While I was in Tokyo one of the things I wanted to see was the lantern festival taking place near Asakusa for Obon. First we got there early enough to explore Asakusa, or what we thought was early enough. We started off at Kaminarimon gate (thunder gate) and went down the Nakamise shopping street to the [...]
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Cafe Mugiwara
When we'd visited the Tokyo Tower the evening before we passed a One Piece themed shop and cafe and I really wanted to go back and see them when they were open. So after trying on Yukata's in Harujuku we headed back to the Tokyo Tower to have lunch. We grabbed a menu and waited in [...]
Yukata’s in Harujuku
We left our hotel a lot later than planned since we spent the morning dealing with the police, but in a way it worked out. Because we arrived in Harujuku right when shops were starting to open. The goal for the day was to try on either kimonos or yukata's and depending on how much [...]
道頓堀 くれおーるたこ焼き Takoyaki
On our way back to our hotel we wandered around Shibuya looking for something to eat. Eventually we settled on Takoyaki たこ焼き . Takoyaki is a snack made with diced octopus and a flour ball. The guys working were pretty friendly and talkative. Sadly we didn't get to enjoy the takoyaki at it's best since [...]
Tokyo Tower 東京タワ
After wandering around Akihabara my friend gave me a couple options of other things we could do and I decided on checking out the Tokyo Tower. We weren't sure if it was open but thought it'd be cool to see it all lit up. We took pictures all the way up to the tower which was up [...]
Chef’s Kitchen カレー厨房
One of the only things I really wanted to do in Akihabara was eat some cheap curry bread. I spent hours looking for some place the internet kept saying was right next to the station but it wasn't. Turns out that it had shut down or switched names and in it's place popped up Chef's [...]
Akihabara
After my time in Ueno Park the last thing on my itinerary was to meet my friend in Akihabara. Akihabara is a great place for purchasing technology, parts for technology, to play games, go to a cafe, or shop. The streets will sometimes have girls dressed as maids to try and get people to come [...]
Ueno Zoo
The Ueno Zoo is open from 9:30 am until 5pm. With certain exhibits closing at 4:30. (Like most zoo's) Tickets are 600 yen for adults but free for students living in Tokyo or attending schools in Tokyo and people with a disability and one person accompanying them. And free to everyone on March 20th, May [...]
Ueno Park
After melting in the museum I left and darted from shady place to shady place in Ueno Park. I liked that Ueno Park was filled with museums and art. With about 7 different museums on the grounds, a concert hall, international childrens library and a zoo there is plenty to see and do. But after [...]
National Museum of Nature and Science
My first day in Tokyo was on my own. So after breakfast and catching up on sleep I finally talked myself into leaving the hotel and doing some of the stuff my friend had written out and scheduled for me. The plan Tokyo Station Shopping Imperial Palace Ueno Park zoo museum Akihabara shopping wandering around [...]