Dec 29th – My first day in Japan, starting off from Haneda Airport in Tokyo, I made my way through the Tokyo Subway to Asaksusa. After spending about 30 minutes trying to figure out which line and how much it was going to cost me, I ended up simply going to the ticket office and asking to get to Asakusa. I was pleasantly surprised that the attendant spoke perfect English, gave me my ticket and even told me which time and which platform I needed. Many thanks for saving me alot of time. I later discovered my problem was because I was looking at the wrong map, and further still discovered the stations have the English / Romanji name displayed on the platform. After a bit of time, the Tokyo subway is real pleasure to use.
I love that second photo of the narrow sreet. Wonder what it would look like in sharp contrasts of black and white?