Tsukiji Fish Market, Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, Hama-rikyu Gardens, Imperial Palace Gardens

We started our day with a little breakfast in a local coffee shop to the hotel then walked over the the famous fish market at Tsukiji. It's am amazing place - starting every day at 5am with lots of auctions and fish from all over the world. It was fascinating to see, and quite smelly!

After the market we visited a Buddhist temple and then the Hama-rikyu Gardens which were absolutely beautiful.  We stopped for traditional confectionery and Japanese Green tea in a little tea house that the Duke of Cambridge had visited just last week apparently.

After the tea we found a little sushi place near the market and had really quite a substantial sushi lunch for about £15 in total.  It was fantastic and extremely fresh as you might expect.  The chef was on full view for us to watch as he made the sushi to order, even making the rice blocks by hand - not like the machine at Yo! in the UK.

After lunch we had a wander around the start of the Imperial Palace gardens and saw some excellent fountains.  We walked back through Tokyo Station and then back to the hotel for a rest.