Showing posts with label JAPAN 2011. Show all posts
Showing posts with label JAPAN 2011. Show all posts

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Mark City - Shibuya

Mark City Mall is right next door to the Tokyu Excel hotel where we stayed. It is very handy for a traveller to be able to run next door to buy food and necessities without having to go outside. This mall also connects to the Shibuya station. It is home to some yummy eateries, but sadly we did not have enough time to try them all.
Of course, we tried the ice creamery.
There are many lovely cafes full of sugary delights.
We had breakfast many mornings at Jean Francois bakery. It  does great coffee and a large selection of savoury and sweet baked goods.  Very highly recommended. Bakeries are great for breakfast, as they are inexpensive and plentiful over Tokyo. Too many choices.
Chinese cusine.
This sushi restaurant is extremely popular. Each night there is a long queue of at least 50 people down the hallway waiting for a table.
We really wanted to try this pizza restaurant, but ran out of time.

Delicious plastic food.
This tonkatsu place always looked inviting. Deep fried pork - what could be more delicious than that?
We ate at this restaurant, Korakuen, every second night.  It is really cheap, has fast table service and yummy hot food.


 It serves simple ramen and rice dishes, along with gyouza. I think it may be open 24 hours.
 After dinner, we went for a stroll up Dogenzaka  to stock up at the konbini.  It didn't occur to me until later on that this was "Love Hotel Hill" !

You just can't beat Shibuya for a cheap tasty meal. I would love to eat my way around Shibuya, but then I would be enormous.  Still, it is a tempting thought.

Monday, March 5, 2012

Japanese Television


When I visit a foreign country, I like to see how the locals live. So I like to try and experience the everyday things, such as going to the supermarket, catching public transport and watching TV.
Here are some shots I took of Japanese TV; all are very fascinating and amusing to me.









Thursday, March 1, 2012

Hakuhinkan purchases

 I didn't go too overboard with my shopping here. I absolutely adore Hina Matsuri, so this miniature Re-Ment version was perfect for me.
 A beautiful 3D card.

 Another beautiful card.



Assorted little toys for the Disney lovers back home.


Monday, February 27, 2012

Strolling along Chuo Dori Ginza


Strolling along Chuo Dori is very pleasant. There are some stunning window displays, where you can fantasise about what you would buy if you had a large sum of yen.







Cartier - hmmm, maybe not.
Itoya is one of my favourite stores in Japan. It's a paper wonderland.




Isn't everything pretty?