We started today by getting on the subway to the Tokyo Fish Market.. we hadn’t planned on buying any seafood, just sight-seeing. Apparently we slept in too far because by the time we arrived, almost all the shops seemed to have been shut, and there were very few people strolling around (which is a rarity here). We didn’t grab any photos .. no great loss though, just lots of closed shops.
We decided to then, move on foot, towards Tokyo.. aren’t we adventurous, considering we had no idea where we were really. Greater Tokyo does however have a lot of “Your immediate surroundings” type maps, so we headed toward Ginza. (on the way to Tokyo!)
I didn’t really know what Ginza was but.. basically, it is absolutely beautifully lit up at night, and has a lot of shops of the well-known prestige brands. Jesse was in heaven.
After we arrived at Tokyo we realised we didn’t really know where to find anything worth sight-seeing, unable to access the internet with our phones and ‘mapless’, we decided to move two train stations to the north to Akihabara, which is known to be the ‘Electronic’ district of Tokyo. Again, I was hoping for some bargains, Jesse was happy to tag along for the ride. We also managed to find a few cute souvenirey shops here.
Akihabara was also quite sparkley.
We found a wonderful curry and rice place for dinner, these ended up being my favourite because I know the meal isn’t full of saturated fat, I know that rice does a fantastic job of filling me up, and the curries taste fantastic.
Here is my meal and then Jesse’s meal respectively.. Jesse went for the interesting concoction of like.. rice, cheese, and chopped up sausage served in a hot bowl (it continued to sizzle!) I got pork, chicken, rice and curry. Mmm, I do love this type of meal.
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