We decided to move from Kyoto to Tokyo really early in the morning. We got off at the central station. My suggestion is to use the lockers for your luggages, that are in almost every big Japanese station, they cost from 300yen to 700yen for the big ones. The central station is the heart of Tokyo, you see big skyscrapers all around, the scale of everything is enormous, but it is an area so calm and quiet.






If you start walking straight from the central exit of the station, you will end in the gardens of the imperial palace. We didn't got into the actual palace, because I believe that you should have a permission to do so. But from the outside, the contrast between the modern skyscrapers and the ancient buildings of the palace is really interesting. Have a look also at the trees all around, the gardeners do an excellent job.
P.S. In my whole trip to Japan, I was interested in the manholes, they are always customed. In front of the imperial palace, for exemple, they were decorated with flowers.
Percorrendo la strada esattamente davanti all'uscita centrale della stazione, vi troverete come per magia nei giardini del palazzo imperiale. Non siamo entrati all'interno del palazzo, anche perché credo si debba avere un permesso speciale per accedervi. Ma anche dall'esterno il contrasto tra i moderni grattacieli e gli antichi edifici del palazzo è davvero interessante. Date un'occhiata anche agli alberi tutt'intorno, i giardinieri fanno un ottimo lavoro.
P.S. In tutto il mio viaggio in Giappone sono stata catturata dai tombini, sono sempre personalizzati. Davanti al palazzo imperiale, ad esempio, erano decorati con fiori.
Αν ξεκινήσετε να περπατάτε ευθεία από την κεντρική έξοδο του σταθμού, θα φτάσετε στους κήπους του αυτοκρατορικού παλατιού. Δεν μπήκαμε μέσα στο παλάτι, γιατί πιστεύω ότι θα έπρεπε να είχαμε την άδεια να το κάνουμε. Αλλά και απ έξω η αντίθεση μεταξύ των σύγχρονων ουρανοξυστών και των αρχαίων κτιρίων του ανακτόρου είναι πραγματικά ενδιαφέρουσα. Ρίξτε μια ματιά στα δέντρα γύρω, οι κηπουροί κάνουν μια εξαιρετική δουλειά.
ΥΓ Σε όλο μου το ταξίδι στην Ιαπωνία τα καπάκια των φρεατίων τραβήξανε το ενδιαφέρον μου, έχουν πάντα ιδιαίτερα σκαλίσματα. Μπροστά από το αυτοκρατορικό ανάκτορο ήταν, για παράδειγμα, διακοσμημένα με λουλούδια.








Coming back to the central station, we spotted in the Marounouchi building a Rugby temple, because we have been in Japan during the Rugby World Cup. They built a temple where every fan could pray for its team and there was also a bench with a Sumo player with a rugby ball in his hands. Exactly in front of this building there is a pedestrian area with some tables and chairs where anyone can sit, so we grabbed a Vietnamese sandwich and we enjoyed the place.
Tornando verso la stazione centrale, abbiamo visto nell'edificio Marounouchi un tempio per il rugby, perché siamo stati in Giappone durante la Coppa del mondo per l'appunto di rugby. Avevano costruito un tempio dove ogni fan potesse pregare per la propria squadra e c'era anche una panchina con un giocatore di Sumo con un pallone da rugby in mano. Proprio di fronte a questo edificio si trova un'area pedonale con alcuni tavoli e sedie dove chiunque può sedersi, quindi abbiamo colto l'occasione al balzo, preso un panino vietnamita e ci siamo goduti questo angolino.
Επιστρέφοντας στον κεντρικό σταθμό, εντοπίσαμε στο κτίριο Marounouchi έναν ναό ράγκμπι, επειδή βρισκόμασταν στην Ιαπωνία κατά τη διάρκεια του Παγκοσμίου Κυπέλλου Ράγκμπι. Κατασκεύασαν έναν ναό όπου κάθε οπαδός θα μπορούσε να προσευχηθεί για την ομάδα του και υπήρχε ένας παγκάκι με έναν παίκτη Sumo με μια μπάλα ράγκμπι στα χέρια του. Ακριβώς μπροστά από αυτό το κτίριο υπάρχει ένας πεζόδρομος με μερικά τραπέζια και καρέκλες όπου μπορεί κανείς να καθίσει, γι 'αυτό αγοράσαμε ένα βιετναμέζικο σάντουιτς και απολαύσαμε τον τόπο.



They only big district left from our trip was Ueno, so we jumped into the Metro and we reached this park. I should say that I didn't love it. Maybe if you have children you can enter the zoo, but we didn't. We just enjoyed the big lake with the lotus plants and then, we had a small walk in the Ueno market, after that we decided to leave.
Mancava solo la visita di un quartiere nel nostro viaggio: Ueno. Quindi abbiamo preso la metropolitana e abbiamo raggiunto questo parco. Devo dire che non mi è piaciuto granché. Forse avendo dei bambini si può optare per entrare allo zoo, ma noi non l'abbiamo fatto. Ci siamo goduti per qualche minuto il grande lago con le piante di loto, quindi abbiamo fatto una passeggiatina nel mercato di Ueno e ce ne siamo poi andati.
Μας έμεινε να δούμε στο Τόκιο μόνο μια μεγάλη περιοχή: Ueno. Oπότε πήραμε το μετρό και φτάσαμε στο πάρκο. Θα έλεγα ότι δεν μου άρεσε και πολύ. Ίσως αν έχετε παιδιά μπορείτε να μπείτε στο ζωολογικό κήπο, αλλά εμείς δεν πήγαμε. Απολαύσαμε μόνο τη μεγάλη λίμνη με τα φυτά λωτού και στη συνέχεια κάναμε μια μικρή βόλτα στην αγορά του Ueno, μετά αποφασίσαμε να φύγουμε.













To close in the best way this visit of Tokyo, I had to see the Tokyu Plaza Omotesando Harajuku. We got off at Harajuku station, in this area there are a loooot of shops, I really suggest you to come here for cloth-shopping, and you will see also many people dressed with nice style. In one of the streets there is a monitor that shows the people that are walking, I managed to snap a picture when it was showing me.
The Tokyu Plaza is so special because it has an amazing entrance full of mirrors that go in different directions, so magical. It is the perfect spot for an instagram picture.
Quindi per chiudere al meglio questa visita di Tokyo ho voluto assolutamente vedere il Tokyu Plaza di Omotesando Harajuku. Siamo scesi alla stazione di Harajuku, in questa zona ci sono moooolti negozi, consiglio vivamente di venire qui per fare shopping di vestiti e vedrete anche molte persone vestite con stile. In una delle strade c'è un monitor che mostra le persone che camminano, e sono riuscita a scattare una foto mentre stava mostrando proprio me.
Il Tokyu Plaza è così speciale perché ha un fantastico ingresso pieno di specchi che vanno in direzioni diverse, davvero magico. È il posto perfetto per scattare foto per Instagram.
Για να τελειώσουμε με τον καλύτερο τρόπο αυτή την επίσκεψη του Τόκιο έπρεπε να δω το Tokyu Plaza Omotesando Harajuku. Βγήκαμε στο σταθμό Harajuku, σε αυτήν την περιοχή υπάρχουν πολλά καταστήματα, πραγματικά σας προτείνω να έρθετε εδώ για ψώνια ρούχων και θα δείτε επίσης πολλούς ανθρώπους ντυμένοι με στυλ. Σε έναν από τους δρόμους υπάρχει μια οθόνη που δείχνει τους ανθρώπους που περπατούν, κατάφερα να τραβήξω μια φωτογραφία όταν έδειχνε εμένα.
Το Tokyu Plaza είναι τόσο ξεχωριστό γιατί έχει μια καταπληκτική είσοδο γεμάτη καθρέπτες που πηγαίνουν σε διαφορετικές κατευθύνσεις, μαγικό. Είναι το ιδανικό σημείο για να τραβήξετε μια εικόνα για το instagram.