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                                                                 Blog # 3 - Tokyo

     Looking forward to an Asian dinner and cultural entertainment

       Local dance troop comes on board for after dinner festivities

Dancers were having just as much fun as the passengers

Women's steps differed from the men. Women danced on their toes while the men were more flat footed with their dance steps.

We could give our family and friends 100 chances to guess the purpose of the tents and they still would not figure it out. It's an outdoor restaurant!

                                             Kabuki theater

Chuo Ward is the exact place where Jerry's grandfather received his mail from the USA as well as other parts of Japan

     Taking quick photos of locals often provide a unique perspective 

     of daily life.

There is very little unemployment in Japan. Many "older folks" are offered a variety of useful jobs: Security, parking lot attendant, supporting an information desk, checking passports or cleaning up parks. They all seem quite happy: Smiling, waving and apparently overall feeling good about themselves.

Tokugawa Ieyasu: Shogan (Military warlord) - famous for pulling all the clans together, setting up a central government and establishing a process for his family to rule from 1603 to 1868!

Tokugawa's castle - now Imperial palace - home of Japan's               current emperor.

                              Now, we feel we're in Japan

Single bridge on left, double bridge on right

                Ornate railing on causeway leading to palace

Rocks forming outer wall of palace are "loosely stacked" to absorb possible shock from an earthquake

Logo in upper-right corner of license plate commemorates Japan's 2020 Olympics

     Plenty of parks, canals and other waterways throughout Tokyo

                          Japan's Diet or Parliament House

Is there any other place where one can park, use the restroom and get information?

                                       Seiko headquarters

Edvard Munch, known for "The Scream," is recognized by the Viking ship. Many of Munch's paintings are projected onto a wall while a cello and violinist play classical music.

                                Unique and nice touch!