For my first full day in Osaka, I woke up early and had breakfast at the hotel, then it was off to meet my friend Nabeela at Kuromon Market later that morning. It was my first time at Kuromon and while it was a weekend, it wasn’t as busy as I expected it to be. However, there were still quite a few stalls to choose from and we settled on one and ordered a kaisendon for ¥2,800. We had a really nice…
Another trip back to Japan! While I had planned to take a trip there later this year, hitting for tickets to Arashi’s last concert tour in Osaka was definitely not on my bingo card. I didn’t even want to go to Osaka, but I was very happy I made the trip work with my schedule. The added bonus was being able to travel to Shikoku, which is the last of Japan’s four main islands I had yet to visit. I…
For my last day in Japan, I was going to take it super easy. I finished packing and my suitcase was already at the brim, so I definitely had no more space to buy anything else. I had breakfast, checked out, then left my bags at the front and was off to Shibuya. I didn’t have definite plans that morning, but seeing as I hadn’t been to Shibuya at all on this trip, I thought it’d be fitting to go…
For my last full day in Japan, I made an effort to visit Kawagoe, which I had actually meant to go to years ago. Kawagoe makes a good day trip outside of Tokyo, as it’s about 30 minutes away by train and there’s lots to see in the area. It’s known as Little Edo, as most of the buildings and streets are still reminiscent of the old trading town. I visited Kawagoe on a Saturday, as it was the only…
I had a rainy start for my next day in Tokyo. I was meeting my friend Junko for lunch in Nishi Ogikubo, which is almost an hour from Oimachi Station. The trains were running slightly behind schedule due to the rain, but I managed to make it in good time. Luckily the sushi restaurant Junko had reserved for us was nearby, so we weren’t in the rain for too long. The inside was quite small with only counter seating available,…