Our first day in Tokyo was warm and sunny. Here I am with two of my new friends just outside our hotel. I’m not sure why they were in their traditional attire, but they seemed happy to have their picture taken. Such traditional clothing appears to be appropriate for special events such as weddings. 
On our city bus tour, we visited a Buddhist temple and the grounds around the imperial lpalace, then rode an elevator to a lookout in a tower, which is a nearly identical copy of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Here we are, with our view of the city.
Back on the bus headed to our next stop, one of our group members realized that her purse was missing. Our tour director arranged for a taxi while the rest of us continued on in the bus to a park. Long story short, the purse was found exactly where it was left. In Japan, everyone seems to respect and obey the laws, waiting for a traffic light to turn green, lining up on the curb to wait for a bus or subway, and never cutting their way into a line. Tour directors never seem to get flustered. They just go from solving one problem to solving the next. Here is the park.
The next day we took a bus to Mount Fuji. Our luck ran out with the weather. The windand rain were so intense that it sometimes felt like our bus might tip onto its side. Our tour director switched to plan B, which included a workshop tour and an art museum, where the following picture was taken. On a clear day, Linda would have had an excellent view of Mount Fuji.
On our third day in Tokyo we learned about the traditional Japanese tea ceremony. Ho hum.
Our last day in Tokyo was again sunny. Our hotel room faced the wrong direction but another member of our tour group could see Mount Fuji from her room. We all visited her room and took pictures.
Then we took a ride on the subway to visit a Shinto shrine. According to our tour director, Buddhism takes care of funerals. Shintoism is more for weddings and other celebrations. According to this sign, sake barrels are offered every year to the enshrined deities.
Next: Beijing