Sleep Train

Life on the Tokyo trains can get exhausting...

Sleeping passengers are not uncommon, as evidenced by these shots...

(ha ha, sorry Mom!)

Taste Test - Japan

There were the classics such as Asahi and Kirin that are found at every sushi bar in America...

We also tried Japan's timeless (since 1890!) Yebisu beer at Tokyo's Beer Museum.

But we probably had the most fun tasting the micro-brews.

Yona Yona translates to "every night," so it comes as no surprise that this was a beer we often drank... not quite every night, but it was a refreshing hoppy treat in the land of lagers. We're guessing the hoppiness of this beer might be influenced by the fact that one of their brewers completed an apprenticeship at Stone Brewing in San Diego... no wonder we loved it so much!

SUMO!

Saw a few sumo wrestler statues in the heart of the sumo district of Tokyo... and luckily we got to see one real guy walking the streets. Wow, we felt small next to him!

FC Tokyo

Our first full day in Japan was timed with a home game for FC Tokyo. We enjoyed our seats amongst the locals and our game time snack - can't say we've ever eaten soba noodles out at a major sporting event!!

Tokyo Crib-ette

After leaving our sweet suite, we moved to a different district of Tokyo into a hotel room that was a little more typical of rooms in Japan. Check out our little "dorm" room:

Tokyo Crib

We had been warned about the tight quarters that awaited us in Japan... we didn't get a taste of that until our 2nd night in Japan since our hotel upgraded us to a suite for our first night in Tokyo.

Check out Luke's parody of MTV Cribs ...