Today was the day we went shopping for fabric! My day!
Seeing that Nippori station was only a few stops from where we put up, we decided to walk. Nice weather to walk as you will not perspire, unlike in Singapore.
As usual, we had Yoshinoya for brunch (breakfast cum lunch) and as usual, it was Yummy Yum Yum. After that, we started with our slow walk. We passed Sukiya (another food outlet quite similar to Yoshinoya). We told ourselves we would try that next time.
The route was simple enough - before we hit Ueno, just turn right to Nippori.
On the way, we passed Iriya station, so far so good. Then, we saw Uguisudani station. Well, still on track. But, wait, what was that we saw? The Milk Girl (literally translated from Chinese)? Oooh, that was Fujiya and the cakes looked good and prices inexpensive. Since we had our main meal, we got a chocolate cake and shared between myself and Billie. We just loved it.
We continued with our walk and realised that if we continued walking, we would have to walk through a cemetry! So, we decided to take the JR from Uguisudani to Nippori which is a stop away. On the train, we saw the cemetry.
But once we reached Nippori station, we saw this display of fabric bears in the station. Mmmm... we were definitely at the right station.
Based on the instructions given in a blog, we found Nippori Fabric Town, Fabric Street.
For those who love crafts, this would be the area to be in. You would find all stuff related to crafts and they are all over the street. Prices here were better than those in big superstores. However, if you were looking for imported fabric, then they would be more expensive, for sure.
There is 1 particular store called Tomato. This was 1 BIG shop and it was not just ONE building but more than TWO.
I spent quite a while roaming this street. My hubby and Billie had each other for company during this time.
After that, we stopped by near the Nippori station for early dinner - Chinese food and well, it wasn't that great. And we saw another Fujiya in this area too.
We finished up this day by returning to Ueno and roaming there.
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