Solo Expeditions in Tokyo

Michael and I went on separate explorations for our last two days in Japan. When we were in Vietnam, I spent a day on my own, and we really loved having the space to explore and do things on our own. So this time round we decided we would part ways during the day and reconnect later in the evening.

We explored the BookOff and HardOff together in Ueno, then caught the train to Ikkebukero before parting ways.

For Michael's explorations, he went on a shopping hunt across Ikkebukero and Shibuya for tech, souvenirs and other misc items. He had some great luck finding the SD card reader converter for his Coolpix camera, PLUS he found another version of it that was purple and had video function, so he bought that. He spent his evening having all you can eat meat hotpot for dinner before heading to a cocktail bar to try out a few different cocktail concoctions. Today, he went to Ueno park to check out the Sakura's before ducking over to Shinjuku for a last chance of tech hunting.

For my adventure, I explored matcha cafes on both days, one in ikkebukero and one in Asakusa. The Ikkebukero one was ok, and I bought some biscuits and scones with it. The biscuits were great but the scones were a flop. The Asakusa one was top 3 of the trip, and I bought a mont blanc chestnut pastry to try, and it was delicious! Plus the vibe of the cafe in Asakusa was awesome, and the clerk was super friendly and we had a great chat about a heap of stuff.

On my first day, I headed to Sunshine 60, which is a massive shopping mall just outside of Ikkebukero. I had booked a facial in this shopping mall using my ClassPass app (the app I use to book all my fitness classes in Australia) as it has some beauty services available in Tokyo. I had some time to kill, so I ended up in a lingerie shop getting a full bra fitting and education. My facial was over an hour long, and legit the best facial of my life.

I also scored some amazing finds in my secondhand shopping hunts. I got the most wonderful sensory brown faux fur jacket, a merino wool sleeveless skivvy, and an incredible 100% cashmere brown cardigan, all for about $70AUD. Stoked!

I went and had middle eastern for dinner, enjoying some delightful hummus and kuftas with a middle eastern rice speciality that I can't remember for the life of me. And in my final hours of my adventure, I went and did a classic karaoke session in Japan's biggest karaoke chain, and got hojita snow ice for lunch!

Michael and I also finished off the latest season of Bridgerton together. Another great season!Leggi altro