Nigel had been looking longingly at the view of a park from our hotel room window since we arrived in Tokyo. From the 35th floor we had a good view! The park had some cherry blooms left so we visited the Hamatikyu gardens which date from the shoguns and have a 300 year old tree planted by one of them. The park was pleasant and we got lots of photos with cherry blossoms.

But the trip can’t be all about cherry blossom and sightseeing so next stop was the flagship uniqlo store in Ginza. 12 floors of low cost good value japanese fashion that you can’t buy at home. Myself and the girls could have stayed all day but after an hour and a purchase or ten we headed off for the Tokyo Tower, an old TV tower a bit like a red Eiffel Tower that used to be Tokyos tallest building. Given my dislike of heights I refused to go beyond the middle viewing gallery. John was of a like mind and was much more interest in the Lego models that were safely situated on the ground floor.

Our last stop of the day had been booked with John in mind, the Legoland Discovery centre. Not quite Disneyland but it had some rides including one where you shot “baddies”, an excellent model of Tokyo made from lego and a place to make and test lego vehicles.