This week we were able to take two days off and we got a whole week off because of holidays! So Tina, Steve, Marie, Steve (an American from our apartment) and I headed for what might be our last time to Tokyo! ☹
We arrived in Tokyo and headed to Shinjuku to our hotel which was definitely in the more interesting part of town - there were many host bars and other interesting places in the area! We then went out shopping in Shinjuku and then to Shibuya for more shopping!
The exciting street where we stayed - signs advertising Host Bars!
Night view of the busiest intersection in Shibuya
Tina, Marie and I went to Harajuku for the day to do some shopping! There are some amazing stores in Harajuku which cater for people who really want to dress up and stand out! We then did some more shopping in Shibuya – and after a lot of manoeuvring we got a seat at Starbucks with the best view of the busiest intersection!
Tina, Marie and I in the prime position!
Ok so I am not the hugest fan of theme parks as I am a wimp when it comes to rides but being in Tokyo we decided that we had to go to Disney Sea! Well Tina, Marie and Steve had already been to Disneyland so it was the only option! And from their experience it was the best Disney theme park anyway! We spent the whole day there and I had a great time!
View from the Disney monorail of the huge lines at Disney World!
The entrance to Disney Sea
Tina, Marie and I - "ears" and "mini-hats" are really popular at theme parks here - even the guys were wearing them!
There were many different “lands” within the park –
Mysterious Island
Port Discovery and American Waterfront
Mediterranean Harbour
Lost River Delta
Arabian Coast
Mermaid Lagoon which was definitely my favourite!
All of us inside King Triton's Kingdom!
The Kingdom - there were some cool rides - flying fish, jumping jellyfish and spinning shells!
The next day we went to Akihabara which is all about electronics, manga/animae and maid cafes! Tina, Marie and I went to a maid café and got served by maids! It is just a normal café which all the girls are dressed in cute maid outfits and are all about being cute! They made us make a love heart shape with our hands and say something cutesy before having our drink! Quite embarrassing! Some guys in there were paying nearly $5 to play cards or games with the maids! Once it got dark we headed to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building for good night view of Tokyo. Tina, Marie, Lexi and I then headed to Shibuya for our last night out in Tokyo!
Akihabara
Entrance to the Maid Cafe!
Looking up at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
View of Tokyo
Lexi, Tina, Marie and I before going out!
For our last day in Tokyo we went to Ikebukuro – a huge shopping centre and then on to went to Ginza (once again I was wearing my rubber thongs feeling very daggy!) before leaving Tokyo.
Night view of Ginza
I really hope to come back to Japan and Tokyo will definitely be on my list of places to visit – the neon lights, the people and the atmosphere are just amazing!
1 comment:
That maid cafe sure was an interesting experience!!
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