We got off to a late start today possibly due to my chaotic sleep schedule… But this meant we didn’t plan to do anything big or be out long once we did head out.
When my brother Drew was here in Japan with us he got Teddy hooked on a chain of secondhand stores called Book Off, so that was our little plan for today. Once we were on the bus (No trains here! Just buses and street cars!) we realized we would be passing Goryokaku Tower which is apparently The Thing to do here. So we went!
You only go about 90 meters up (I’m not converting for you) but it was quite the view. The elevator doors opened and everyone was immediately saying how beautiful and impressive the view was. Fall was showing off a little and the first thing you could see were red mountains. So here are some pictures!
And yes, we did get there right in time for sunset. And yes, we did forget to take a picture of the tower exterior when we were closer.
Then we did go to Book Off! and had some cheap conveyor belt sushi and then… walked. Forever. Because the buses were not running as regularly, or we just timed it poorly or… I don’t know. But we got our steps in for the day.