In the morning of January 6 we went to the UENO Zoo expecting to see the baby panda bear, unfortunately for us the visits were restricted to people that had participated and won tickets on a raffle a few weeks ago. It was very disappointing not only for us but for many more tourists that could not see the baby panda, we don’t think it is a proper way to restrict the visits; tourists cannot participate in a raffle that happened a few weeks before coming to the country… oh, and the raffle was during the Japanese news!
Very disappointed we carried on visiting the zoo. We were able to see the male panda bear and many other animals.
In the afternoon we walked around the Ueno area. We started by the Ueno park, then walked along Ameya-yokocho Market, a vibrant street market in Tokyo. Later in the afternoon we visited Akihabara, an area popular for its massive game stores and figurines.
On January 7 we visited the Tokyo National Museum, a very impressive museum with the largest collection of Japanese art.
In the evening we went to Tokyo Central Station to take some night shots of this beautiful building.
Manuel took us on January 8 to Odaiba, a neighborhood developed in the 90’s with tall buildings and wide streets. We had a beautiful view of the Tokyo Bay and the Rainbow Bridge. We also took pictures of a replica of the Statue of Liberty. We then went to Diver City Mall where we saw a full size (18 meters tall) Gundam statue. Late in the evening, the Fuji TV building presents a very impressive light show!
