The main thing we did was go to Nijo-jo, the residence of the Togugawa Shoguns. It is a large castle area (with moat , big walls and all) with 2 smaller (by castle standards) castles inside. The more famous, Ninomaru-Jo, was the residence of the Togugawa Shoguns. It begins with larger ornate reception rooms, and as you get closer to the place where you were to `meet` the shogun the rooms get smaller (but are still ornate). Interestingly enough, the Shogun`s living quarters are surprisingly small and not as lavish. It was no wonder why the place is designated a UN Cultural Site, it is quite beautiful. I took some pictures, but you cannot take any inside (leaves you all some incentive to go). On another note, I caught some of the Red Sox Yankees game on NHK Sports. I`m certainly proud that Boston won in front of every Democrat there for the game (from the convention).