Tokyo, Japan Trip 2012 - Day 3

December 1, 2012

Had Yoshinoya today, again. This is near our hostel, next to the subway. This time round, I had the pork don while the two of them had the curry rice.

 

 

When the curry rice arrived, we were surprised to see no beef in it. Then we realised that we need to order "beef curry" ie. beef + curry. The pickles that accompanied the curry rice is sweet and crunchy and it became my favourite pickles.

After walking around Ikekuburo again, we stopped at a department store's basement and found the "fishy" Taiyaki again. We had one each, all different flavours - red bean, cream cheese and I-cannot-remember-the-fillings. I queued for quite a while to get this and glad that they tasted great!

 

We had croquette, gyoza and other snacks from the department store too. Some of the snacks are already cold when we got to them as the weather outside was really cold.

Next we went to Takashimaya Times Square in Shinjuku. That was in the late afternoon and the sun was already setting. The wind was very strong that day and it felt really, really cold, having to walk in the open to reach Takashimaya.

There's Tokyu Hands, Kinokuniya and Yuzawaya. Yuzawaya is a craft department store. You can find all materials and accessories under one roof! Much recommended by many. However, the prices of most of the craft is similar to that of Tokyu Hands, but they have more varieties and brands to choose from. It is a place for all crafters.

We had dinner at Yoshinoya, Ikekuburo again. Yes, again. Never got sick of it. Then, we managed to find the Libro bookshop that we couldn't locate the previous day. Also, we found Volks (after much merry-go-round) which has mostly military model kits, besides anime stuff.

So, within 3 days, all 3 of us had our fair share of shopping, so we are all happy.