I’ll post this here for you to listen to while you read the blog! This song has been playing all over Tokyo since we’ve been here and it’s perpetually stuck in my head.

Here is another lazy post with tons of pictures and very little content. Truth is we’re slowing down and getting very tired but still trying to see as much as we can in the little time we have left!!!

Oh, Nina here by the way.. did you miss me? or do you prefer Alex’s snark? Comment below if you dare 😛

Pictured above was today’s breakfast, at just 480 yen (just under $5 CAD), we had gyudon bowls from Matsuya near us. Alex’s was even cheaper because he didn’t get the raw egg and the kimchi that I did. That meal cost under $10 for two people and it was healthy, simple and delicious. The best part was that service was pretty much instant. We walked in, ordered what we wanted on a touch screen and paid at that same machine, received a ticket which the server took immediately from us and within a minute brought us our food. The place was full of salarymen who came and went several times while we ate slowly like the annoying foreigners we are.

Anyway, what I’m trying to say is, if you’re travelling to Tokyo on a budget, a good idea would be to rely on food places such as Matsuya (Sukiya and Yoshinoya are similar but IMO, Matsuya is the best).. seriously 450 yen for all of this food whaaat – we’ll be back for breakfast before we leave. Matsuya foods please come to Toronto!!!!!

Next, we revisited Odaiba, the island known for malls, indoor theme attractions, and dat bridge.

We ran out of time last time when we went with Tim, so we returned! I won’t repost stuff you’ve seen already though. One of the first things we went to was the Sega Joypolis – which we found out is basically Japanese Playdium but up to date and actually still a cool and busy place.

Next, we revisited Venus Fort which is the shopping mall we showed you in a previous post where the inside looks like an outdoor market in Italy, and the “sky”/ceiling changes colours from a sunrise, to day time, to sunset, to night time. I wanted to go back here because I had seen so many items I wanted and stores I wanted to check out but we just didn’t have time on Sunday. I ended up buying a hat (more of that I’m a size Large here and even then the clothes still can’t fit me dilemma). I also found THIS!!! (look below) a Sylvian Families store!! Better known as Calico Critters in North America. I’m pretty obsessed with these adorable toys even though they’re really made for babies aged 2 to 4…. MC knows what I mean by this at least. Each type of animal has a family and you can buy a multitude of different accessories and buildings for them to live and play in. If I had these when I was a kid I wouldn’t want anything else.

After a lot of window shopping and spending a small amount of money, we headed to find some food. We found a tiny food court on the top floor and I want to tell you about how envious I am that the type of food court food in Japan is a million times better than the ones in North America. I ordered a zaru udon (cold dipping udon) which came with tempura. It was surprisingly filling and very good! Alex had butter chicken and naan 🙂 nom.

Next we rode the big ferris wheel at Odaiba that you also might have seen in previous posts. After that we visited Ginza which is basically everything that Bloor street near Bay and Yorkville is. Big brand name designers and other very expensive stuff! I’m going to go shower and get ready for bed, so Alex will tell you all about the last half of our day!!

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Hi everyone, Alex here to finish up today’s blog!

The Palette Town Sky Wheel!

Ginza City, known for its high end fashion stores, modern architecture, and overly marked up fruit prices. Everything was closed when we got here, but that didn’t stop us from taking pictures outside the windows. Here they are!

Thanks for reading! Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto!

See you guys tomorrow : )