Here is Tokyo around SUMIDAGAWA-River. Tokyo has mainly 4 big
rivers. Edogawa-River, Arakawa-River, Sumidagawa-River, and Tamagawa-River.
This introduce the landscape around Sumidagawa-River.
In Sumidagawa-River, we can take a ship. This carries us from
"HINODE" landing stage to "ASAKUSA".
Here is "HINODE"
landing stage. It takes about 10 minutes by walk from Hamamatsucho
station of Yamanote-line. We can buy a ticket here and take a
ship.
There are many type of ships.
In this time, we take this. Here is Tokyo Bay area. It takes about
40 minutes from here to Asakusa.
This is inside of this ship.
We can buy some foods and drinks, and enjoy with drinking coffee
for small trip on the river. The ship has two floors. This is
the first floor. In the second floor, there are no tables, however,
outside scene can be watched through the overtop windows.
Here is the tail
of the ship. We can see Tokyo from the river. In the center of
this photo, Tokyo Tower can be seen. On the coast of the river,
it is called "HAMA-RIKYU", the famous Japanese garden.
First, we go under the bridge
called "KACHIDOKIBASHI". This is a drawbridge and until
1970, it moved when large ships went under the bridge.
This is a ticket.
After arriving at
ASAKUSA, we get off a ship. Here is called ASAKUSA. There is the
famous temple "SENSOUJI". We can go there through the
gate called "KAMINARIMON". Inside the gate, we can see
many shops called "NAKAMISE". Here is very crowded everyday.
This is the "SENSOUJI"
temple. Many travelers from overseas visit here and take photographs.
