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Tsukiji Tama Sushi, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Tsukiji Tama Sushi (築地玉寿司) is located on the 13th floor of the Shinjuku Takashimiya (新宿高島屋) department store building. We weren’t sure what to have for lunch at first, but I immediately voted for the restaurant when I saw the all-you-can-eat (食べ放題) menu on the front door. They charge different prices for male and female customers:…
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Japan Trip Day 3: Time Before the Ski Trip
We had some time to kill after we checked out and stored our luggage at Shinjuku Station. It was a ridiculously gorgeous day but we didn’t have enough time for more sightseeing, so we decided to do a little (window) shopping and went into the Shinjuku Takashimiya (新宿高島屋) department store nearby. The department store was…
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Japan’s Coin Lockers are Awesome
This post shall be titled “Japan’s Coin Lockers are Awesome”, because they are (if you manage to find an empty one that is also big enough at your train station to use)! We checked out of the hotel in the morning but wouldn’t be heading off to the skiing part of our trip until much…
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Hotel Villa Fontaine Ueno, Tokyo, Japan
We stayed at Hotel Villa Fontaine – Ueno (ホテルヴィラフォンテーヌ上野) for two nights (our first two nights of the trip) as part of a custom package deal from Cathay Holidays that also came with return flight tickets from Hong Kong to Japan. Well, it was actually only the hotel for me, because I bought my single…
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Ippudo, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
We regrouped for dinner at Ginza after we got our ski gear from Kanda. There was an Ippudo in the district, and since the brother’s friends were fans of the Hong Kong branches, they decided to try the restaurant for comparison. Eating ramen in Japan? I think so, yes! Ippudo Ginza (一風堂 銀座店) is located…
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Japan Trip Day 2: Sightseeing
We got lucky! The weather cleared up today and we managed to do a bunch of sightseeing. We had to give up on a few on our list like the Tokyo Skytree due to time, but touristy stuff is usually more of a been there, done that deal, anyway. We didn’t start very early but…
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Japan Trip: An Unpleasant Experience at a Cafe
Separating this negativity into a post of its own. smile On day 2 of our trip, we went to a cosy, second-floor cafe for a light lunch. Despite being a little late into the lunch hours, there were still a few customers there, and most of whom were smoking. We asked for a non-smoking table…
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