First day in Tokyo

I arrived at Tokyo Narita Airport around mid-day yesterday, and decided to take the bus into the city so as to not miss the first sights of Tokyo. . . and promptly fell asleep. I did manage to catch a few glimpses on my taxi ride to my apartment from where the bus dropped me off. . . and it seemed pretty much the same as any big city, albeit a little quiet because of the Golden Week holiday.

I arrived at my lovely apartment, my home for the next month, courtesy of The Wire, and promptly descended into the bath tub for a long soak. And then I decided to venture out.

I had a map that the relocation company had sent me, and figured I could find my way around with it. . . although the fact that there were no street names marked on the map worried me slightly. I soon realized why. . . there are no street names on the STREETS!! Well, maybe there were some, but thanks to my lack of Japanese language skills, I couldn't tell the street names apart from the store names, or the building signs or any other names. I did manage to locate my nearest convenience store and supermarket (although whether I'll be able to find them again is yet to be determined!)

Today I will tackle the closest subway station. . . and tomorrow church and meeting Okia! Should be interesting. . .

(More to come on first impressions of Tokyo)
View from upper level balcony
Living area
Sleeping area
View from lower level balcony

Kitchen