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,…
For my first full day in Tokyo, I had some errands to run in the morning. First there were a few things I wanted to mail out, so I headed to the nearest post office with a box of snacks I purchased for my sister. With previous experience, I know how tedious it is mailing to Canada due to customs, but I just didn’t realize how much MORE tedious it got. At first the staff weren’t sure if I was…
I managed to have a much more chill day after my day trip to USJ. In the morning I had a haircut booked with my usual stylist, Tanaka-san. I got to Sakae a bit earlier and decided to stroll around the area, but once I stepped out of the subway onto street level I completely lost my bearings. I worked ever so briefly at Gaba’s Sakae office, but it was like I retained nothing from my time there. Without Google…
I had an early start the next morning for my day trip to USJ. Since Osaka was a bit further away, I took an early Hikari train, getting me to Shin-Osaka Station at 8:15am. I then transferred twice before finally arriving at Universal City Station in time for opening at 9:00am. I bought my admission tickets way in advance back in September. In addition to paying for general admission, I needed to buy a Universal Express Pass with an Area Timed Entry…