The long awaited day 4 has finally come!!
Day 4:
Arrived in Tokyo in wee hours in the morning.
Headed straight to the Tourist Information Centre at Shinjuku.
This is the first place that any tourist who can’t speak Jap like us should go..its prolly the only place in Tokyo where people can converse with you in English and where you can collect all relevant information of Tokyo so that planning for the next few days will be easy!
But we were too early and the place doesn’t place until 10am..so all we could do was wait and breakfast that we packed b4 coming to japan – lots of bread and biscuits!
Poor me..looks so pathetic, eating bread in the open..hhaha...
Asakusa Area
After wash up at our hostel, 2 happy girls decided to explore the Asakusa area which was near our hostel.
The Asakusa area is a part of Tokyo that’s very different from the city area. I personally like this place very very much!
It has a very different feel from the crowded and fast paced city area. Here, the shops look more traditional Japan, and there are a lot more cheaper food stores around, especially those standing traditional food places.
Nakamise
This is a shopping street selling all sorts of Japanese souvenirs and food. Many of the stores actually sell the same things, but their prices vary quite abit. So my advice for those who are coming here is to walk the whole street and check out all the prices first before you buy!
When I was there that day, there were a lot of high school kids. Girls all in their mini skirts! Some are really fat, but still in short skirts. I must say I really admire them for their guts! Haha..
When I was there that day, there were a lot of high school kids. Girls all in their mini skirts! Some are really fat, but still in short skirts. I must say I really admire them for their guts! Haha..
Some of the tidbits sold there..
Muah chi like thing
Tong luo shao that comes in many many unique flavours. There's sweet ones, salty ones, 梅味 etc.
Red bean cakes in many different shapes
Lunch at Saizerai!
This is a Italian fast food place that all of you MUST visit when you are in Japan!!!!!
This place is dirt cheap! And the food was really good! Visit the place if you don’t believe me!
The one I went to was along one of the branched out streets at Nakamise. It’s a fast food chain so I guess there should be more elsewhere.
Baked egg with mushroom that I had there.
Sensoji Temple
This is the oldest temple in Tokyo.
Saw beautiful Sakura trees near the entrance of the temple, got me all excited. But when I went closer, I realized its fake…………
There was a school nearby, and the time the kids just came out from school.
Super cute! The kids playing with the fish like windsock thing.
Anyway, the Sensoji temple is at the very end of Nakamise.
As we walked further down, we reached a few streets full of traditional Japanese 歌舞剧馆. It shows the Rakugo (comic storytelling), Manzai (comic dialogue), Mandan (Comic monologue) etc., which are very popular among the old Japanese generation. It’s a super interesting sight because this is the only place where you will see so many old Japanese aunties and uncles queuing up at the many different 歌舞剧馆 along the streets, waiting to enter to watch shows. It makes me wonder if this street will still be in existence after another decade when younger generations don't even know how to appreciate this traditional culture.
We spotted this store with a super long queue.
And it was selling this super cute dessert, at a super cheap price! Only 10yen each!
Though we were really full from all the eating at Nakamise, Khai couldn’t resist the temptation!
Yum yum!!
They are actually towels and napkins sold at a shopping centre! Hahha…did anyone get cheated????
Beautiful Asakusa sunset!
As we walked further down, we reached a few streets full of traditional Japanese 歌舞剧馆. It shows the Rakugo (comic storytelling), Manzai (comic dialogue), Mandan (Comic monologue) etc., which are very popular among the old Japanese generation. It’s a super interesting sight because this is the only place where you will see so many old Japanese aunties and uncles queuing up at the many different 歌舞剧馆 along the streets, waiting to enter to watch shows. It makes me wonder if this street will still be in existence after another decade when younger generations don't even know how to appreciate this traditional culture.
We spotted this store with a super long queue.
And it was selling this super cute dessert, at a super cheap price! Only 10yen each!
Though we were really full from all the eating at Nakamise, Khai couldn’t resist the temptation!
Yum yum!!
They are actually towels and napkins sold at a shopping centre! Hahha…did anyone get cheated????
Beautiful Asakusa sunset!
Something interesting..a dirty side of Japan
A huge pile of rubbish right beside a "no dumping" sign!