I was going to walk Rainbow Bridge today since I've never done it. So after a pancake breakfast at the restaurant my hotel collabed with, it was off to Shimbashi for the monorail to the suggested starting point, Shibaura-Futo Station. While about to get on the automated Yurikamome I spotted their station stamp. Been on the lookout for...
Just before leaving for Japan I saw they had an SE popup shop open in Ikebukuro’s Parco (main building at the station) with figures of Crono and Marle from one of my favourite JRPGs Chrono Trigger so headed there to see them in the flesh. Passed by Anime themed Casetify phone cases along the way which is an HK brand. Adapt to the local market...
After an early morning breakfast at 7 to avoid the rest of the hotel crowds I went for a walk. It was rush hour, plenty of people in suits off to work but most of central Akiba isn’t awake until 11 which meant, no maids around. Pretty good time to take the Osmo Pocket I bought to record my own walking tour video. The Chinese camera from DJI is...
Took a different airline to Narita this time so I ended up at a part of the airport I wasn’t so familiar with. Was quite a walk reaching the usual immigration queue. Not sure if it’s because of the cheap Yen and over-tourism but it took almost an hour when I arrived in the afternoon at 16:59. SIM card machine was still there but this time I...
Formerly known as "Lifetree Ueno", the business hotel is easy to spot from Ueno Station as reviews say. You can see the L-shaped outline of the tall building from a distance made of offices on the lower floors while the upper 20+ floors are the hotel rooms. Following Google Maps it's around 10 minutes walk from the train...
Not much today going on today. Went out to get Keisei Skyline tickets then walked around Ueno Park while I waited for my penpal who decided to finally message back and meet up for the first time before I left Japan. Been here for almost 2 weeks but never been inside the park nearby, haha. Park was huge and had these illustrated lanterns...
Been wondering why the partitions on apartment balconies can be removed and I think I know why; access to fire emergency stairs along the side. If you ever wondered how dirty cash can be check out the white tissue I wrapped my coins because I had too much and wanted to separate some. Not pretty... Morning was laundry time for mesince...
Another clear day. Weather's been mostly great this trip just like last time. Only a day of rain so far. I decided to go out and grab the rare Figma Pokemon Red figure for my friend in the morning because one I spotted in Lashinban, Culture Zone was already gone despite the £200 price tag. Might be the last chance to grab the second one I...
Working out how much change I can dump into the top up machine. Always fun when you have too much even though most places accept card now or even just Google Pay. Don't know if the latter charges a fee too though. Shame the top-up machines only take so much change and no 1 or 10 yen coins so my wallet didn't get much lighter... Was a quiet...
Sunday, another busy morning for catering. Makes me wonder if Japanese people like staycations during weekends. Clear sunny day so you can see Mount Fuji from the hotel if your room was facing that way. Was planning to spend the day browsing around Akihabara. Still on the quest for a cheaper Figma Pokemon Red that doesn't cost £200, 5x...