I got up at a regular time had breakfast of tofu and noodles. My bag zip came off again which was annoying as I'd need to sew it again but I got it back on. I headed out north and east with the Maps app working on my new phone as I'd installed some things which it had needed which is why I got lost going to my old hostel yesterday and had ended up using my old phone to help. I came to a couple of shrines which were not worth visiting, ah yes the downside of maps in my hand. I headed east to the river where there was a water museum but it was by appointment only. The river was nice and I could see the skytree building and also the sperm building as Clive had called it. I went along the river a bit then went back west to a main road and found a Lawson 100 store. I couldn't resist and bought some vegetable juice and what could have been sticks of fish balls but were some kind of gelatinous sweet which were ok. I headed north to the temple I'd visited with Clive and the shopping street near to it was all shut up as it was still early but it looked nice with some paintings on the shutters. The temple was the same except the main building was open and I sat down on the steps to repair my bag zip and spilled the vegetable juice doing it which I had to clean up. I got the zip repaired, had a last full look around all the temple buildings then headed off east. I got to the river again and went a bit north across a slightly unusual bridge. On the other side I went south through a park which was nice but not so big and then I continued round the sperm building and went east to the skytree. It was a tall building that was in the clouds a lot of the times I looked at it and at 634m it's the 2nd highest structure in the world with the Canton tower number 3. It was ¥2,000 to go up so I probably should gave done it but these things take up time and I wanted to see other places and also buy some trousers so I walked around and it had a reasonably priced but not great supermarket inside. I went south along a narrow park which had a fishing area which looked very artificial and for me defeats the object of fishing, but its all highly regulated in Japan and was quite popular. After lunch I checked the map and there were some places I'd bookmarked to the west so I took a big diversion and headed there. First was a park which had a memorial hall for the 1923 earthquake and also WWII bombings. It was a bit like a church inside. The park was mostly gravel and had a few monuments like a bell tower and a flower area and there was another hall where the door was shut but I saw someone leave so I went to have a look. It was a museum and it was free but I think it may have been closed for lunch as it was empty. It was about the earthquake and war and the earthquake section was really good with full descriptions of what happened next to photos or graphs. Most people died from fires caused by the earthquake which is not what I would've expected. The WWII section didn't have much English but it did have a few photos which showed just how flattened parts of Tokyo were. I left and went to a proper park with grass and a pond and was actually free. I went through and came to the sumo hall area where there was quite a crowd to see the wrestlers as they came out or went in. The museum was inside near the arena and I would need a sumo ticket to go in and they were all sold out although it may have been possible to buy a ticket early in the day. I carried on to a shrine with a graveyard and a lighthouse looking temple building. Nearby was a fireworks museum which was shut. I missed out the Edo Tokyo museum as it was probably shut and headed on south and walked a bit to a Basho museum which was all in Japanese so I'm not sure what it was about but it was ¥200. There was a small viewpoint along the river before I crossed a small bridge and made my way to 2 parks next to each other. One was a gardens and charged entry so I walked through the normal park and carried on south along the thin park and left to go to another Lawson 100 where I bought some food for lunch. I walked a bit further then stopped where there was a bin to eat before carrying on. I was heading towards rainbow bridge and on the way was a gas museum I'd read about in the timeout 50 things to do in Tokyo guide. I headed east at the end of the park and crossed a proper park and then a bridge and walked on a road before coming to the park where the museum was. The area looked a bit new and underdeveloped compared to central Tokyo with motorways and brown sites. The park was plain but nice as it was next to water but the museum was shut, probably because it was Monday. I carried on along the roads over bridges until I could see Rainbow bridge and there were some other things in the area including a beach and an interesting building. I went to the beach which gave me a closer look at the bridge ad it didn't look like I could walk across it after all so I headed that way first so that I could go around and see the other places afterwards. There was an outcrop of land so I went to the end for photos of the view then headed to the bridge which did look like it had pedestrian access until I got right up to it and there was a barrier over the bridge. It was disappointing but at least I could go back and see the other area and I got a pot noodle and some tofu from a shop. I ate heading along the beach which led me to a small statue of liberty and a raised walkway and I headed inland for a bit but I wasn't interested in the tourist type attractions like the waxworks so I went south where the maritime museum was built like a big boat. I went to the waterfront where there was a view of the docks and a dead end so I had to go back before I could go to the west and I met a group trying to get to the shuttle bus stop so I tried to help them. The other waterfront area wasn't good due to construction work and I left and headed north trying to get to Ginza and the Uniqlo shop before they shut. It was quite a walk with a bit to see for the first section but not much afterwards. I transferred some music from my old phone and listened as I walked and got another few views of Rainbow bridge and Tokyo and the water in my way. I was close to Ginza but there was a supermarket so I went in and bought some things which I ate for dinner. I got to the shop about 7.50 so I might only have 10 minutes to shop. I had a look at the trousers and found a pair of chinos for 3000 which fitted me as they were 79 cm or 31 inches. Considering I didn't know my size in centimetres that was pretty lucky. There was no messages that it was closing so I carried on looking and tried on other trousers including some khakis for 1300. Often I would end up buying the cheaper pair and they had the advantage of being thinner but they didn't look so good and I would probably never wear them at home so eventually around 8.30 I bought the chinos which were 3,225 Yen with tax and then headed back to the hostel. It was about 9.44 when I got back and I did a wash and prepared some things for the next day and the guy on reception found out that the bus was the cheapest and faster was to get to the airport. The wash needed 2 drying cycles to finish and I did a few things like download apps onto my new phone and lookup flights before my clothes were dry and I could pack them away and go to bed.
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