Japan Day .5-1 - Arrival, Tsukiji, and Akihabara

Our first day in Japan was technically rather short - we landed at the Haneda airport in Tokyo around 7pm, then took the monorail and train to Tokyo station from which we could walk to our hotel. We dropped off our things and Charlie miraculously got me to then leave the hotel room to get our first real meal in Tokyo - soba and tempura, and boy was it delicious. After dinner we headed back to the hotel room, showered, and passed out. The first full day we had started early, as expected thanks to jet lag. We took advantage of waking up naturally at 5am to head to the Tsukiji fish market before the crowds - it's bustling bright and early because of the commercial market on the inside, so it's a great first morning activity. On the way to the market we stopped at a convenience store and picked up some breakfast of yogurt, bread, and fruit jello. Unfortunately, it was a dreary day, and at some point it started raining hard enough that we ducked into another convenience store...