The following
day I rode on what would be my last bullet train ride in Japan. Overall, I was extremely impressed with my ease
of traveling in the country. True
enough, the punctuality, speed, and efficiency of travel in Japan had given me
the opportunity to travel great distances in a short period of time. Feeling like I had really traveled well for
the money; at this point in my trip I had spent roughly a eleven-hundred
dollars, I decided that I was going to buy some gifts for family and friends in
Tokyo.
Once I arrived
in Tokyo, I was again excited to be back in the city and finish my final two days
of travel in the country. Since I
arrived in the evening I decided that I wanted to go back to the bustling Shibuya
district that evening. I knew that this
would be my last opportunity to enjoy the evening sights as well as eat at my
favorite Okonomiyaki restaurant; therefore, I decided that I must seize the
moment and take the fifty-minute subway ride back to my favorite place.
My final day in
Japan went by very quickly for me. I
spent the morning buying gifts for family and friends and took the afternoon
off to go sightseeing one final time. The
highlight of my last whole day in Tokyo was visiting the Tokyo Skytree
observation tower that afternoon. At the
observation level a person could look through the thick transparent platform
all the way to the ground level. To the
onlooker's eye, the sheer distance made the cars at the ground level seem
similar to that of ants in size.
Saying goodbye
to Japan was hard but the financially responsible decision. Looking back, I can honestly say that I spent
every cent of my money wisely and was able to enjoy a wide range of
entertaining adventures all while being on a tight budget. Looking towards my future, I am certain that
the lessons I learned while traveling in Japan will certainly help me plan
future traveling adventures.
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