Day 5 (1st stop):
Ueno. May 15, 2015.
It's the fifth day of our jam-packed Tokyo tour! We're getting accustomed to the area and what better way to spend the morning than to explore Ueno to the max for its affordable markets? I swear, this place has a traditional touch with temples and traditional shops along the street.
It houses four main temples and shrines, namely, Kaneiji Temple, Kiyomizu Kannon Temple, Toshogu Shrine, and Bentendo and five museums, namely, the Tokyo National Museum, the National Science Museum, the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, the National Museum of Western Art, and the Shitamachi Museum, making it a must-go if you're into culture. Not to mention Ueno Park and Zoo.
Aside from the cultural aspect, Ueno is also a top commercial area which showcases a slightly less modern shopping district than central Tokyo called Okachimachi and Ameyayokocho.
For Day 1 (Arrival) click here
For Day 2 (Ueno Park & Zoo) click here
For Day 2 (Sensoji Temple) click here
For Day 2 (Tokyo Skytree) click here
For Day 3 (Yamashiroya) click here
For Day 3 (Ameyayokocho) click here
For Day 3 (Minato Observation Deck) click here
For Day 3 (Shibuya) click here
For Day 4 (Tokyo Gransta) click here
For Day 4: (Tokyo Disney Sea) click here
High school girls in their summer uniforms. You can tell by the length of the sleeves.
Because Yamashiroya is such joy to us, we couldn't resist paying one last visit to it. Ugh! Those stickers are too kawaii (cute)!
Hankies in Japanese designs. One cool souvenir to take home.
This street! It's right next to the Yamanote Line which adds to the bustle of the place.
This area is quite known for its food.
I love these traditional restaurants. They just bring you back in time.
You'll also find a lot of shops selling second-hand jewelry and luxury bags. We aren't really interested in these kinds of goods, so when we entered, it didn't take long for us to leave haha. But check out those Louis Vuitton bags over there!
A record shop? Or a comic book shop? We couldn't tell, but it was still really cool. If only I could understand Japanese fluently (I'm getting there ~).
All four of us were scrambling through the market in a chaotic fashion, but none of us managed to get lost, thankfully. In all the commotion of people passing by and shops going about their usual business, seeing a temple in the middle of it of it all was enchanting. It was like a peaceful bubble away from all the noise.
In a book I recently read of a Tokyo high school girl, the bullied protagonist would often find solace in a temple on her way to school because it seemed like a different world from the city that was all around it.
When we stumbled upon this little red temple, the book's words corresponded so much with reality that I could almost imagine the protagonist as a real person like me, finding a temple such as this, and finding some peace and quiet from it.
Kicks for sale. This shopping district is quite affordable. And the streets just go on and on with shops and places to eat. Definitely recommend this for shoppers.
McDonald's! You can order Sakura-Flavoured drinks here.
See what I mean when I say it just goes on and on?
Because today was our shopping day, I wore a pair of comfy shoes. This is going to be a long day!
I want!
The cool thing here is that everything in this particular shop was pre-owned. The Japanese don't waste anything at all even their used clothes.
Mom's so chic!
Hello.
Micro-waveable rice toppings.
We visited a convenience store to restock on bottled water before eating lunch.
Onigiris on top to donburi on the bottom.
Lunch was ramen with chashiu rice on the side. Delicious!
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faith
#ilovetokyo
Shinjuku & Harajuku next.
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