Our last obligation was the Tokyo Tour on Monday morning. After getting a bit lost, we figured out the train system and made our way to the departure point for the Hato Bus Tour. We got there in time and our first stop was the Tokyo Tower, which was the TV and Radio Tower for Tokyo. It is being replaced by one that will be twice the size, but that one is not finished yet. We then went to the Imperial Palace and looked around the moat, and then wen to the oldest and most popular Buddhist temple in Tokyo, The Asakusa Temple. It was very hot and very crowded. We ate fresh roasted corn on the cobb at the Temple and did some shopping. After that the tour was over, so Lauren, Emily and I went on out to the Tokyo Bay area to visit with Lauren's dad, who was in Tokyo for an electronics trade show. We rode a few trains and finally made it out there, crossing the famous Rainbow Bridge. We then went to the Joypolis by Sega and rode crazy rides and experienced virtual rides. Emily and I won the most points on the half-pipe canyon, which was like a skateboard that you flipped around. It was a blast! Lauren and I did the Wild Raft virtual ride, which nearly made me throw up, but was very realistic! We were in a stationary raft like seat, but the movie screen all around us made us feel like we were on a raft gone wild, crashing down waterfalls, up into trees, off of rocks, all the while being splashed with water and rocked around. It was fun, but a bit too realistic with the motion! We all four went on the spin bullet roller coaster, which was a blast as well. After all of that we ate at a noodle place with a Chinese woman, Jennie, a colleage of Lauren's dad's who was in town for the trade show. We finally rode all the trains back and got back to the hotel late, a full day in Tokyo.
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