Japan 2010, Day 4

Good morning ~~~

Breakfast at Toyoko Inn – Onigiri & Miso soup. The prefect combination of breakfast! I always have craving for their onigiri. Maybe cos’ it feels homely.. lol

After breakfast, we ventured out

A mascot outside one of the shop at Ikebukuro

Walking towards Animate shop. The shop is located nearby Sunshine City. You need to cross a main junction where you will see Toyota Amlux. From there, you can easily spot Animate.

Mini K-On figurine!

After visiting the Animate shop, we walked across the road to Sunshine city building and had lunch there. Somehow I noticed that my first choice is almost always Ebi Tempura.. yum yum ~~~

Another cute mascot with a funky hairdo.. :D

After walking around Sunshine City, we decided to go to Ginza

Good thing that it was a Saturday. The long stretch of Ginza street is closed to traffic and tents were set up for people to rest ;) How nice~

We wanted a break and decided to go to MOS café. Noticed it says MOS = Mountain, Ocean, Sun :P

Our drinks. I actually preferred the ice Milk Tea from Mos in Singapore. Was not used to the milk tea in Japan… Hmm.. actually I felt the same when I tried the ice milk tea in Bangkok’s Mos burger as well. :P

Kids walking and playing on the street

It’s relaxing to walk freely on the street :D

A brightly lit side street

Approaching 5pm just before traffic is allowed in again

Last few minutes before the street opens to the traffic… A van with loudspeaker started to warn people about it. The moment the clock strikes 5pm, magic happens. All the barrier were quickly removed at the same time and traffic almost immediately flooded the street. Kudos to the slick operation. Very well organized considering that it’s a long stretch of road with many junctions!

As we walked along the street, we spotted a shop with long queue. Of course, we went to check it out.. hehe..

So this is what they were selling, it’s called Mount Baun Kuchen!

Looks yummy. I actually bought a piece back for us to try it out. I think it’s about USD 7. A lot of time and effort goes into making these.

After Ginza, we proceed to Shinjuku to shop for a few hours. After shopping, we headed back to Ikebukuro to hunt for food.

Finally we settled at Isetan’s restaurant. It’s dinner time! Yummy ~~~

Back at the hotel, we tried the snack bought from Shinjuku early on. The Baun Kuchen (Tree cake) actually taste quite nice.

That’s all for day 4. Oyasuminasai ~~~~