It's Thursday and we're ready for action. We wake up to pouring rain, but no matter since we all want to go to the Edo-Tokyo Museum, which provides a remarkable window into the history of Tokyo (formely Edo). This place is so amazing that the kids are actually excited about going - they've seen it once before and are psyched to go back. No higher praise in my mind. In addition to the stunningly beautiful historical exhibits (especially the recreations in miniature of centuries-old life in Edo), there was a special exhibit of the designs of Kansai Yamamoto. He's a whimsical clothing designer who created a lot of the Ziggy Stardust-type outfits for David Bowie, and very cool stuff worn by John Lennon and others. His designs are based in traditional Japanese culture, but blown out to the creative, colorful max. We had a quick lunch at the museum, of rice curries and tempura.
Then we went to Harajuku, the teen/young adult fashion mecca of Tokyo. Cookie is deeply into the Sweet Lolita look, while her brother is into J-Pop/punk looks. We spent many hours in this area, and both kids were successful in their shopping.
Later, we ate at Shibuya restaurant, which offered an eclectic sampling of soba, sashimi, steamed tea duck, fatty tuna and tofu, and fried chicken. We barely made it back to the hotel before all succumbing to the J lag and passing out.
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