Shopping in Tokyo

Today was our last day in Tokyo, and sadly, plans to visit the Nintendo store in Shibuya didn’t eventuate as the shopping complex (Shibuya Parco) was closed. Jazzy was most disappointed and asked to have McDonald’s for lunch, including a melon Mcfloat.
There was no issue finding one open. We have dined at McDonald’s in Japan before but it still amazes us that we can request for ‘table service’ and how clean the bathrooms are 😅

It is odd that some big department stores are closed while others are open on 2 January. We enjoyed exploring Shibuya during the first half of the day: walking through the Shibuya scramble crossing (Tokyo’s iconic world- famous intersection), watch people dressed in costumes go street carting, and spent some time in the Star Wars pop up store. I stocked up on some more Shiro products from ShinQs, which was relatively quiet compared to all the other branches so far. It was nice being able to browse and test products without being surrounded by crowds.

We head back to Shinkjuku for later part of the day. My favourite department store, Takashimaya was closed, so we went to Isetan instead. We explored the food hall (which was packed), and unexpectedly purchased a bottle of umeshu. I’ve been enjoying a glass (or two) of umeshu on the rocks most evenings since arriving in Japan, and for under $20 AUD was determined to squeeze this bottle into my suitcase. Joel almost convinced me to get a bottle of yuzushu, but that will have to wait until next time. It was tempting, since we could have purchased two bottles for the same price as a punnet of strawberries!

We finished off our evening with the usual drinks and snacks (a.k.a dinner) at the lounge, reminiscing over the last 12 days, our favourite activities and meals.

We spent the rest of the evening packing, preparing ourselves for an early morning flight the next day. Just before bed we make one last visit to the 24 hour 7-Eleven store across the road. It was very cold and lightly snowing!Read more