So...we checked out of the Park Hyatt Tokyo on the first clear day we'd had here since arriving Sunday. I think we'd rather'd have continued at the Park Hyatt Tokyo, but had reservations at the Capitol Tokyu where the rest of the group was staying.

We cabbed over and checked in. On getting into the room we discovered:

• The Capitol Tokyu has no in room safe
• The Capitol Tokyu has no in room broadband
• The Capitol Tokyu has no wifi of any use
• The Capitol Tokyu has no in room thermostat

So...I haven't been blogging as much as a result. There is broadband in the hotel, for ¥300 for ten minutes or ¥1500 for an hour, at the business center. Good thing there are only two business people in the hotel at any one time, as there are only two broadband connected desks at The Capitol Tokyu.

(Writing for Google's indexer has an awkward effect on the flow, doesn't it?)

Yesterday we went to Tsukiji, late around maybe 7:00 a.m., so we missed the auctions. Still got a chance to walk around a bit and see some hot-and-heavy fish action.

In the afternoon we took a bus tour of Tokyo. This tour consisted of driving us to a bus terminal at the Tokyo World Trade Center (no, don't go there).

We got to go to the "top" of the WTC, which at 40 storeys is just high enough to still look up to the tops of many other more famous buildings in Tokyo.

We then rode a boat up the Sumida(?) River to Asakusa.

The apparent objective was for us to walk up a touristy arcade to the temple at Asakusa, and then to get back on the bus.

At this point Lisa and I and several others decided it was too nice a day to be pinned to what could only technically be described as a tour.

Lisa and I walked over to Kappabashi, the kitchen/cooking district. This is several blocks long of everything you need to stock a kitchen or restaurant.

On returning to the hotel we both passed out for a bit.

Dinner was at a roboyataki(sp?) place, it was delicious, and I forgot the 名刺 (meishi) upstairs in the room and will have to blog more about it later.

Today is an open day, we will likely wander the city a bit, I'm trying to pick out a museum or two to go to as well.