night view of TOkyo
yes..that is a mini statue of liberty
rainbow ferris wheelSunday, June 27 (Day 25)
Whether or not Japanese people have the restful, sleep-in reputation attached to their Sundays, Bean and I made sure we brought the “American” culture of it here. Strolling out of bed when we pleased, we decided to get lunch and wait for Koji-san’s phone call. Having seen a fair priced, delicious looking restaurant beside Hard Rock Café the other week, we headed that way to hopefully find our meal for the day. We soon sat down in the small restaurant to peruse the menu, zooming in on the gyoza, fried rice, edamame, and soup combo to split. After spending about 5 dollars each (at the most) to eat a filling, delicious meal, we happily made our way to both of our usual “waste-time” shops, Don Quixote. The 9 floors of food, kitchenware, costumes, electronics, and everyday products, never seems to lose its luster! Not to mention, the “We Love Don Quixote” songs playing on repeat throughout the entire store. Koji-san soon saved our Sunday, which would have been lost in Don Quixote, and said for us to meet him at Akihabara. We arrived at the station and anxiously looked around for any sign of Koji-san since our phone ran out of minutes and can only receive phone calls. Before we knew it, Koji-san showed up in almost unrecognizable street wear and we hopped into his car. I think this was the first time I had been in a car “with friends going somewhere” since the very very beginning of summer. We drove over Rainbow Bridge and on various streets before reaching Odaiba. Odaiba is an area that looks out onto Tokyo Bay. The area has extensive shopping mall options, as well as a small beach that people hang out and wind-surf off of (but no swimming!). Driving in, Rainbow Bridge and the Rainbow Ferris Wheel came into view. For some reason rainbows are everywhere in Japan, which soon became a big joke between the three of us. The rest of the day we walked under the rare sunny sky and looked out onto the beautiful scene of the bay, with a few islands in the middle, surrounded by the city towers and lights. Each shopping mall had several floors of stores that we walked in to, but quickly tried to look away for our wallet’s sake. Basically Bean and I have decided we have fallen in love with the clothing styles of Japan. Often times we feel as if we are homeless, wearing shorts and t-shirts, while everyone else looks cute at every moment of the day every day. We sat down for dinner at an Italian restaurant and had an amazing Italian/Japanese twist of pasta, pizza, and appetizers. The food has not let us down once! We tried to fake that it was Koji-san’s birthday, but the cake would have taken too long to bake and Koji-san couldn’t take the thought the embarrassment. Afterwards we just looked out at the night view and walked slowly to the car. Before heading back to our hotel for the night, we went to First Kitchen for some tapioca bubble tea. Fully satisfied, we were soon at Roppongi Annex.
Whether or not Japanese people have the restful, sleep-in reputation attached to their Sundays, Bean and I made sure we brought the “American” culture of it here. Strolling out of bed when we pleased, we decided to get lunch and wait for Koji-san’s phone call. Having seen a fair priced, delicious looking restaurant beside Hard Rock Café the other week, we headed that way to hopefully find our meal for the day. We soon sat down in the small restaurant to peruse the menu, zooming in on the gyoza, fried rice, edamame, and soup combo to split. After spending about 5 dollars each (at the most) to eat a filling, delicious meal, we happily made our way to both of our usual “waste-time” shops, Don Quixote. The 9 floors of food, kitchenware, costumes, electronics, and everyday products, never seems to lose its luster! Not to mention, the “We Love Don Quixote” songs playing on repeat throughout the entire store. Koji-san soon saved our Sunday, which would have been lost in Don Quixote, and said for us to meet him at Akihabara. We arrived at the station and anxiously looked around for any sign of Koji-san since our phone ran out of minutes and can only receive phone calls. Before we knew it, Koji-san showed up in almost unrecognizable street wear and we hopped into his car. I think this was the first time I had been in a car “with friends going somewhere” since the very very beginning of summer. We drove over Rainbow Bridge and on various streets before reaching Odaiba. Odaiba is an area that looks out onto Tokyo Bay. The area has extensive shopping mall options, as well as a small beach that people hang out and wind-surf off of (but no swimming!). Driving in, Rainbow Bridge and the Rainbow Ferris Wheel came into view. For some reason rainbows are everywhere in Japan, which soon became a big joke between the three of us. The rest of the day we walked under the rare sunny sky and looked out onto the beautiful scene of the bay, with a few islands in the middle, surrounded by the city towers and lights. Each shopping mall had several floors of stores that we walked in to, but quickly tried to look away for our wallet’s sake. Basically Bean and I have decided we have fallen in love with the clothing styles of Japan. Often times we feel as if we are homeless, wearing shorts and t-shirts, while everyone else looks cute at every moment of the day every day. We sat down for dinner at an Italian restaurant and had an amazing Italian/Japanese twist of pasta, pizza, and appetizers. The food has not let us down once! We tried to fake that it was Koji-san’s birthday, but the cake would have taken too long to bake and Koji-san couldn’t take the thought the embarrassment. Afterwards we just looked out at the night view and walked slowly to the car. Before heading back to our hotel for the night, we went to First Kitchen for some tapioca bubble tea. Fully satisfied, we were soon at Roppongi Annex.
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