Tokyo! Tokyo!
After our short stay in Hokkaido, we flew back to Tokyo and spent a few days there. As everyone probably knows, Tokyo is the capital of Japan and is considered to be the most populous metropolitan area. It also used to be the most expensive city to live in the world (it was recently toppled from the number 1 slot by Singapore according to an article I read online). We stayed in Sun Members hotel in Shinjuku. Shinjuku is considered to be a major commercial and administrative center. In addition, the Shinjuku station which is situated in the center of the area is considered to be the busiest train station in the world according to japan-guide.com. I haven't been to many train stations so I can't attest that it's the busiest but I can say that it's a very busy train station with people running here and there. photo courtesy of www.japan-guide.com The Ueno park is one of Tokyo's most popular Sakura spots. Numerous Sakuras were lining the central pathway an...