Tokyo

Tokyo is, needless to say, a completely incredible place. The metropolitan area is the most populous in the world, and is also the world's largest economy. So, when visiting, you can see everything and anything you could want or need, except for the gospel. Here's some of what we did see.


The Kaminarimon Gate, leading into the Sensō-ji temple in Asakusa.


The market in Asakusa.

When visiting the temple in Asakusa, we saw many people buying fortunes, cleansing themselves with incense and water, and offering prayers in the temple. It was quite sobering to see so many worshipping false gods. Next to this temple is a Shinto shrine, where a smaller number of worshippers gathered. Along with Marc, Aaron, Marcus, Jon, and I was a Japanese student who was not a Christian. It was very neat to see Jon engage him in conversation about the gospel as we stood on the shrine's grounds.


Sensō-ji, the oldest Buddhist temple in Tokyo.

If today was an eye-opening day, tomorrow will be more practical as we go back to Chiba and spend some time on campus. What we are doing here really is quite strategic as even casual conversations can lead to relationships that Jon and Sarah will be able to cultivate in the future.


Shibuya, site of the busiest pedestrian crossing in the world.