Old Tokyo, close to home

• 7:35 AM
  Leave. Tobu Kameido Line from Kameido to Hikifune, change for Asakusa, about 20 minutes, $1 each.
• 8:00 AM
  Senso-ji temple, Asakusa, before the crowds. 19 minutes by train. Then Nakamise shopping street.
• 10:00 AM
  Kappabashi kitchen street, a first look at Japanese knives.
• 12:00 PM
  Lunch: snacks on Nakamise (senbei, melon bread, $2 to $4 each) or a soba shop by Kappabashi.
• 2:00 PM
  Tokyo Skytree and the Solamachi mall underneath.
• 4:30 PM
  Optional for Joseph and Joey: Daikoku-yu bath house, tattoo friendly, rooftop tub with a Skytree view. $4 (¥550), cash.
• 6:15 PM
  Home from Skytree: Tobu line from Oshiage or Tokyo Skytree Station to Kameido via Hikifune, about 15 minutes, or Uber about $12 to $15. Uber to Kameido Station
• 7:00 PM
  Dinner: Niboshi Chuka Soba Tsukihi, the best-rated ramen in Kameido. $6 to $10. Cash.