The N'EX.

The fairly-fast speed 'Narita Express' (N'EX) train to Shinagawa (品川) took 70 minutes, and it was so super punctual and accurate in timing! It reached on the exact minute stated on the ticket! We transferred train to Kamata (蒲田) where our hotel is nearby. It costs just S$420 per person for 7 nights' stay.

Inside the comfy N'EX from Airport to city.

The first day was a cloudless clear sky.

Even the conductor wears smart uniforms.

In a Japan Rail (JR) train. Look at all the advertisements all around..!

At one of the streets in Asakusa, the trees are already botak.

The gate to the Sensoji Temple.

After the gate, there's this long row of shops before you get near the temple.

We had lunch at Yoshinoya!

You use your hand to guide the fog from the incense to yourself.

Japanese Aunties drink from the water and wash their hands. We call it the holy water.

Kiasu Singaporean at work.

Group photo in front of temple. In case you haven't realised from previous photos, we were really the ONLY people (right from touchdown in the morning) who were wearing short-sleeves. But really, the first day wasn't cold.

The Ameyoko Shopping Street. If you can see the clock properly, it was only 5:10pm and it felt like after 8pm in Singapore.

The building at the left is a pachinko building. Tokyo is infested with Pachinko and Slot Buildings! Hundreds of addicted people pack into each of these buildings! There were even streets with just pachinko parlours! It is actually a game that looks like a pinball. It involves the buying of hundreds of tiny marbles and guiding them into specific holes. We tried that on our last day.

Following that, we went over to Ueno Park, which is one of Tokyo's largest open spaces. There is a zoo, a large wildlife protection pond and many museums here. But unfortunately, we didn't stay long here, since it was already dark.