Day 3: Ueno Park, Ikebukuro & Sunshine City

Our third day in Tokyo is maybe the only warmest & sunniest day we are going to get 

during our vacation in Japan. Because of that, we went to Ueno Park to see the sakura trees and ofcourse to take beautifull pictures.

 Lilia in front of Ueno Park.

We were ofcourse not the only ones who had that same idea to see the sakura. 

So we already went there around 10.00 am, but it was already crowded...

People walking, taking lots of photo's and selfies with selfie sticks.

The Road was really beautifull with all the sakura trees around us...

 Here we walked downstairs in the direction of food vendors towards a big lake.

Lilia poses with a sakura tree.

We walked pass the food vendors. It smelled very delicious. Because of the smell we started to drool.. Lots of delicous food, we couldn't resist, but first we wanted to explore the area before we digg in...

 Lilia in front of a shrine. Lighting up a incense (Wierook)

 Here we are taking a selfie, proving that we really went there :P

We made a lot of pictures in the park and here are a few pictures to see how it looks like.

After we walked around, we can finally dig into the delicious foodz. We were really hungry and let us a lil bit go... (^,^)

 This is the vendor where we bought bbq-ed meat on a stick.

 Kurisu is ready to eat it all, XD

It was really delicious. After the meat stick we wanted to eat some more.

So we walked around thinking what we are going to eat next.

Finally we decided to eat the corn on a stick which was also delicous.

We found a place to sit and eat the corn-stick,

Lilia found Doreamon waffles.

After our lunch we went back and found out that lotsa people came to the park. 

 It was really really really crowded. It was hard to keep walking when people are slow walking and suddenly stopping to take pictures. We were not suprised when we probably photobombed a lot of pictures :P  

We quickly made it out of the park to Ueno Station where we headed to Ikebukuro station.

At Ikebukuro station we found a KitKat store.

We walked out the station and found a Sanrio Store.

Its two levels high. Lots of different kinds of Sanrio merchandise.

Lilia had a hard time choosing what to buy,

Sanrio Store ^^

Eventually we got out of the store and look what Lilia has in her hands.

Lilia with a pretty Sanrio plastic bag.

We walked further to a SEGA arcade building.

Inside the Sega Building you find 5 levels of various arcades.

Kurisu only wants to do one arcade, but we couldn't find it.

When we checked all levels again. We finally found the one he was looking for,

Kurisu starting to play Inital D stage 8 Infinity Arcade.

He only played 3 rounds, because it was really hot and it smelled like sigarets.

Which we both are allergic to sigarets, so we quickly went straight to Sunshine City.

Lilia in front of Sunshine City.

Sunshine City is a big mall. You can find lots of stores and restaurants here...

Lilia browsing in Sunshine City.

It's a big mall. We went in a lot of stores.

 Lilia saw Moomin sitting alone at Moomin Stand, so she wanted to take a picture with him.

Lilia in front of Donguri Kyouwakoku/Moe Garden.

In this store you can find Ghibli Stuff and other brands of animals which we don't know 

who they are.

Lilia and Totoro in front of the same store as above.

At the 2nd Floor we found the Pokemon Center Mega Tokyo Store. I never saw so much pokemon merchandising before. It was also very crowded. We saw lot of foreigners in this store, buying lots of stuff. After seeing the Pokemon store we went searching for the Daiso.

We are already familiar with the Daiso in Seoul/ Busan. So we are excited to checked it out.

We found the Daiso at B1, but it was really small. So we are really disappointed. We are going to search for a bigger Daiso in Japan. It was already time for dinner, so we looked at the Sunshine City Gourmet Guide aka restaurant guide to pick a restaurant to eat.

We wanted to eat Ramen, so we choose a Ramen restaurant called ' Chuukasoba Aoba'.

Lilia with her Ramen soup.

As you can see it has Ramen, Eggs, Fishcakes, Seaweed, Pork slices...

It was so delicious. Lilia can live in Japan, only for the food XD

After dinner we went back to hotel.

The past three days we walked a lot. So Lilia has a lot of pain in her feet. But she found some cool Band aids for her feet. Wearing it now and hoping that it helps.

We went back to the hotel a little bit early, because tomorrow we are going to Osaka.

We have to pack our suitcase and write this blog.

Our Shopping Haul of the Day ^^

This was Kurisu highlight of the day. Between the row of Gashapon machines... 

He found one Megaman Capsule Toy machine. ^^

Thank you for reading our blogpost. Tomorrow's blog will be in Osaka. 

Everybody, we are wishing you all Goodnight. ^^

Day 2: Shibuya, Tokyo Tower & Tokyo Station's Character Street

Today is our second day in Japan and the JR Yamanote Line is our biggest friend for today. It's because it's bringing us to the places we wanna see that's on our list. We started around 10 o' clock leaving our hotel and walked to Ueno Station, heading to our next destination...

Lilia waiting at Ueno Station for the Yamanote Line towards Shibuya Station.

We took the Yamanote Line to get to Shibuya, which took about 30 min. to travel to Shibuya, a shopping district which surrounds Shibuya Station, one of Tokyo's busiest railway stations. This area is known as one of the fashion centers of Japan, particularly for young people, and as a major nightlife area.

Lilia in Shibuya and getting ready to do some exploring...

After walking around, we headed for the Disney Store in Shibuya. The store was really amazing and beautiful from the outside, but also from the inside. The interior was designed like you felt like you are in Wonderland from Alice in Wonderland. It was really pretty and the stuff they sold was also amazing... So many stuff to see there and to buy... XD

Lilia in front of Disney Store Shibuya

After having fun fun at the Disney Store, it was towards Tower Records. This place sells all kinds of cd's, dvd's and music and movie related products. It's also the place where lotsa famous artists came by to visit or giving some signing sessions....

Kurisu with the Rurouni Kenshin Live Action Movie Poster @ Tower Records Shibuya

After exploring the area of Shibuya, we started to get a lil'  hungry. We stopped by the McDonalds to try the local hamburger, the Teriyaki Burger. It was pretty good and filled our tummies for a while. Then it's off to some stores in Shibuya like the Shibuya 109 department store...

Lilia's gonna enjoy the Teriyaki Burger (^.^)

Shibuya is famous for its large crosswalk and is totally crowded with people that wanna get to their destination. It was really impressive to see that many people in one place. Then it was heading back to Shibuya station to head for our next destination. But before that we had to check out a famous statue of a dog called Hachiko...

Statue of Hachiko the dog in front of the train station

After we rounded up our first visit to Shibuya, it's time we went to pay a visit to Tokyo tower. To get there we took the JR Yamanote line again, but back into the direction of Ueno. We got off at Hamamatsucho station. From there we walked to Tokyo Tower...

Lilia & Tokyo Tower in the Background...

From the JR station we walked a few minutes towards Tokyo Tower. 

You can already see it from the train station.

After a few minutes of walking, we arrived at the area of the Zojo-ji temple. This area was pretty huge and pretty because it has a lot of sakura trees in it. It was a beautiful sight to see. This location was also used to make the MARVEL movie The Wolverine, which takes places in Japan...

Kurisu in front of the entrance of the Zojo-ji temple area

This area was really beautiful and very relaxing. Surrounded by temples and sakura trees we explored the area for a bit and took some pictures...

As you can see, behind the Zojo-ji temple you can see Tokyo Tower in the background. It's a pretty sight and perfect to make pictures of it...

Lilia walking around the Zojo-ji temple area...

After taking the pictures we wanted and enjoying the surroundings, it's time we moved on towards Tokyo Tower which was still a few minutes away by foot...

Finally we've gotten at Tokyo Tower. Tokyo Tower is a tower that is pretty long, and it's even bigger then the Eiffel Tower in Paris. It's pretty great and the had an exposition of the anime show called "One Piece". You can take pictures with the characters and buy some special and limited stuff there. 

To get in Tokyo Tower, we had to buy some tickets so we can go up to the main observertory deck with the elevator. From there we had an amazing view over Tokyo...

While walking around and taking some pics, it was time to go down to groundlevel. There we saw some shops and restaurants. It was really fun fun because they had some really nice shops you can go browsing trough...

Kurisu taking a picture with Mr. Tokyo Tower

Then it was time for dinner, so we headed out for the food court on the lower levels of Tokyo Tower. We came across over a menu which has lotsa delicious stuff on it, and the Japance Pork Rice bowl had us sold...

Kurisu between lotsa foodz to choose from... XD

With dinner and some last shoppings we went towards the JR station to take the Yamanote Line to Tokyo Station. There we wanted to check out it's Character Street....

This Character Street has a lotsa shops of characters that are pretty famous in Japan. Characters from series like Sanrio, Rilakkuma, Pokemon, Ghibli, Dragonball and much more can be found here...

Lilia @ Tokyo Station's Character Street

After browsing around, it was time to say goodbye for know to Tokyo Station. Then we headed back to Ueno statino with the Yamanote line...

Arriving at Ueno Station, we walked around the some more... Then we did some groceries at 7Eleven to have some snacks, sweets and drinks for tonight and for breakfast. To end our 2nd day in Japan, here's our lil' shopping haul...

 

Now it's time to go to sleep for us. See you tomorrow with our next blog of our 3rd day in Japan... Everybody, Goodnight and see ya! (^_^)