For the last three days in Tokyo we have seen and walked so much! We strolled through trendy Ginza with all its fashion brands and great architecture, beautiful Omotesando road, business quarter Marunouchi, crazy neighborhoods Shibuya and Shinjuku and the “electric city” Akihabara (full of electronic shops). One highlight was the morning fish market- incredible atmosphere! We also were able to see Tokyo from the bird’s perspective as we went up the new Tokyo Skytree Tower- the second tallest structure in the world after Dubai’s Burj Kalifha.

Japan is really a world apart- a cultural Galapagos with its incredible contrast of traditional and modern, visible everywhere. We can see very old Shinto shrines next to contemporary world-class architecture. Traveling through Tokyo and Japan is surprisingly easy as everything is very structured, organized and for most of the service automatized. One buys almost everything by pressing a button on a machine..bottles of water, cafe, tickets, sushi..yes, there are even sushi-bars where you order your type of sushi on a touch-screen, while a few seconds later a small train automatically deliver you the order. And not to forget the high-tech toilets in Japan with all their gimmicks as” flush sound music” (adjustable in volume), built-in bidet, blow driers (you can adjust temperature, pressure and direction) and heated toilet seats. And believe me, all toilets, even in metro or train stations have those special features. Well, nothing is left to chance. Bicycles even have their special parking space and cannot simply be left on the street. Also the public transport system is extremely efficient and punctual! The fast Japanese “Shinkansen” train which brought us from Osaka to Tokyo in 3 hours (speed 265km/h) is amazing. Very comfortable journey. We bought this special Japan rail pass available only to tourists which allows us to travel through Japan on almost any train and route when and where-ever we want- and that’s for really little money in comparison to a normal one-way ticket.