The Japan (Winter) Diaries - Day 13 & 14
January 9, 2017
My second to last day in Tokyo. I started off in Harajuku, visiting a cafe I found on Instagram before my trip outside Tokyo to Kyoto and Osaka. The cafe is called Reissue and I highly recommend if your are a fan of coffee, latte’s, or latte art; they can make some creative art with the foam! On my way, I spotted lots of young girls dressed up in a type of kimono called furisode. It just so happened to be Coming of Age Day or “Seijin no Hi” for all adults who turned twenty in the past year. Gorgeous kimonos were everywhere!
On to Reissue, I ordered curry for my late breakfast. Yeah, curry for breakfast. It took a little bit of a wait for the latte’s, but they were so worth it. I chose a Totoro 3D art and the person with me chose Gudetama doing judo, otherwise known as Judotama. Best latte hands down. In appearance and taste.
As much as I wanted to stick around to order more cute latte’s, I decided to move on with my day, heading to Akihabara next, my favorite place. I grabbed kobe beef on a stick from a street vendor and it was oh so juicy and delicious. Then I did a bunch of unnecessary shopping considering my hotel room was already packed with souvenirs.
For dinner, I decided to splurge a little by going to a shabu shabu restaurant. I had the crab and kuroge wagyu beef option. I was stuffed by the end, there was so much delicious food.
January 10, 2017
Another day wandering the Tokyo streets aimlessly, except this was my very last day…trying not to think about that fact constantly. I went on a scavenger hunt for Dragon Ball-themed food due to an event they had just started on this very day where you visit all the JR stations where you collect Dragon Ball stamps. Some places even sold Dragon Ball-themed food like the stuff I found below.
I tried going to a museum that I had wanted to visit on our last Japan trip, but it ended up being closed. Maybe next time.
I spotted the Tokyo Marathon banner along the way and fan-girled just a tad. (My thought at the time: One day! But in all actuality, I can’t even think of doing another marathon any time soon, maybe ever)
I did a little more shopping, went to a couple arcades to check out the claw game prizes, then headed back to the udon restaurant I visited with Mori-san and Dr. Yoshida. I told you I would be back. My favorite meal of the trip that I miss so much, especially those lotus roots.
January 11, 2017
The day I left Japan. I found some wagashi the night before — and ended up eating it all on the plane… I also managed to have my last matcha ice cream cone in the airport, right outside my gate, along with some airport curry that surprisingly wasn’t disappointing.
This post was a little rushed, but I really didn’t feel as if there was enough content to make three more separate posts, therefore I compiled it into one. Just as I was in denial of leaving Japan, I am also in denial of finishing the blog posts about Japan.
Now that I am finished with the Japan (Winter) Diaries, where to next? I have a couple ideas up my sleeve…
