Cliff(y) Goes Travelling

2-3-1 Asakusa, Taito, Tokyo, Japan [Temple Grounds] Daily: 24 hours [Main Hall] Daily: 6.00am - 5.00pm Senso-ji, also known as Asakusa Kannon Temple, is Tokyo's oldest Buddhist temple. The construction of the temple was completed in 645. It's dedicated to Kannon Bosatsu, the Bodhisattva of compassion. Formely associated with Tendai Buddhism, it became independent after World War II.

[Main Park] Inokashira Park, Musashino, Tokyo, Japan Tue-Sun: 9.30am - 5.00pm Welcome to Part 2 of Inokashira Park Zoo that has been around since 1942, featuring the Main Park that's bigger in size compared to Lakeside Park that I've featured in Part 1 . Why did I decide to show an image showing a picture of an elephant instead of the actual animal as the cover photo of this post? Read on to find out more.

[Lakeside Park] Inokashira Park, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan Tue-Sun: 9.30am - 5.00pm First opened to the public in 1942, Inokashira Park Zoo is taking care of more than 170 animal species. It's divided into two sections: Main Park in Musashino and Lakeside Park in Mitaka. This post features the latter, which my BFF and I visited first. It's inhabited mainly by water birds, as well as fishes, amphibians and reptiles inside the aquarium.

Musashino and Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan Inokashira Park is an expansive park located in western Tokyo that was declared open in 1917 as the first sub-urban park in Japan. Spread across an area of around 38 hectares, it straddles two cities - Musashino and Mitaka. In addition to a zoo, it's also home to the highly sought after Ghibli Museum that was officially opened in the last quarter of 2001.

6-6-1 Toyosu, Koto, Tokyo, Japan Mon-Sat: 5.00am - 5.00pm Toyosu Market is a wholesale market built on reclaimed land at Tokyo Bay. It comprises an auction seafood market, a general wholesale seafood market and a market selling fruits and vegetables, each housed in a separate building. First opened to the public in the last quarter of 2018, it has replaced the historic Tsukiji Market as the largest seafood market in the world.

2-11-2 Nihonbashi, 5/F Takashimaya Shopping Centre, Chuo, Tokyo, Japan [Pokémon Center] Daily: 10.30am - 9.00pm [Pokémon Café] Daily: 10.30am - 10.00pm First opened to the public in March 2018, Pokémon Center Tokyo DX is the largest shop selling Pokémon-related merchandise not only in Japan, but also across the globe at the point of writing. Measuring about 1,300 square metres, it also also features the world's first permanent Pokémon-themed café.

2-1 Yoyogikamizonocho, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan Daily: 24 hours One of the largest city parks in Tokyo, Yoyogi Park is located adjacent to Harajuku railway station and not far from  Meiji Jingu . Before turning into a park, the site had seen a few recorded historical events, beginning with the first successful powered aircraft in the Land of the Rising Sun taking flight on 19 December 1910.

1-1 Yoyogikamizonocho, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan Daily: 5.00am - 6.00pm Meiji Jingu is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the deified spritis of Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress Shoken. Completed in 1921, it was built to commemorate the pivotal role of the emperor in the 1868 Meiji Restoration that saw Japan rapidly industrialising and adopting Western ideas and production methods to progress further.