Tokyo, Nice to Meet you! Part 3- Tsukiji Fish Market

This is the No.1 place to go in Tokyo!!!

There are so many eateries surrounding the market!

We were starving and our hunt for the best sushi in the market: Daiwa Sushi!

we walked for so long..about 30 mins and Daiwa Sushi is still nowhere to be found! We had to ask around..and luckily most of the Japanese people there knows about this shop and we followed through their directions.

signage on the floor, I thought its quite cool!

Almost there!!!

THERE YOU GO! We were so lucky as they were closing and there aren’t any queue! Amazing isn’t it?!

The shop is TINY! We ordered the set lunch, priced at 3500 Yen, equivalent to about SGD55! Expensive you might think, but now I really regret of just having one set!

TORO , can you see how shiny the sushi is!Creamy, buttery, melts in your mouth!

and presenting THE BEST UNI SUSHI I’VE EVER TASTED IN MY LIFE! Gosh, it was so FRESH….I can taste the ocean in my mouth, amazing and unique feeling!

Every piece is perfection, from the presentation, down to the smell and taste.

Writing this post made me feel like flying there just to eat this and come back again, yes, it was that great of an experience!

You HAVE TO drop by Tsukiji market to eat these sushi if you are in Tokyo, if not you will come back with regrets!

Tokyo, Nice to Meet you! Part 2 – Sensoji Shrine

Day 2 at Tokyo today, RISE AND SHINE!!!

Our first destination today, Sensoji Shrine!

This temple is located 5 mins away from Asakusa Train Station, very popular with tourists!so hard to get a picture of the temple without anyone inside it! haha…

I believe this should be the most popular spot to take picture!

stepping into the tourists heaven! Loads of souvenir shops there!

some items on sale there…

So pretty….

Check out the colourful ice cream! LOVE……!

approaching the pagoda first!

supersize sandal on the wall!

Amulet from the Shrine! I got the red one!

You may pay 100yen to draw the divine lots!

Fred not if you have a bad one, just tie them to this shelf! The shrine will chant for you to remove the bad luck!

No pictures of the temple because it was quite dark inside and there were some construction going on.

Statue of this General outside the temple. Japanese were drinking waters from it but I dare not try la!

NEXT up……Tsukiji Fish Market!!! The most delicious sea urchin sushi I have ever tasted!

Tokyo, Nice to meet you! Part 1

Finally after so many years of wishing and hoping, I finally visited Tokyo!

We were there for mere 3 days after visiting Hokkaido. 3 days is obviously NOT ENOUGH but nevermind la better than nothing!

We stayed in Toyoko Inn, Monzen Nakacho branch. It was a 8min walk to the subway station. 8 mins is not very long but it is considered long in the hot summer in Tokyo! The room is tidy and clean although they are of minimal size, I have no qualms about it. You guys can try their other hotels, they have it in many locations across Japan. The price is ranging from 9000yen I think. Check out their website for more details!

After resting for a while, we went to Ginza!

It was a Sunday so the whole road was closed. Check out how sunny it was!

Hello Ginza!

We were famished so we had something to eat at Ginza Tenkuni, one of the restaurant recommend by our guide book.

Mixed Tempuras

Tempura on rice – this is so yummy! but I think rather expensive, probably about S$30 ish..

I was having a bad hair day but who cares, too excited! I AM IN TOKYO!

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This pastry shop is also recommended by our guide book, their buns are soft and not too sweet!

we then roamed around Ginza..check out their amazing buildings with cool lighting

All the branded shops are located in Ginza, you can definitely find the brand you are looking for!

Next up, we went to Tokyo Tower for Tokyo’s night scenery!

I think Eiffel Tower is much nicer actually!

Views from the Tower

Part 2 to be continued…….

 

Yokoso Japan Day 5- Last day in Hokkaido!

Today is our final day in Hokkaido and it is also a shopping day!

We went to Tanuki-koji Shopping Arcade  狸小路 to pick up souvenirs and stuff.

I just love these decorations! So Japanese!

狸猫！also known as leopard cat, which part of it looks like leopard I also don’t know!

so colourful and vibrant, this charming street is not to be missed if you are in Sapporo!

adorable sis doing her thing! The chinese words actually means Hilton, but of course this restaurant does not belong to the Hilton Group la..

Pachinko, one of the Japanese’s favourite past time. Took some risk in taking this picture ok as the guards were around the shop! You guys must appreciate my effort k?

miss my long hair again!

Happy mom and happy bro!

After some street shopping, we were brought to the Rera outlet mall near Chitose airport!

got this coach bag from the outlet mall, regretted it because it wasn’t so cheap, costs about S$500+, could have gotten it cheaper from US i think.

Anyway, after this post, TOKYO!!!!!! the exciting capital of Japan and also the world’s MOST EXPENSIVE CITY!