Japan - Day 6 - Asakusa, Tokyo

Today was another fully loaded day! We started off again, with breakfast at our hotel. Lee and Matthew split the traditional Japanese breakfast, Matthew said next time he would pass . . . Then we headed to the Sky Tree Tower, one of the tallest buildings in Tokyo. On our way to the tower we encountered the Pokemon store! Nico's very good friend Calvin requested we get him some Pokemon merch from Japan, so we stopped. The tower has a viewing deck that we waited a long time to get to. While we were there we had some drinks and snacks while taking in the incredible views. After the tower we headed to the base of the tower where there was a shopping center, and what do you know, it had an animal cafe! So we stopped and Nico was able to feed bunnies and Guinea pigs, and he was also able to hold some mice, a gecko and a snake! The also had a capybara, so Nico was very excited about that. After the animal cafe, Matthew discovered a playground in the same shopping center so Nico and I explored that for a while. Next we took the train to Senso-Ji Temple where we took in the sights and sounds of this awe-inspiring place. Then we got a quick bite to eat in the area before the main event . . . SUMO WRESTLING! We got to dine and watch a real sumo wrestling match. And after the match they asked for volunteers to wrestle the pros. Nico volunteered and I seconded him. They dressed us up in silly inflatable sumo suit and we fought the real wrestlers. Nico won his wrestling match and had such a blast!