Ginza (lit. Silver Mint) is Tokyo's upmarket shopping district where you can find practically every leading brand name in fashion and cosmetics.
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| From 1612 to 1800, Ginza was the site of a silver coint mint before evolving into a premier shopping district. |
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| Fujiya is one of the leading manufacturers of Japanese candies. |
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Sanrio's flagship store
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I waited in front of that digital clock for a minute or so to capture this particular photo.
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My BFF and I went to Ginza not to shop for branded goods, but to visit Kit Kat Chocolatory.
From there, we went to Takashimaya Shopping Centre near Tokyo railway station for dinner at
Pokémon Café.
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Little did I know there's such a museum. BTW, admission is free of charge.
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Here are a few photos that I took when we made our way to
Toyosu Market.
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Toyosu Machinami Park features cutting-edge smart houses proposed by a variety of companies.
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Shijo-mae railway station on the Yurikamome Line is the closest one to the market.
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After visiting the market, we walked to Odaiba, a modern entertainment hub on an artificial island in Tokyo Bay.
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Odaiba was originally built for defensive purposes in the 1850s.
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Have you heard of the traditional Japanese folk song titled Sakura Sakura?
It's often sung in international settings as a song representative of Japan. |
A trip to Odaiba is incomplete without witnessing the 1:1 scale model of Gundam erected outside DiverCity Tokyo Plaza shopping mall.
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Sexy back!
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| Gundam Café is open daily from 10.00am to 9.00pm. |
Any fans of Bumblebee from The Transformers?
More sakura trees? You bet!
Attracted to those vending machines just because of the images of Pikachu, I was pleasantly surprised to see cans of black sesame milk of being sold. I decided to get a cold one for myself.
We left Odaiba via Tokyo Teleport railway station. What a name!
I managed to dig out a few more photos of Odaiba that I took way back in 2013. I remember taking a train on the Yurikamome Line from Shimbashi railway station to Daiba railway station.
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I believe this is a photo of the train track under a bridge.
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| Such a futuristic-looking building of Fuji Television Network, Inc.! |
There's a replica of the Statue of Liberty at Odaiba, albeit much smaller.
I bet you can tell the difference in the quality of these older photos compared to the rest.
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Built from 1987 to 1993 by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Rainbow Bridge is 798 m in length.
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To be frank, I don't like to look at barnacles.
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Asakusa is located at the northeast fringe of central Tokyo. It used to be a ward on its own, but was eventually merged with Shitaya in 1947 to form the current Taito ward.
After visiting
Senso-ji, we wandered about the area until we felt hungry.
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At the point of writing, Tokyo Skytree is the world's tallest tower with a height of 634 m.
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| Raise your hand if you think of computer cursor arrow. |
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Foreshadowing, I must say!
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We saw something pinkish across Sumida River. Determined to go there to confirm our guess, we walked all the way there and were duly rewarded.
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Yozakura is a term used to describe viewing illuminated cherry blossoms at night.
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| Don't you love the intricate network of branches and flowers? |
With our hearts full, we made our way back to the area near Asakusa railway station for dinner.
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The dog says, "This isn't my toilet".
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Take a look at the pictures drawn by Asakusa Primary School students.
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We walked through Shin Nakamise shopping street.
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The logo of the shopping street is the character shin: 新 (lit. new).
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It was futile to resist the aroma of taiyaki (Japanese sea bream-shaped cake).
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The day ended with yummy beef rice bowls at Matsuya, a must-have whenever in Japan.
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| "Don Don Don, Donki, Don Don Donki~" |
Below are all the Tokyo food posts that I've written thus far:
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