It was cold at first due to language barrier. The waiter was so apologetic and my ramen was served hot. Oh, and I obligingly finished it! 🍜
Our first stop to enjoy the scenery happened at Shinjuku garden, it is just nearby the hotel, we took advantage of it and took a lot of photos. So very glad that I finally see the lovely cherry blossoms! This trip will not be complete without these beautiful blossoms. So tiny, pink, lavender, white, and brighten up the entire garden.🌸
Then, it was announced that we’ll have dinner at Shibuya. I was enthused that I would get to see the much talked about Hachiku’s statue (I love dogs!) and cross at the famous Shibuya crossing. We had a long walk on our way to the train station but it did not matter. I just marveled at how the place is clean and orderly. As I keep walking, I felt that my new sneakers would never get dirty. Dignity and discipline characterize this first world country.👍
At the train station, people come and go but they are very disciplined in lining up even at the escalator, waiting for their turn, and assisted us when we asked for directions. Still, there was language barrier but they were very accomodating. Also, I noticed that Japanese were mostly engaged on their mobile phones and very quiet during the train ride.🚞
Our dinner at Royal Host was awesome. My bosses knew the food I cannot eat and made sure that I would have the right order. The picky eater in me just fell in love with Japanese meals that were served.🍵
On our way back to hotel while walking, we passed by a garden where a standee of the word, LOVE was built. We took turns in taking our photos. It was past midnight when we get to rest but my heart is so full on our first day. Arigatōgozaimashita, Lord God Almighty!❤️
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