Hello everyone, this is my last post of my Tokyo series!
On the last day, my friend Hikari showed me around again. In the morning, we went to としまえん (Toshimaen), a theme park in Tokyo. It's a pretty old one, and the rides aren't that intense. What I really liked about the park was that there were very little tourists, so we could go on the rides as many times as we wanted. Most of the tourists were in the water park. We said we would go there next time.
This year's advertisement for the water park. It says "teriyaki" there... meaning it's time for people to grill themselves under the summer sun?
I didn't take that many pictures at the park, but I took quite a few of this merry-go-round. It's really classy, and interestingly with German written all over it. The tails of the horses are really realistic. I must say, this was the fastest merry-go-round I've ever went on.
I really liked the Toshimaen area. It's really quiet and peaceful. This is the entrance of the train station.
The street that leads to the amusement park.
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After going to the amusement park, Hikari took me to 六本木 (Roppongi). It is a wealthy district, famous for its Roppongi Hills, as well as its very active night life. As we walked, I saw many clubs and bars. Hikari suggested that it would be wise not to walk around this area at night. However, I really liked how 六本木 is when the day is still bright.
Casual 六本木 street view.
We went to Tokyo Midtown for lunch. I first thought Midtown is just a big mall, but it has so much more to it. I read on Japan-Guide.com that it is a "city within a city", including restaurants, luxury hotel, shops, office buildings etc. There's also the Suntory Museum of Art. Midtown sounds like a place worth-exploring on my next trip.
We had lunch at this restaurant called 茅乃舍 (Kayanoya). The lunch they serve is simple - a set consisted of two rice balls and a big bowl of soup.
Business cards on the table.
This bowl of soup is amazing. The base is light yet rich in flavor, with a lot of vegetables and thin slices of pork in it. Underneath my meal was a sheet of paper. It had an elegant drawing of potato flowers, with "thank you for visiting us" written on it. How thoughtful!
I chose to have one white-rice rice ball and one multigrain-rice rice ball. They went with flavored sesame and seaweed paste. Do not underestimate them rice balls... they looked really plain, but they were surprisingly good. The rice was shiny and cooked just right.
Our lunch was filling, simple and extremely healthy. I could eat that everyday.
After lunch, Hikari took me to the cutest place I had ever been to in Roppongi. It is called "Ms.BUNNY", a bunny shop where people can pet bunnies with a decent amount of money. The store also served drinks, so I suppose you could call it a bunny cafe.
The entrance of the store already got me. So adorable.
We went to Tokyo Midtown for lunch. I first thought Midtown is just a big mall, but it has so much more to it. I read on Japan-Guide.com that it is a "city within a city", including restaurants, luxury hotel, shops, office buildings etc. There's also the Suntory Museum of Art. Midtown sounds like a place worth-exploring on my next trip.
Our lunch was filling, simple and extremely healthy. I could eat that everyday.
After lunch, Hikari took me to the cutest place I had ever been to in Roppongi. It is called "Ms.BUNNY", a bunny shop where people can pet bunnies with a decent amount of money. The store also served drinks, so I suppose you could call it a bunny cafe.
I thought Hikari was a bunny-whisperer, because her bunnies just sit quietly on her lap when she petted them. Amazing skills that I lacked.
Lastly, we went to Roppongi Hills. It is both an expensive residential district and a symbol of the Japanese IT industry. Similar to Midtown, this area also has numerous restaurants, malls etc.
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After Roppongi, we went back to my hotel at 新宿 (Shinjuku). 新宿 is mainly a business district. Every morning, I would see numerous neatly dressed businessmen emerging from different building from my hotel room, like ants coming out of their colonies. I think 新宿 is a good place to stay because it doesn't get noisy or overly crowded at night.
I'm more than grateful to have Hikari show me around for two days. I'm sure I wouldn't be able to go to all these great places if I explored alone. どうもありがとうございました、ひかりちゃん！♡ （ 細マッチョ！wwww）
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At night, my uncle's family took us to 池袋 (Ikebukuro) for dinner. It is a commercial and entertainment district, also very lively at night.
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This year's Tokyo trip was amazingly fun as per usual. I got to see the traditional side of Tokyo, as well as the extremely modern side. Perhaps next summer I might head to a different place, but Japan is definitely somewhere I will return again and again.
-Veronica.
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