First impressions (and lessons learned) our first day in Tokyo, Japan

Welcome to Tokyo, the largest metropolitan area in the world with more than 36 million people in 3 prefectures. Formerly known as “Edo” in the olden days, the Meiji Restoration renamed it to Tokyo in 1890.
Next stop: Japan (and why we’re excited!)

The land of the rising sun, the ramen and sushi capital, anime central,and a temple haven — all this and more is true of Japan (also known as Nippon).