woho!~ WE ARE IN TOKYO!!!!!! Although we arrived at almost midnight last night, that did not stop us from waking up early! Below are some of the pictures we took wandering around Ginza(銀座) in Tokyo early morning on our way to Tsukiji Market (築地市場). It is just so cool to be in Tokyo!
Tsukiji Market（築地市場）
This is definitely a must-go when you are in Tokyo. It is famous for its biggest wholesale fish and seafood market in the world, but we didn't get there early enough to see that. Besides that, it is also known for its food! Restaurants there were originally for dealers and chefs who visited the market for purchasing ingredients, but recently, those restaurants are getting a lot of attention among Japanese citizens, as well as tourists for its fresh and high-quality food, especially seafood!! There are endless rows of fresh seafood, seafood products, all kinds of street food, ramen, etc. We had some sashimi grade octopus, sashimi rice bowl (chirashizushi), tamagoyaki, tried tons of samples of different things that I can't even remember what they are, but I remember them to be delicious..... I was stuffed! Price was very reasonable and this is a place that I would definitely recommend for anyone who wants to go to Tokyo. If I ever go back to Tokyo, this is a place I must visit too.
Evangelion Store
A little geeky lol But I do enjoy this anime, and I think it would be cool to visit the store in Tokyo. I didn't get anything, on the other hand, guai lo got some souvenirs for his geeky friends back home, no judgement. The Evangelion store is located in the infamous shinjuku, meaning there are other things to do too!!!! First of all, ladies!!! Shopping!!!! It is a great place to shop, but it can be a little overwhelming! From the moment you step out of the train station, you can already see endless stores lining up. Definitely a shopping paradise!
Shinjuku Golden Alley(新宿ゴールデン街)
We were walking around the area, and saw a lot of crazy things as you would expect in Japan! The red light district, some bizarre sex toys stores, a 3-story building full of different anime porn....... anything you can or cannot imagine lol We bumped into this awesome alley called the golden alley, where there are over 200 tiny shanty-style bars, clubs an eateries. Each bar has a particular theme, which makes it sooooo interesting! These bars open late, around 9 - 10pm, and a lot of the bars have an "entrance fee". We didn't want to spend too much money, but we really wanted to go into some of the bars, so we picked 2 that doesn't have the entrance fee, one with a flamenco theme, and another one with the 60s theme. Because those bars are so small (around maybe 8 - 10 seats max), the owner/bartender of the bars actually interact with the customers, and they serve some complementary snack to the customers, which goes well with the alcohol.
