We hung around Shinjuku Thursday night.
Shinjuku at night	This poster scared me, so I took a picture of it - haha
On Friday we went to Central Tokyo, where we walked around the palace grounds (at least the part we were allowed to walk around). Most of the original castle was destroyed during the US fire bombings of Tokyo. A huge garden has been built where the main hall of the castle used to stand. However, the garden was closed on the day I visited. Before the castle was destroyed, it was the largest castle in the world.      After that, we trekked to Yasukuni Shrine. This shrine is a little contraversial, because it is dedicated to all those Japanese who have fought and died in wars since the Meiji period. One of these wars is WWII. Enshrined in one part of the shrine are the bodies of some Japanese war criminals. The Prime Minister makes frequent visits to this schrine, which causes unrest amongst some of the general public. However, it is still a nice shrine and is worth a visit.
Some of the original castle	The moat
More of the moat	I'll bet this castle didn't used to see this traffic
Very Japanesque...	The stonework is really pretty
Some fish greeting us	No entrance to the gardens today!
A fountain near the palace	I'm a big fan of this shot
As we walked by the palace to the shrine	A little closer up
A guardian of the shrine	The Vice-Mimister of War
A description of the previous statue	Entrance to the shrine
Where the war criminals are enshrined	Inner part of the shrine
The attendants had on really pretty orange and white robes	You can see the minister's statue in the distance
The DoCoMo tower in Shinjuku	Showing off my camera's zoom :D