Finally here comes
my Tokyo Blog, after like a whole term has passed I am finally slowly editing
my Tokyo photos one by one and coming up with my posts. Trying to clear as many
posts as possible before heading over to China.
We booked the
flight for Tokyo in January and Delta Airlines’ price is really a good deal !
Would totally recommend anyone flying to Tokyo to check Delta out. Not many
people know about delta but I took delta when I had gone to the states a few
years back and it isn’t bad ! The Tokyo flight is usually a transit flight for
those flying to the US. We got our tickets at $480 if I am not wrong which is
really cheap considering the fact that if you were to fly on a budget airline
there it would have cost around the same price not including all your baggage
costs and all and there wouldn’t be any entertainment system nor meals served
like on Delta.
The flights Delta
offers for Tokyo are usually the ones which depart around 8am and arriving at
2pm or something. Which is actually pretty good timing as you most probably
cant check in till 3pm at most places.
They served some
breakfast where I got the one with eggs and the eggs were so good. Those white
cubes are like cheese and they taste so damn good.
They also served
some cake and sandwich half way through the flight and Evian bottles were
provided on the flight before you land which is really awesome !
Got our bus
tickets to the city from the counter when u exit the arrival gates and the bus
stops are located outside the airport doors. There is WiFi in the airport so no
worries if you got to wait a long time for the bus. Tokyo tower spotted on the way to Tokyo Station from Narita Airport !
We booked an
Airbnb for our trip as this was a family trip which meant like 8 people and 2
additional cousins tagging along so Airbnb was totally the cheapest option. We
got one that is located “near” Tokyo station and much nearer to Kayabacho
Station.
We alighted from
our bus at Tokyo station and had to navigate our way to our Airbnb. Didn’t take
photos of our Airbnb as it was messed up soon and the amount of luggages we
have is just an overload for the place as it was really tiny. But we had to
just deal with it.
Headed out to
Tokyo station for our early dinner. So many choices there that we split up for
food and I went ahead with the Standing Sushi Bar. Where you really had to just
stand there and eat the sushi. We ordered the set meal without exactly knowing
what it comprises of but we just ate it and it was really good. The wasabi is
also in like powder form which is really special and warm towels were handed
out as soon as you settle in your spot.
There is a mini
moomin store located in Tokyo station but the stuff was so expensive and
honestly I wouldn’t use them so I didn’t manage to buy anything from there.
Other character shops spotted too !! Didn't manage to fine pinkku pinkku in the rilakkuma store :-(
Passed tower
records and went in to try see what albums they had but they had very little of
a selection and still considered quite pricey.
Passed the Pokemon
store and of course my brothers stayed inside that shop for like almost half an
hour deciding on what to get.
Really cute
gudetama snacks I came across but not sure how it tastes – aesthetically
pleasing but not sure if it is same on the taste.
Dropped by the
Calbee+ store which is near the Standing Sushi Bar and got ourselves three different
kinds of chips – cheese, chocolate with ice cream and butter salt I think! They
fry the chips on the spot so it is really fresh. You can also choose what kind
of chips you would like as calbee has the jagged ones and the normal chips. The
ice cream is a real must buy ! It is so milky and yummy. Still craving for that
ice cream
Headed over to the
“supermarket” area and I was really thirsty so I got the strawberry milkshake
and it was really expensive omg. But really tasty ;;
Went over to
convenience stores to check out what they had and got a strawberry milk which
was really nice
Decided to last
minute visit uniqlo after we went back to the Airbnb as I wanted to get Disney
tees to wear to Disneyland for the next day. Realised the nearest one to us would
be a train ride down to Ginza. Where we realised that is the biggest Uniqlo if
I am not wrong.
It totalled like
12 levels I think ! We were trying to make it before it closed so I didn’t take
any photos but the entire place was aesthetic af. Even the lift was like a full
white.
Tokyo Day Two: Disneyland
Tokyo Day Three: DisneySea, Gyu Katsu Motomura
Tokyo Day Four: Gotemba Premium Outlet, Mount Fuji (Fail)
Tokyo Day Five: Tsukiji Fish Market, Sensoji Temple, Asakusa, Tokyo Sky Tree, Akihabara - Pablo Mini
Tokyo Day Six: Shibuya - Tower Records, Ichiran, Harajuku - Cafe Kaila
Tokyo Day Seven: Pokemon Centre, Moomin Stand Ikebukuro - Bake Cheese Tart Shin-Okubo (Korea Town), Harajuku - Line, Pablo, Shake Shack
Tokyo Day Eight: Gyu Katsu, Narita Airport, Delta Airlines