After many days, we were back to Tokyo to stay overnight and fly back home tomorrow evening. The Gate hotel is centrally located in the Asakusa area with a great view to the Tokyo Skytree. Richard experienced the very complicated subway system in Tokyo this afternoon when we had to switch from the Shinkansen to the local subway to get to our hotel. Despite getting to the right station, we were told that the tickets we got from the machine were from a different company. Apparently, the four subway lines that served this station are operated by two different companies. It was a good thing they refunded the money for us to buy the right ones. It was unfortunate that different subway lines are operated independently by different companies and they are not generally interchangeable unless you have a pass. Very confusing, especially for tourists.
Since we arrived in Tokyo earlier than planned, we decided to check out the Ramen museum in Yokohama. This museum is totally different than what I had expected. It was more of a tourists trap than a museum. The setting was a replica of the early eras of 50's or 60's but the focus was on selling different types of ramen noodles. We tried one that featured tuna fish. The soup was very tasty.
Our hotel is just across from the popular Kaminarimon area with many shops and restaurants to trap tourists' dollars. We settled for a place which offered a bento box dinner with tempura, BBQ eel, and sashimi. Quite an assortment!
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